Barcelona aiming to beat last season’s clean sheet record in La Liga vs Getafe

Barcelona aiming to beat last season’s clean sheet record in La Liga vs Getafe Following Real Madrid’s mishap against Real Betis, Barcelona are the undisputed favourite to win La Liga this season. The Catalans are set to take on Getafe later this afternoon and a win could help them extend the gap at the top of the league table to 11 points. Barcelona, though, are looking for more records as they gear up for a gruelling encounter against Getafe this afternoon.

Barcelona looking to beat last season’s tally There has been a lot of criticism surrounding Barcelona’s porous defence this season. However, the Catalans have actually improved significantly compared to last season, in terms of pure clean sheets. Indeed, Barcelona have already matched the 13 La Liga clean sheets recorded by Hansi Flick’s side last season and they still have six matches remaining to surpass that tally.

Joan Garcia’s performances have been key in Barcelona’s defensive solidity. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Last season, Barcelona did not secure their 13th clean sheet until the very final matchday, travelling to San Mames and beating Athletic Club 3-0 to reach that figure. This time around, they have hit the same mark with an entire six-game stretch still ahead of them.

The clean sheets have come against a variety of opponents across the campaign, including Mallorca on two separate occasions, Valencia, Athletic Club, Osasuna, Villarreal, Espanyol, Oviedo, Levante, Rayo Vallecano, Celta Vigo and Getafe themselves earlier in the season. Today’s rematch against Getafe presents the first opportunity to move beyond 13 and into uncharted territory for this Flick era. With five further fixtures to follow, Barcelona could easily end the season with at least 15 clean sheets, which would put Joan Garcia in firm contention to win the prestigious Zamora trophy in his debut campaign.