Barcelona Held to 1-1 Draw by Getafe

Barcelona’s winless streak in LaLiga extended to four matches after Mauro Arambarri’s goal cancelled out Jules Kounde’s opener against lowly Getafe on Saturday. Barcelona are third with 39 points, four behind Real Madrid and five behind Atletico. Pedri’s assist set up Kounde to beat Getafe goalkeeper David Soria from close range in the ninth minute.

An excellent diagonal move into the box allowed the French full back to accept Pedri’s ball, but Soria saved his first shot.

The goalkeeper dropped the ball, and Kounde scored on the rebound. Barca could have extended their lead when Raphinha missed a close-range header from a Kounde cross, but Getafe equalized one minute later when Inaki Pena saved a Coba da Costa volley but sent the rebound to Arambarri.

Barcelona controlled possession but couldn’t break Getafe’s five-man defense, with Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, and Raphinha having quiet nights.

Barca’s finest second-half chance came from replacement Frankie De Jong, whose looping shot Soria saved with one hand while Raphinha missed a close-range shot.

Barca’s first league goal in Getafe in over five years came from Kounde after four seasons without scoring at the Coliseum in South Madrid, where they last won in September 2019. Hansi Flick’s side’s inconsistent season continued with Saturday’s lackluster performance.

Since beating Mallorca in early December, they had gone four games without a league win. Greatly frustrated. The draw is unfortunate “Kounde told Movistar Plus.

“They scored once while we controlled the game. Unfortunately, we got it wrong. We missed opportunities.”