Lewandowski Fires Barcelona To 7th Straight La Liga Victory

• Tough but Hansi Flick’s men beat stubborn Getafe 1-0

FC Barcelona continued their stainless and impressive start to the season on Wednesday, bagging the seventh consecutive victory to maintain a four-point lead on the La Liga table.

It was Polish Striker, Robert Lewandowski’s fortunate goal in the first-half that did the magic for the Blaugrana as they secured a hard-fought 1-0 win and the needed three points in their mid-week encounter with Getafe.

That Barcelona are the La Liga’s in-form side so far this season is not in doubt, having won every game, and scoring goals with reckless abandon.

However, things were different on Wednesday’s night because their offensive dominance was clearly absent at the Montjuic against Getafe. But the cheering news remain that they still managed to clinch maximum points at stake.

The visitors had a bright start to the game, with Inaki Pena, who started in place of the injured Keeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen, forced into an early save from a Carles Peres header.

Despite Getafe’s spirited start, Barcelona seized the initiative. Lamine Yamal’s clever pass released Jules Kounde, and the Frenchman’s cross was poorly dealt with by David Soria, who dropped it into Robert Lewandowski’s path, allowing the Polish striker score his seventh goal of the season.

As spaces began to open up, Yamal showcased his skill, controlling Raphinha’s pass with ease, but prodding wide from close range. Lewandowski then tested Soria’s reflexes with a tight-angle shot, only to be denied.

Stepping up matters after the break, Barcelona intensified their pressure, with Soria producing a stunning one-handed save to thwart Yamal’s long-range effort.

The Getafe goalkeeper repeated the feat, parrying Raphinha’s free-kick with lightning-quick reflexes to the frustration of Coach Hansi Flick’s men

Holding tenaciously to the one goal lead, Barcelona were made uncomfortable as the match wore on. They had to dig deep in surviving a late scare when Borja Mayoral received a pin-point pass cross that left him one-on-one with Pena, but the former Real Madrid man squandered the effort.

With the maximum points harvested from Getafe, the team, which maintained their four-point lead atop the league table after Real Madrid reduced the deficit to just one with their win Espanyol earlier on Tuesday.