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Barcelona are back in La Liga action on Saturday night as they travel to the Spanish capital to face Getafe.
After starting the season on a great note, Barca struggled their way to the end of 2024 and relinquished control of the title race. They sit third in the table ahead of their first LaLiga outing of the year, with Atletico Madrid in remarkable form ahead.
Hansi Flick’s side are currently six points behind, but La Blaugrana have enjoyed the past week. then Beat Real Madrid in the Spanish Super CupBarca again scored five to qualify for the Copa del Rey quarter-finals at the expense of Real Betis.
Their next opponents Getafe are also in the last eight after beating Pontevedra 1-0.
Here it is 90 minutes Guidelines for Saturday LaLiga collision
Getafe vs Barcelona head-to-head record (last five games)
Current Form (All Competitions)
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Getafe |
Barcelona |
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Pontevedra 0-1 Getafe – 15/01/25 |
Barcelona 5-1 Real Betis – 15/01/25 |
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Las Palmas 1-2 Getafe – 01/12/25 |
Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona – 12/01/25 |
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Granada 0-1 Getafe – 03/01/25 |
Athletic Club 0-2 Barcelona – 08/01/25 |
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Getafe 0-1 Mallorca – 12/21/24 |
Barbastro 0-4 Barcelona – 04/01/25 |
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Atletico Madrid 1-0 Getafe – 15/12/24 |
Barcelona 1-2 Atletico Madrid – 21/12/24 |
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the country |
TV Channel/Live Stream |
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United Kingdom |
ITVX, Premier Sports Player, LaLigaTV, ITV 4 |
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United States |
ESPN+, ESPN app |
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Canada |
TSN+, TSN 3 |
We know what we’re going to get from Jose Borderlas’ Getafe. Few managers are more wedded to the 4-4-2 than the 60-year-old.
The hosts have La Masia graduate Carlos Elena pulling the strings in the middle of the park, but Diego Rico and Alvaro Rodriguez are suspended. Yelu Santiago, Alan Nyom and Juan Barocal are injury doubts.
Borderlas made changes for Getafe’s Copa del Rey win in midweek, and we’ll see Borja Mayoral and stalwart centre-back Djeni back in the starting lineup.
Getafe Predicted Lineup vs Barcelona (4-4-2): Soria; Daconum, Duarte, Alderet, Iglesias; Elena, Mila, Arambari, Koba; Uche, mayor.
Andreas Christensen has returned to training after a long lay-off as a result of an Achilles injury. He could return to the matchday squad this weekend but has dropped down the centre-back depth chart.
The visitors have Marc Bernal, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Inigo Martinez without injury. In Martinez’s absence, captain Ronald Araujo will retain his place alongside teenager Pau Cubarsi.
Danny Olmo is eligible to play amid enrollment controversy And was in the starting XI on Wednesday. Gavi, however, is vying to usurp his compatriot as Barca’s number ten. Marc Casado and Robert Lewandowski are among the players likely to feature in Flick’s squad on Saturday after being rested midweek.
Barcelona Predicted Lineup vs Getafe (4-2-3-1): pen; Kaunde, Orajo, Cubarci, Balde; Married, Peter; Yamal, Gavi, Rafinha; Lewandowski.
After a poor end to 2024, Barcelona have rediscovered their groove and attacking prowess to start the new year. They look impressive again.
Getafe, however, have troubled Barca recently and the two sides were separated by just one goal in the reverse fixture. Bordelais’ teams are notoriously stubborn and enter Saturday’s game with the third-best defensive record in La Liga. However, the underlying statistics (Per choose) suggesting they have been lucky to concede just 16 goals this term. The hosts have also proved mighty wasteful in front of goal.
You must take your chances to beat this Barcelona team – as Leganes and Atlético Madrid Did it last month.
The hosts will be aiming to make this a nasty affair and take advantage of Barca’s youth, but Flick’s side, given what they have produced in the past week, should have more.
