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KOUNDÉ SCORED AGAINST GETAFE

Koundé, on a roll: three goals in a season with Barcelona for the first time

Published:19/01/2025 - 01:16h

Updated:19/01/2025 - 05:16h

Jules Koundé was the author of Barça's goal in the draw against Getafe. The Frenchman has already scored 3 goals this season, his best tally as a Barça player

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On a complicated night for FC Barcelona, Jules Koundé was one of the best news for Hansi Flick and the blue and garnet team. The Frenchman has started 2025 on a 'sweet' note, being a starter in all five matches played by the club this year and celebrating two goals.

The latest of these came this Saturday at the Coliseum, when the defender opened the scoring against Getafe with the only goal scored by the culés against the azulones. The Parisian received a spectacular assist from Pedri in the 'Geta' area and, after his first shot was saved by David Soria, he picked up the rebound as if he were a pure '9' and scored for the second consecutive match.

And Koundé arrived at the clash against José Bordalás after being one of the main protagonists of the culés' victory over Betis in the Copa del Rey, scoring one of the goals in the 5-1 victory of Barça against the verdiblancos. Now, with the goal scored this Saturday, the right-back has already accumulated 3 goals this season, just 1 away from matching his best scoring record in a season (4 goals with Sevilla in 2020-21).

A Koundé of records

These 3 goals (against Valladolid, Betis, and Getafe), along with the 7 assists he has provided in all competitions, make him the first defender in Spanish football with 10 direct goal contributions this season, highlighting that his impact is not limited solely to the defensive area.

Moreover, with his goal against Getafe, Jules ended a streak of four seasons where Barça had not scored at the Coliseum. The last goal by the Catalans at the azulón field was celebrated by Junior Firpo just over 5 years ago, on September 28, 2019. Since then, the culés had made 4 visits without breaking the local's goal, until the best right-back in the world managed to end the drought. A night of records with a bittersweet taste for Koundé.