Getafe hosted Barcelona at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez and managed to upset the favourites. It was a 1-0 victory, courtesy of a second-half penalty kick, that gave the hosts all three points and a place among the top teams in the La Liga table.
The Catalans season of catching up to Real Madrid is off to a slow start and Ronald Koeman will have a lot of work to do. This tactical analysis will dissect both teams tactics and show you just how Getafe beat Barcelona.
Lineups
José Bordalás didn’t tinker too much with the team that lost 3-0 to Real Sociedad in their last league clash. And while that was far from an exemplary performance, Getafe showed that it was just a blip on the radar. David Soria started in goal and was protected by a back four of Damián Suárez, Erick Cabaco, Djené Dakonam, and Mathías Olivera.
Cabaco was the only change from last time, replacing Xabier Etxeita. Marc Cucurella, Mauro Arambarri, Nemanja Maksimović, and Allan Nyom were deployed in midfield and behind the striker duo of Cucho Hernández and Jaime Mata, who replaced Ángel Rodríguez in the lineup.
Bordalás had his team in a 4-4-2 formation.
As for Koeman’s troops, we saw a couple of changes to the team as well. Neto was still in goal, courtesy of Marc-André ter Stegen’s injury, and the backline consisted of Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué, Clément Lenglet, and the newcomer Sergiño Dest. The latter replaced the injured Jordi Alba.
The midfield also saw one change as Pedri replaced Philippe Coutinho in that attacking midfielder position while Frenkie de Jong and Sergio Busquets were deployed in a double-pivot. There was also one change up top with Ousmane Dembélé starting next to Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi.
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