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2021/22 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 3
FC Barcelona v Getafe CF
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
Sunday, 29 August 2021
FC Barcelona will face off with Getafe CF in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Camp Nou on August 29.
Barca were held to a 1-1 draw by Athletic Bilbao away in their previous league match which was played on August 21.
The draw extended Barcelona's unbeaten run to three matches in this competition having recorded two successive wins and one stalemate.
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Barca defeated Real Sociedad in their last home match and the win ended their three-match winless in the league at Nou Camp.
“The courage of competitors in the absence of Messi? Yes, this is true, and I do not always like to talk about it," Ronald Koeman, the Barcelona manager, on Lionel Messi's departure.
"But we are talking about the best player in the world [Messi, and the opponent is more afraid of his presence, and for us with his presence.
"If we pass the ball to him, he usually does not lose it, but he now he’s not there with us, but that can’t be changed.”
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Meanwhile, Getafe succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Sevilla away in an encounter that was played on August 23.
The defeat extended the Deep Blue Ones' winless run to three matches in this competition having recorded two consecutive defeats and one draw.
Getafe are also winless in their last four matches on the road in the league having recorded three defeats and one draw as the visitors.
The last league meeting between Barcelona and Getafe was on 22 April 2021.
Barcelona claimed an emphatic 5-2 win over Getafe in a game that was played at their iconic home ground, Nou Camp.
Head-to-Head (Last Five La Liga Matches)
Matches - 5
Barcelona - 4
Getafe - 0
Draws - 1
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