The keys of the Getafe-FC Barcelona of LaLiga 2018-19

After finish 2018 with the duties done in the three competitions, the FC Barcelona wants to première the 2019 of the best way, certifying a victory against the Getafe in his visit to the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. The Barcelona confront to a month of January in which it will have to face up to a full calendar of commitments of LaLiga and Glass of Rey, and is in his hand go approaching to the domestic titles before the return of the Champions in February.

And although they put an end to the year in full series of victories, the Catalans do not have to trust, because the stop supposes a reinicio in the states ofform . Ernesto Valverde has commissioned to leave clear that to keep the big feelings, it will be necessary to encourage as always, since any distraction would give them back to the box of exit if the opponents attain to recover terrain.

Between the positive notes in this start of year is the stability of the platilla, that has recovered to some lesionados and even has Jeison Murillo like flamante new incorporation. Samuel Umtiti, Thomas Vermaelen and Rafinha Alcántara will be a time more than drop, but the technician has aternativas in all the places and is time will not have to do malabares to make his alignments. 

The four keys of the Getafe-Barça

The curse of new year

If there is a clear warning for the Barça is his statistics in the first party of the year, that signals that it does not win from 2014. Then, there was victory liguera against the Elche (4-0), but the Real Sociedad (1-0 in LaLiga in 2015), the RCD Espanyol (0-0 in LaLiga in 2016), the Athletic Club (2-1 in the Glass of the King in 2017), and the Celtic of Vigo (1-1 in Glass in 2018) left him with two ties and two defeats since.

Key day for LaLiga

If it does some days the news was the trip of the Real Madrid in Villarreal, in this is it the Seville-Athletic of Madrid in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. The day starts with the leader to three points of the 'colchoneros', to five of the hispalenses and to seven of the 'merengues', and if it falls another triumph could step more to the trophy of LaLiga.

Leo Messi

Leo Messi is key in each party that plays, but is in series and to only two targets of his goal 400 in LaLiga. The Pichichi of the tournament took a break against the Villarreal, but between Espanyol, Raise and Celtic carried six so many and four assistances of his part. All the culés expect that it follow giving joys in the day of Kings.

The Getafe, an uncomfortable rival

Although the recent results say the contrary, the Getafe is an uncomfortable rival for the Barça. In fact, it sealed a tie to zero in his last visit to the Camp Nou, and is a square of which traditionally put him the things complicated to the Barcelona. It defends with intensity, leaving few spaces and goes out with speed to the against, with a very clear strategy with which will try to complicate him the life to the leader.