Getafe and Barcelona began the new La Liga campaign with a 0:0 draw at Coliseum Alfonso Perez, but despite the lack of goals, we saw 3 red cards.
The most interesting thing in the 1st half came in the final minutes when Raphinha elbowed without ball Getafe’s player and received a direct red card.
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However, at the beginning of the 2nd half, Jaime Mata received 2nd yellow card in the 57th minute for stopping a counterattack, and the home team was also left with 10 players on the pitch.
The next interesting thing, of course, is a red card, but this time for the Catalan club head coach Xavi in the 70th minute for his reaction that his team didn’t get a foul.
In the final minutes of the extra time, the referee watched VAR as Barcelona wanted a penalty, but he saw a Gavi handball and didn’t give the penalty that happened a moment later.
Full-time: Getafe 0-0 FC Barcelona
31 fouls. 8 yellow cards. 3 red cards.
VAR denied a penalty to Barça in the 103rd minute. pic.twitter.com/JXa8ouTnUg
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In the next week, Getafe will visit Girona in La Liga, while Barcelona will play the 1st match at Camp Nou in the new season against Cadiz CF.