Match day for FC Barcelona. After Real Madrid’s new poor performance on the Betis pitch (1-1), FC Barcelona had a chance to win a new La Liga title. A success on Getafe’s pitch ensured 99% of the La Liga title. This Saturday afternoon, Barça presented itself without Lamine Yamal whose injury withdrawal on the last day left an entire country hanging. He was replaced on paper by Roony Bardghji on the right.
To complete the offensive sector, Lewandowski was accompanied by Olmo and Fermin Lopez. On paper, getting rid of Getafe was not easy. The club from the suburbs of Madrid is known to be difficult to maneuver and the icing on the cake, according to the broadcasters of the match, Getafe had refused to mow its lawn, considered a little high, preferring to take a fine from La Liga rather than allowing Barça to probably be more comfortable. And after a visually horrible first period between two unspectacular teams, the Catalans managed to make the difference.
A title next weekend?
In added time of the first act, it was Fermin Lopez who took advantage of another crazy pass from Pedri to open the score. The only shot on target in the first 45 minutes. Returning from the locker room, with a little more space, Barça had a little more offensive freedom. Enough to have more opportunities and make the break shortly after the hour mark. It was Marcus Rashford who found the fault, thus scoring his 7th goal of the season in La Liga.
A goal which definitively sealed Barça’s victory. A perfect evening even if it will be necessary to monitor the state of health of Jules Kounde, affected after returning from the locker room and finally replaced at the hour mark by Araujo. In terms of accounting, Barça is 11 points ahead of Real Madrid with five days remaining. A victory on the next day will definitively formalize this new success in La Liga for Hansi Flick and his men.
