On Saturday, October 10, at the Spotify Camp Nou, Barça returned from the international break with the same appetite for the ball as someone opening the fridge after a holiday: a 3-0 win over Getafe. Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with a deflected shot that wrong-footed David Soria, giving his first Blaugrana goal a little help from fate — and from Mario Martín. In the 30th minute, Gabriel Jesus capitalized on the high press to win the ball and score in his first start. Getafe was only just trying to get organized when it already had to look for the remote to change the channel. (fcbarcelona.com)

In the second half, Lamine Yamal delivered a precise cross for Jules Koundé to make it 3-0 in the 73rd minute; the Frenchman also overtook Éric Abidal as the French player with the most appearances for Barça. The Blaugrana dominated possession with close to 83% and finished with 23 shots to Getafe’s four: Getafe had the ball for so little time it almost had to ask to borrow it. With this win, Barça claimed their eighth straight league victory and matched their best-ever start to a league season. Sources: FC Barcelona: official match report · LaLiga: match details, lineups and statistics · AS: match summary and live coverage. (fcbarcelona.com)