Barcelona missed a golden alternative to get well floor in La Liga as Getafe’s Mauro Arambarri cancelled out Jules Kounde’s early strike to make sure the spoils had been shared on the Coliseum.

Getafe had been solely out of the relegation on purpose distinction as the sport kicked off, with head coach Jose Bordalas choosing an ultra-defensive gameplan that appeared to be undone virtually instantly when Kounde latched onto a sensational Pedri go and fired previous David Soria on the second time of asking.

Nevertheless, Barcelona couldn’t add a second regardless of dominating the opening half-hour, and misses from Kounde and Raphinha had been punished when Inaki Pena might solely push a harmful Coba da Costa volley straight into the trail of Arambarri.

Robert Lewandowski might have restored the lead quickly after however the guests seemed much less and fewer more likely to rating because the match went on, with Getafe’s darkish arts and gamesmanship proving efficient at placing the Catalans off their recreation.

Regardless of a stellar run of their European and home cup competitions because the begin of November (seven wins from seven, 27 targets scored and a Spanish Tremendous Cup triumph), Barcelona misplaced management and dropped factors for the seventh time in eight La Liga video games.

This outcome follows attracts towards Celta Vigo and Actual Betis, in addition to defeats to Atletico Madrid, Leganes, Las Palmas and Actual Sociedad since Barcelona thrashed Actual Madrid on the Bernabeu in October.