Three Barcelona stars at the risk of getting suspended for Getafe encounter

Following the defeat to Real Madrid, Barcelona will look to get back into winning momentum once again as they take on Girona on Monday.

A silver lining for Xavi’s men heading into this game will be the fact that the club have an excellent opportunity to extend their lead to 15 points at the top after Real Madrid fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Villarreal last night.

However, as Barcelona prepare for this game, three of their players are running the risk of missing out on the crucial match against Getafe due to suspensions.

The players in contention are Sergio Busquets, Franck Kessie and Ferran Torres. All of them have picked up four yellow cards this season, meaning another booking against Girona will rule them out of the Girona match.

The absence of either of these three stars could be catastrophic for Barcelona, especially at a time when the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong and Andreas Christensen are out injured.

Although de Jong is expected to return to the pitch against Getafe, he would be far from a hundred percent and cannot be risked. Therefore, it is essential that both Kessie and Busquets remain options for Xavi.

The same applies to Torres, as Ansu Fati and Raphinha have been far from brilliant while the club are also missing out on the services of Dembele.