After some days of rest by the stop navideño, the FC Barcelona restarted his activity in the trainings, and this Sunday will test with real fire with a duel of LaLiga against the Getafe. The Catalans expect to continue in 2019 the series of victories with which finish 2018, but for this will have to break with a dangerous tradition that has them incomodado in recent months of January.
2014 it was the last year in that the Barcelona harvested a victory in his first party, and since all his premières have finish in disappointment. In this campaign, the Elche fell goleado in the championship of the regularity by the pupilos of the Tata Martino, that aimed a 4-0 thanks to a 'hat-trick' of Alexis Sánchez and the collaboration of Pedro Rodríguez that rounded the marker.
In 2015 it began to twist the statistics with a defeat in front of the Real Sociedad (1-0), that was decisive for a reaction that finish with the conquest of the second triplete of his history. In this moment, this yes, there was a threaten of crisis, because the Real Madrid occupied the first square in league, had lost his meeting the night before and the goal in own put of Jordi Alba sonrojó to the ones of Luis Enrique.
Hardly a year afterwards, in 2016, neither there was luck, since the derbi against the RCD Espanyol finish in tie (0-0). With almost the same protagonists, produced another frenazo suspender belt, that did not affect too much to a square that replaced of the hit and certified a doublet with victory also in the Glass of Rey.
In 2017, the Barça did not learn the lesson, and fell in the tournament of the 'KO' in front of the Athletic Club (2-1). Aritz Aduriz And Iñaki Williams advanced to the 'lions' in Saint Mamés and Leo Messi hardly could discount, although in the turn of eighth of final in the Camp Nou, went the barcelonistas those that imposed and happened of round in which it would be his only trophy of the course.
To finish, 2018 also started with frenazó in the Glass, in this case against the Celtic of Vigo (1-1). The group directed by Ernesto Valverde finished the work home with a 'manita', on the way to a doublet in his first season in the bench. Now it has more experience, and knows well to what confronts when it crosses the day of new year.
Valverde Expects to break the bad series in Getafe
After having broken other curses like the one of Anoeta, Valverde expects now inaugurate 2019 with victory, one that would serve him to give a big step forward in LaLiga. Further of a Real Madrid that descose week by week, in this day confront the second and the third in the classification, since the Athletic visits Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán to measure to an enrachado Seville. It is moment to park statistical and add three points of gold to pull the advantage at the head of the table.