Led once again by its goalscorer Robert Lewandowski, FC Barcelona continued its perfect start to the season on Wednesday by securing a seventh victory in seven La Liga matches against Getafe (1-0).
Author of his seventh goal in as many games, the Polish striker scored the only goal of the match in the 19th minute by taking advantage of a handling error by opposing goalkeeper David Soria on a good cross from Jules Koundé (1-0), allowing the Blaugrana club (1st, 21 points) to regain a four-point lead over its great rival Real Madrid (2nd, 17 points), winner on Tuesday against Alavès (3-2).
Getafe, still without a win this season, remain 19th with just four points.
Barça, who had three exhibitions in the league (7-0, 4-1, 5-1), this time delivered a less flamboyant performance but managed to manage their advantage, despite a starting eleven still far from ideal without Frenkie De Jong, Gavi, Dani Olmo or Ronald Araujo, all in the recovery phase.
The three strong men at the start of the season, Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, all had opportunities to double the lead but came up against Soria (32nd, 59th, 71st) or grazed the crossbar (71st).
For his first start since Marc-André Ter Stegen’s serious knee injury, his replacement Iñaki Peña was not worried, while the Catalan press announced at the end of the afternoon an agreement with the Pole Wojciech Szczęsny.
The former Juventus goalkeeper would be inclined to come out of his retirement announced this summer at the age of 34 to compensate for the German’s injury until the end of the season.
Girona still not moving forward
Earlier in the evening, Girona, a surprise third-placed side last year, went on a fourth match without a win in all competitions, drawing 0-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano.
The small Catalan club (12th, 8 points) remains stuck in the second half of the table, far from the European places, while Rayo maintains its tenth place after this second draw in a row in the championship.
This seventh day of La Liga continues on Thursday with the trip of Antoine Griezmann’s Atlético Madrid to Vigo (9:00 p.m.), and the matches between Las Palmas and Betis Sevilla and between Espanyol Barcelona and Villarreal (7:00 p.m.).
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