The azulgranas, who had lost four points at home this season, cut away the stone and won the match against an ultra-defensive Getafe who had a chance on the counter, mainly due to a first-half action by Borja Mayoral.
The confidence with which Barcelona entered the game, with the Super Cup title under their arm, has not been reflected in their football, but it helps them to continue to lead LaLiga.
Luck was Pedri’s Barcelona. His goal is reminiscent of those old school goals the Catalans signed when the midfielders arrived from the second line. That’s how the canary scored, who benefited from an assist from raphinhaon a play, Christensen began a recovery.
It was minute 35 and until then the defensive density of Getafe, with a 5-4-1 and the lines very close together, had not allowed the Catalans to maneuver.
Xavi’s men couldn’t handle the tangle it had created Quique Sanchez Floreswho relied all on defensive strength as Enes Ünal and Borja Mayoral picked up balls for second plays.
Barcelona tried to open up the field, with Raphinha on the right and Dembele on the left; to open the can, but it was very difficult for him to create, more than to even get close to David Soria’s goal.
Dembélé’s overflows, a filtered pass, Gavi’s usual Stakhanovist practice and Pedri’s quality details, in a dropper, were all that Barça and the game had to offer.
Getafe managed to disconnect the Catalans for minutes. Ansu, from ‘9’ in the absence of Robert Lewandowski, barely made an appearance and it seems that Fati may get anxious.
The goal failed to materialize and Getafe, further and further behind, did not seem to feel the weight of the minutes or to chase shadows for too long. An action within the area between Gavi and Ansu he was at his best for the first half hour.
It was then that Xavi decided to change the position of their wingers and in one specific move, Raphinha, the least thorough forward up to that point, took advantage of a recovery from Christensen to help Pedro, who came from the second line (1-0, min. 35).
The best news for Barça was that they didn’t seem to be suffering too much until then, partly due to the reliability of their central pair (Christensen-Kounde)that was the best of the Catalans in the first half.
Source: El heraldo
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