Maximum reliability for an unapproachable leader. Maximum efficiency for a Barça that is not disturbed by anything. Because Flick's team returned to the championship as they left it. Overwhelming on the fast track, with the batteries on and with the voracious desire to continue adding victories. Against Getafe they fell for the eighth time in as many days, which equals the club's record in a start to the League, held by the team led by Gerardo Martino in the 2013-2014 campaign. There was no color from start to finish and the goals from Gordon, Gabriel Jesus and Koundé confirmed an overwhelming dominance of both the game and the stage. An amazing afternoon in which everything went as planned for Barça.
Because to achieve victory Hansi Flick composed an eleven that can be defined as scientific. A lineup thinking about the great challenges that are now knocking at the door but also about the minutes of their internationals with their national teams. An initial team without Cubarsí, Pedri or Fermín, with Eric Garcia as center back, with the debut of Gabriel Jesus as a starter and with the presence of players like Gavi and Koundé, who received an opportunity from the coach after having played little recently. The visit of Getafe also marked the return of Joan Garcia after his minor knee injury.
But the man who marked the start of the match was Gordon. Reinforced by his goals with England, the winger opened the scoring with an early and fortunate but also significant goal. You have to look for luck and Gordon chased it to recover the ball, to lean to his right and to shoot. His shot bounced off Martín and confused Soria. Bordalás' team, which had devised a dense five-man defense, saw its strategy blown up. Meanwhile, Gordon, at full speed, celebrated his first goal as a Barcelona player.
The goal gave him even more confidence and his mobility and incisive football made Barcelona focus more football on their zone. Meanwhile, on the other side, Lamine Yamal dosed himself and went with the handbrake, leaving quality droplets in the form of heel deliveries.
Barça's possession was insulting, their pressure instantaneous and the game was an even more marked monologue than other days. Getafe didn't even exist on the field, although they wanted the pace of the game to slow down a lot with the intention of making the champion get bored and lose concentration.
I didn't take into account that Barça's hunger seems unlimited. When one doesn't feel like it, another does. Raphinha is not there due to injury, as Gabriel Jesus emerges to score his third goal as a Barcelona player. The Brazilian created the goal himself by putting pressure on Romero with the help of Gordon, stealing the ball from him, heading to the heart of the area and placing the ball in the net with a low and perfect shot that left Soria without a response.
2-0 in less than half an hour and the match is on its way to the verdict. An ideal panorama for the satisfaction of a Camp Nou accustomed day in and day out to seeing how its team provides continuous exercises of superiority. Before the intermission the third could still arrive. Koundé had it in his boots after a square and bevel assist from an impeccable Rodri but it was late at night for the Frenchman and he didn't even finish. Then the defender would make up for it.
With everything in favor, it was time to think about spreading the efforts more, but first Getafe tried to take a step forward. The blanket, therefore, was revealed from behind. More space for Barcelona's arrows. Gordon was about to take advantage of a through ball from Lamine but ran into Soria, who also aborted a free shot from Dani Olmo. Of course, the Madrid team connected their first shot with faces and eyes through Mojica. He went just past Joan Garcia's right post. Pedri and Fermín appeared first for Gavi and Olmo, and then Bernal and Adeyemi for Rodri and Gordon. But it was Koundé who extended the lead by putting the toe of his left boot to score, now, the third after another perfect gift from Lamine. The one from Rocafonda bordered the fourth in an action that could also be transformed by the Egyptian Hamza, who enjoyed his minutes.
There were no more goals but there was no need. Against Galatasaray, Betis, PSG and Madrid, the aim will have to remain sharp.
