Barcelona welcomed Getafe at the Nou Camp earlier this evening as they looked to earn a good result in La Liga. The Catalan club made a decent start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 35th minute when Pedri found the back of the net. Xavi’s men controlled the game well and went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Barcelona sat on their lead well and earned a narrow 1-0 victory in front of their home fans which consolidated their position at the top of the La Liga table.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the contest against Getafe.
GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made a few decent saves at the back and secured an important clean sheet at home.
RB: Sergi Roberto – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Jules Kounde – 7/10
The French talent dealt with the danger when needed and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the pitch and was good on the ball.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles but got replaced at the half-time break.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
Pedri got stuck in with some crunching tackles at the centre of the park and scored the only goal of the game in the 35th minute.
CM: Sergio Busquets – 7/10
The experienced midfield ace offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and engineered one good chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Gavi – 7/10
Gavi came back to defend when required and had a few lively moments on the attacking third of the field.
RW: Ousmane Dembele – 7/10
The French winger caused all kinds of problems for the opposition centre-backs but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
ST: Ansu Fati – 6/10
Fati made one key chance in the final third but never looked like he would score.
LW: Raphinha – 7/10
The Brazilian picked up an assist for setting up Pedri’s match-winner. He had a quiet game otherwise.
Substitutes:
LB: Jordi Alba – 6.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back and was a threat going forward.
CB: Eric Garcia – 6.5/10
Garcia kept things solid at the back.
CM: Franck Kessie – 6/10
He added some bite and steel to Barcelona’s midfield.
CB: Marcos Alonso – 6/10
Alonso was solid when defending inside his half.
