Barcelona managed to escape Coliseum Alfonso Perez with all three points, thanks to a late goal from Paulinho, who scored his first in a Barcelona shirt.
Ernesto Valverde has gotten off to a good start at Barcelona. Three wins out of three and a convincing 3-0 win over Juventus was to be followed by a trip to Getafe. The Madrid outfit did not make it easy for the Catalans as the first half ended 1-0.
However, Ernesto Valverde earned his money for the night as his substitutions worked perfectly. Denis Suarez and Paulinho netted the goals as the Catalans completed the comeback late into the match. Despite the struggle, the win sees Valverde continue his perfect start at the club.
Fans were extremely pleased with Paulinho, whose solo effort clinched the three points on the day.
No banter. Paulinho goal is absolutely unreal. The way he uses his body to get rid of the defender and create space to shoot is worldclass
— Julian (@ElaficionadoFC) September 16, 2017
Paulinho’s game winning goal for Barcelona ? pic.twitter.com/PjWubXq7DS
— Brazil videos (@BEVideos_) September 16, 2017
Expensive, not particularly young and not Marco Verratti, but Paulinho showed today why Barça bought him… https://t.co/pLkg4hBo1C #FCBlive pic.twitter.com/MIE0w2h944
— Ben Hayward (@bghayward) September 16, 2017
ahhh my TL was full with Paulinho hate and BartoVeteYa stuff and now I see people making edits of Paulinho for phone lockscreen pic.twitter.com/aakFdqQjmw
— Deniz Andres (@Koezo123) September 16, 2017
When you realize Paulinho has more goals than you ? pic.twitter.com/DwVMEYI32P
— Jordan (@Dembelity) September 16, 2017
Paulinho has arrived and leaving his signature. pic.twitter.com/fcaR5ZPSgU
— FCBdaily (@TheFCBdaily) September 16, 2017
Paulinho running away with the Ballon d’Or. pic.twitter.com/omrUj5gs0M
— Lala ?? (@OohLalaFootball) September 16, 2017
Paulinho Bezerra.
Start putting the respect on his name right now.
Increíble. pic.twitter.com/kuyPTK58qs
— Alex (@Mxssi_) September 16, 2017
Fans were quick to praise Valverde too, whose substitutions changed the course of the match.
Valverde subbed on Denis Suarez and Paulinho with very clear instructions. Both happened to score too. This is my coach
— Ahmad (@ahmadf_o) September 16, 2017
Gerafe 1–0 Barcelona
Denis brought IN…. SCORES
Paulinho brought IN… SCORES
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
VALVERDE IS A GENIUS
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) September 16, 2017
Valverde shows he’s the first Barcelona coach since Tito that knows how to properly make substitutions. Won the match.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) September 16, 2017
Anyone going to credit Valverde for turning the game with two great substitutions?
— Darryl (@LordMoloch) September 16, 2017
Valverde changes worked today, with both Denis and Paulinho scoring. Not the best performance, but a vital result and four out of four wins.
— Ben Hayward (@bghayward) September 16, 2017
Shoot-out Valverde for correcting his mistakes as the game progressed. Both his substitutions made the differences. Immensely satisfying.
— Sameer (@Sameer_R13) September 16, 2017
Credit to Valverde, both his subs Paulinho and Denis came on and made the difference, turned around the score and secured a vital away win
— El Máestro (@ElMaestrofcb) September 16, 2017
2 substitutes responsible for Barca’s 2 goals today. Valverde seems to be making the RIGHT calls at Barca since that shambolic Super copa
— AURA❤️COOL™ (@TWEETORACLE) September 16, 2017
Both subs scored. That’s a W for Valverde, after an L of a first half ?
— Parsva (@Parsva10) September 16, 2017
Had we had lucho then he would have subbed on Mathieu and we would have conceded anothe goal. Valverde’s subs saved the game. #valverdismo
— Fútbol Of Messi (@FutbolOfMessi) September 16, 2017
