Battlefield Getafe: Can Barcelona Overcome the Obstacle?
FINAL, Getafe 0—0 Barcelona: With the exception of a few flashes of brilliance from Lamine Yamal, the opening game of Barça's season may very well end up being the worst. Even if Barça earns a point while playing with 10 men on the road, this result cannot be seen favorably. This was distasteful in every way.
70' RED CARD: Xavi Hernández, the manager of Barça, is also dismissed with a straight red card.
RED CARD IN 57'! As a result of Jaime Mata's early exit from the game after receiving a second yellow for a foul on Ronald Araujo, Getafe is also down to 10 men..
THE SECOND HALF OFFERING! Barcelona defeats Getafe 0-0 as play resumes in Madrid!
HALF TIME: 0-0 for Getafe Barcelona: Getafe attempted to be as offensive and filthy as they could against Barça despite having no desire in participating in a football match. With their foul tactics, they not only managed to prevent a goal from being scored but also led to a Barça player losing his cool, leaving the Catalans with just 10 players into the second half. So far, an extremely frustrating game. Can Barça win this game in some way?
Raphinha receives a straight red card at the 42nd minute mark for elbowing Gastón lvarez of Getafe, reducing Barcelona to 10 men. It was a foolish choice, and the Brazilian deserved to be fired.
KICKOFF! Barcelona 0–0 Getafe: And the new Barcelona season has begun in Madrid! Boys, let's go to work!
ALFO PÉREZ, WELCOME TO THE COLISEUM! Both the hosts and the reigning champions Barcelona will play their opening La Liga game at the comfortable home of Getafe in the Spanish capital. Barcelona will start the new season with a challenging away game in one of the most hostile environments in the nation. Despite a poor preseason and a lot of transfer uncertainty going into this match, Barça is still the favorite to defeat a very tough opponent and earn all three points. It should be enjoyable, and you are welcome to join us to watch and comment on anything that happens. Vamos!
PLANS BARCELONA
Ter Stegen; Kounde; Araujo; Christensen; Balde; Pedri; Romeu; De Jong; Raphinha; Lewandowski; Gündogan (4-3-3) make up the starting lineup.
Astralaga (GK), Eric, Roberto, Casado, Gavi, Fermn, Abde, Yamal, Fati, and Ferran are the replacements.
GETAFE
Soria, Suárez, Mitrovic, Duarte, lvarez, Iglesias, Djené, Maksimovic, Aleá, Latasa, and Mata make up the starting XI in a 4-4-2 formation.
Fuzato (GK), Benito (GK), Angileri, Rivera, Garca, Portu, Lozano, Mayoral are the replacements.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023–24 Competition/Round La Liga, Day 1 of Play
Date/Time: August 13, 2023, 3.30 pm ET, 12.30 pm PT (USA), 9.30 pm CET (Barcelona), 8.30 pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), and 1 am IST (India, Monday).
Location: Madrid, Spain's Alfonso Pérez Coliseum
César Soto Grado is the umpire.
Javier Iglesias Villanueva is the VAR.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: Not Available (Spain), ESPN Deportes (USA), TSN3 (Canada), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), ITV 4, and others
Online: LaLigaTV (UK), DAZN (Spain), ESPN+ (USA), ITVX, and others
Rules for Matchday Thread
Although we don't have many rules here, there are a few to bear in mind when participating in our matchday threads:
Watch the profanity, even if the game is lost or the referee is bad. It just isn't essential. Don't discuss any links to pirated content either. Anyone who posts links will be immediately banned for doing so after receiving a warning. Finally, treat one another nicely. We shouldn't intentionally upset one another since we live in a community in Barcelona.
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