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La Liga leaders Barcelona host Getafe seeking eighth straight win
October 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM · Updated 6d ago
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Barcelona hosts Getafe in round eight of La Liga with a perfect seven-win record, while Real Madrid faces Villarreal at home.
- Barcelona top the table with 21 points from seven wins and host Getafe on Saturday; fourth-placed Real Madrid (15 points) host Villarreal.
- La Liga appointed Jesús Gil Manzano, who sent off Barcelona coach Hansi Flick in their last meeting, as referee.
- Getafe coach José Bordalás declined to comment on reports linking the club to former Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal, saying his focus is on the match.
- Barcelona are unbeaten in 21 home league matches against Getafe, who have lost their last eight away games there.
- Referee Trujillo Suárez was named VAR official for Barcelona's Getafe match amid ongoing controversy over officiating from the Madrid derby.
- Raphinha will miss Saturday's match against Getafe due to injury, and will also sit out the Champions League clash against Galatasaray.
- Flick is weighing Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim, Gabriel Jesus, Karim Adeyemi and Dani Olmo as replacements, with Gabriel Jesus tipped to start.
- Barcelona goalkeeper Joan García returns from a knee injury that kept him out against Sevilla.
- Getafe's David Soria makes his 198th consecutive league start, having recorded a league-high 191 long passes.
- Flick announced his squad for Saturday's Getafe match, excluding injured Andreas Christensen, Frenkie de Jong and Ronny Bardji alongside Raphinha.
- Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim was included in Flick's squad for Saturday's match against Getafe.







