Barcelona beat Getafe and stay on top of La Liga

Scorer of the match’s goal, Lewandowski extends lead in the scoring charts with seven goals in seven games

Summary

Seven games, seven wins, seven goals from Robert Lewandowski. Barcelona beat Getafe 1-0 on Wednesday at Montjuic and maintained their 100% record in the Spanish Championship. The Catalan team leads with 21 points, four ahead of Real Madrid. With his seventh goal in the competition, Lewandowski extended his lead in the scoring charts, two ahead of his teammate Raphinha and Real’s Frenchman Kylian Mbappé.

NEXT GAMES

Both teams will return to action on Saturday for the Spanish league. Barcelona will play away against seventh-placed Osasuna. Getafe, second-to-last with four points, will host Alavés.

GAME RESOLVED IN THE 1ST HALF

Apart from a header from Carles Pérez that was safely saved by Iñaki Peña in the seventh minute, the rest of the first half was dominated by Barcelona. Alternating attacks on both sides, the home team was always close to Getafe’s area. In the 18th minute, Lewandowski opened the scoring, taking advantage of a mistake by goalkeeper Soria on a cross from Koundé from the right. Despite having the advantage, Barça continued to press and create chances to extend their lead. In the second half, despite slowing down the pace, the Catalan team maintained their dominance and were rarely threatened.

RAPHINHA 100% IN SPANISH

For the second game in a row, Brazilian Raphinha wore the captain’s armband for Barcelona. The number 11 had a good offensive performance and, once again, played the full 90 minutes. Only he and French full-back Jules Koundé played all seven games of the Spanish league until the end for the Catalan team.