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Barcelona missed a golden opportunity to recover ground in La Liga as Getafe's Mauro Arambarri cancelled out Jules Kounde's early strike to ensure the spoils were shared at the Coliseum.

Getafe were only out of the relegation on goal difference as the game kicked off, with head coach Jose Bordalas opting for an ultra-defensive gameplan that seemed to be undone almost immediately when Kounde latched onto a sensational Pedri pass and fired past David Soria at the second time of asking.

However, Barcelona could not add a second despite dominating the opening half-hour, and misses from Kounde and Raphinha were punished when Inaki Pena could only push a dangerous Coba da Costa volley straight into the path of Arambarri.

Robert Lewandowski could have restored the lead soon after but the visitors looked less and less likely to score as the match went on, with Getafe's dark arts and gamesmanship proving effective at putting the Catalans off their game.

Despite a stellar run in their European and domestic cup competitions since the start of November (seven wins from seven, 27 goals scored and a Spanish Super Cup triumph), Barcelona lost control and dropped points for the seventh time in eight La Liga games.

This result follows draws against Celta Vigo and Real Betis, as well as defeats to Atletico Madrid, Leganes, Las Palmas and Real Sociedad since Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in October.