Having picked up their form in other competitions, Barcelona hope their recent attacking outbursts will translate to La Liga play as they visit Getafe on Saturday.
The Blaugrana put five goals past Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana final last weekend before repeating that explosion three days later against Real Betis in the Copa del Rey.
Having lost two league games in a row and failed to win for three straight, Barcelona will now hope to copy and paste this newfound gust of wind into a push back up the league table.
They sit third through 19 games, six points back of leaders Atletico Madrid and five behind their Clasico rivals.
Getafe, meanwhile, sit 15th as they push away from the relegation zone thanks to two wins in their last four league matches.
Add in a pair of Copa del Rey victories over lower league opponents, and the Azulones are hoping to see themselves back towards the middle of the standings.
A top-tier scalp of a title contender in good form would certainly go a long way in that regard.
Getafe vs. Barcelona lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
Amidst a stop-start season thanks to knee and ankle injuries, Borja Mayoral has worked back to full fitness and could be ready to start for the first time in La Liga this season. Otherwise, Chrisantus Uche and Bertug Yildirim will continue their partnership up front.
The only fitness concern for Getafe is Allan Nyom who is out with a muscle injury for another few weeks.
Getafe predicted XI (4-4-2, right to left): Soria (GK) — Djene, Duarte, Alderete, Iglesias — Alena, Milla, Arambarri, da Costa — Uche, Yildirim.
Injured: Nyom (muscle).Suspended: None.
Robert Lewandowski, Marc Casado, and Alex Balde were all rested midweek against Real Betis, but should be rotated back into the XI here with Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, and Gerard Martin all potentially coming out. Ansu Fati was left out of the squad amidst rumors of an exit, and that could continue this weekend.
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is out for the season with an injury, and Wojciech Szczesny is suspended after being sent off midway through the Supercopa de Espana final.
Marc Bernal is also done for the year, while Inigo Martinez will miss a number of weeks with a hamstring injury. The loss of Martinez has seen Ronald Araujo do an about-face, reportedly deciding to stay at the club despite being the subject of recent transfer rumors.
Barcelona predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Pena (GK) — Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde — Casado, Olmo, Pedri — Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Injured: ter Stegen (ACL), Bernal (ACL), I. Martinez (hamstring).Suspended: Szczesny (red card).
Getafe vs. Barcelona live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this La Liga match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Date | Time | TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Sat, Jan. 18 | 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT | ESPN Deportes | Fubo USA, ESPN+ |
| Canada | Sat, Jan. 18 | 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT | TSN3 | TSN+ |
| UK | Sat, Jan. 18 | 8 p.m. GMT | ITV4 | ITVX, Premier Player, LaLigaTV |
| Australia | Sun, Jan. 19 | 7 a.m. ADST | beIN Sports 2 | beIN Sports Connect |
| India | Sun, Jan. 19 | 12:30 a.m. IST | — | GXR World |
