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Gordon off the mark as Koundé sets Barcelona French-record milestone
October 10, 2026 at 05:33 PM · Updated 6d ago
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10 reports · 9 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
Barcelona lead Getafe 1-0 at Spotify Camp Nou after Anthony Gordon's second-minute opener in their La Liga round-eight clash, with Jules Koundé setting a club landmark.
- Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in the second minute, dribbling past three Getafe defenders before his shot found the net.
- Jules Koundé made his 194th Barcelona appearance, becoming the club's most-capped French player, surpassing Thierry Henry and Eric Abidal.
- Barcelona entered the match top of La Liga on 21 points, two ahead of Atletico Madrid, while Getafe sat 12th with eight points.
- Barcelona lined up without captain and top scorer Raphinha, sidelined by injury, with Gabriel Jesus making his first start since joining.
- Gabriel Jesus doubled Barcelona's lead in the 30th minute, giving the hosts a 2-0 advantage over Getafe.
- Gordon's opener was Barcelona's quickest La Liga goal since Ansu Fati in May 2023, and the league's fastest by an Englishman since Gary Lineker.
- Jesus has now scored three goals in 58 minutes of Camp Nou playing time.
- Jules Kounde scored in the 73rd minute to complete Barcelona's 3-0 win over Getafe at Camp Nou.
- The victory lifted Barcelona to 24 points, maintaining their perfect record and top spot in La Liga.
- Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute, replacing Gabriel Jesus.
- Hamza Abdelkarim made his second Barcelona appearance, playing 11 minutes with three touches and completing one of two passes.
- Barcelona's 3-0 win was their eighth consecutive La Liga victory, extending their perfect start to the season.







