Barcelona stumbles against Getafe and sees the advantage at the top of Espanyol diminish

This Sunday, the Barcelona drew 0-0 with Getafe, in a match valid for the 29th round of the Spanish Championship, held at the Alfonso Pérez Stadium.

With the result, Barcelona reached 73 points in the Spanish and saw the difference Real Madrid, which won in the round, decrease to 11 points. Getafe reached 31 points and took 15th place in the competition.

The two teams return to the field on Sunday, for the 30th round of La Liga. At 11:15 am (Brasília time), Barcelona face Atletico Madrid, at the Camp Nou. On the other side, at 1:30 pm, Getafe visit Mallorca, at the Iberostar Estadi.

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The game

Barcelona had greater possession of the ball in the first half, but it was Getafe who built the first attacking move. In the fourth minute, Borja Mayoral crossed for Munir, who headed it wide.

At 24, Lewandowski passed to Raphinha, who kicked right. The ball hit the post and fell to Balde, who also hit the post. In addition, Lewandowski received from Busquets and headed firmly, but David Soria managed to avoid the goal of the Catalans.

In the second half, at eight minutes, in a good offensive plot, Barça almost opened the scoring with Jordi Alba, who sent a bomb. Goalkeeper David Soria had to make a beautiful save. At 22, Raphinha took a free kick, but kicked it over the goal.

At 29 minutes, the Brazilian took a new free kick that was in the defense, He took advantage of the rebound, and made a beautiful kick. Soria, however, made a great defense. At 41, Vilar crossed for Mayoral, who kicked low. The ball, however, went out. Thus, the match ended in a draw.