Loss with “good morning” h Barcelona! The “Blaugrana” were tragically misplaced in Madrid, in a match with seven yellow and three red cards and after 0-0 with Getafe he was from the very first matchday in -2 from the top.
Too hard game on “Alfonso Perez” with Rafinha sent off at 42′ for a hit out of phase and Jaime Mata, to follow him to the dressing room after 15 minutes of the match due to a second yellow card he received. Penalty for Xavi as well, with the Catalan coach losing his cool and facing the red card at 70′.
A recital of missed opportunities from Barcelona, ​​which must… replay the second matchday in “Montjuic” against Cadiz. Another duel with Catalans for Getafe who travel to “Montilivi” to face Girona.
In the competitive part, the Spanish champions were the ones who missed the most classic chances from the very first half. In the 24th minute, Oriol Romeo’s shot went wide, while at 30′ the home team almost took the lead when o Iglesias saw him Ter Stegen to impressively fend off his difficult position.
In the 42′ Rafinha left his side with ten, due to an offside strike with 0-0 being the first-half score.
Despite their numerical advantage, Barcelona did not change their philosophy in the second half and at 57′ numerical balance came after o Hey Matasaw the second yellow card and was ejected from the match.
The tempo remained the same with Barcelona having possession and Getafe playing… defense. In the 80th minute, Barca missed their biggest chance of the match when Fati, controlled by Gavi’s assist, scored from close range, but the ball went slightly out.
In the remaining minutes, the “Blaugrana” chased the goal of redemption, but the highly organized defense of the Bordalas team also gave them the point of the tie against the champions in the premiere, although in the 11th minute of stoppage time, the Barcelona players rightly protested about a falling penalty of Araujo in the area which was not indicated since at the beginning of the phase Gavi has used his hand.
Detailed schedule of the 1st matchday:
Friday 11/8
Almeria-Rayo Vallecano 0-2
(20′ Palathon pen., 28′ Eleven pen.)
Seville-Valencia 1-2
(70′ En Nesiri – 60′ Diakambi, 89′ Guerra)
Saturday 12/8
Real Sociedad-Girona 1-1
(5′ Kubo – 72′ Dobbik)
Las Palmas – Mallorca 1-1
(29′ Viera pen. – 70′ Raijo)
Athletic Bilbao-Real Madrid 0-2
(28′ Rodrigo, 36′ Bellingham)
Sunday 13/8
Telta-Osasuna 0-2
(24′ Garthia, 74′ Gometh)
Villarreal-Betis 1-2
(61′ Cuenca – 20′ Perez, 90+6′ Jose)
Getafe-Barcelona 0-0
Monday 14/8
Cadiz-Alavés (20:30)
Atletico-Granada (22:30)
The next (2nd) matchday:
Friday 18/8
Mallorca-Villarreal (20:30)
Valencia-Las Palmas (22:30)
Saturday 19/8
Real Sociedad-Thelta (18:00)
Almeria-Real Madrid (20:30)
Osasuna-Bilbao (22:30)
Sunday 21/08
Girona-Getafe (18:30)
Barcelona-Cádiz (20:30)
Mpetis-Atletico (22:30)
Monday 21/8
Alaves-Seville (20:00)
Granada-Rayo Vallecano (22:30)
Source: Sport Fm
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