The seventh is paid by Lewandowski

After the banquets in Girona and Vila-Real, Barça had nothing left to add to their seventh victory in the League against Getafe (1-0), master of rough football who clung to the rock of Montjuïc nobody knows how and that It was a miracle that I didn’t end up tying. Bordalás, who was unable to attend the match and stayed at the hotel because he was suspended and unwell, had recalled beforehand that his team needed more than 30 shots to score a goal. Surely, Borja Mayoral would only miss once in thirty times that ball that passed in front of him at the last minute. But “this is football, dad”, and the match was decided by a ‘fuoriclasse’ like Lewandowski. Perhaps elated by the possible signing of his friend Szczesny, he sent him a message on television. His goal maintains the immaculate record of a team that deserved to win but understood that the road will be difficult. Flick already knows that there will be more ‘Getafes’ on the way.

As not every day is a holiday, and La Mercè had already passed, Barça had a more linear first half. Bordalás got off the pirate ship he had set out to sea on last season. That ended with a 4-0 win for Barça. This time he stayed on land and dug a few trenches to avoid living on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I didn’t suffer too much, but He didn’t count on David Soria, always a reliable goalkeeper, putting very soft hands on a cross from Koundé. Lewandowski, who is with all the lights on, as if Flick’s presence on the bench had transported him back to his magical year at Bayern, He sniffed out where the ball would fall and made it 1-0. Those goals (it was the Pole’s seventh in the league) are worth almost two because they unblock bad nights. At least, they relax them. Until half-time, Barça lived with less tension, although it was difficult for them to generate football. Pablo Torre was more restricted than at Villarreal and Raphinha found less space. Even so, he created another one-on-one with Lewandowski. In this one, Soria did respond well. Getafe had little interest in Iñaki Peña, who must have had a very special time after seeing how his club valued him just enough to be negotiating with a retired goalkeeper. However, he did his job naturally.

If there is one thing that is not negotiable in Flick’s new Barça, it is the defensive line. That is how the leader decided to approach the second half. They took a step forward, in a hurry to resolve the match. Pablo Torre invented a couple of actions in the left corner of the area with Lamine and Balde as accomplices. Getafe survived with fouls from Yellu and Alderete; and David Soria redeemed himself from his mistake in the 1-0 with a spectacular save from another of those delicious Lamine curls; and another exquisite right hand from a free kick. Twenty minutes from the end, Getafe kept afloat as best it could. Basically, with fouls. “This is football, dad.”

Flick decided to play the last quarter of an hour without Lewandowski. He prioritized the control of Pedri, who intelligently directed the game to the right. There, Koundé is enjoying one of the best moments of his career. The Frenchman headed Raphinha to make it 2-0, but the Brazilian sent the ball wide. Flick nearly collapsed in despair. Getafe had their ‘impulse’. In the 89th minute, Carles Pérez ran from the right to his good left flank. Iñigo arrived just in time to touch the ball. Then Borja Mayoral’s shot into the air arrived. The surprise vanished. Barça remains immaculate and happy. Lewandowski pays the seventh.

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