Anthony Gordon scored his first competitive goal for Barcelona as the Catalan club defeated Getafe 3-0 on Saturday to extend their winning run in La Liga to eight matches.
The 25-year-old England international, who joined Barcelona from Newcastle United in May, opened the scoring just 78 seconds into the match at Camp Nou with a deflected effort from 18 yards.
Gordon continued to influence the game and played a key role in Barcelona’s second goal after his pressing forced Getafe defender Zaid Romero into a mistake. Gabriel Jesus capitalised on the error, won possession, cut inside and fired a low shot into the corner of the net.
Barcelona sealed the victory after the break when Lamine Yamal delivered a teasing cross into the penalty area, allowing Jules Kounde to stab the ball home for the third goal.
The result saw Hansi Flick’s side equal their best start to a La
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