Garcia hopes to catch Barca cold

Getafe coach Luis Garcia is hoping to take advantage of Barcelona's injury problems in Saturday's La Liga clash.

Barca have made a perfect start to their campaign with three wins from three matches but will have to face Getafe without Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez, who all returned from the international break with knocks. Getafe are in mid-table after picking up four points from their first three games and Garcia hopes they are playing the Catalans at the right time of the season. "Barcelona may be affected by the timing of the game and the injuries," he told AS. "If players like Alexis and Iniesta are out for a long time it will affect them, but I don't think it'll make a huge difference in this game." Getafe beat the Spanish giants 1-0 at home last season and the boss is hoping for more of the same this time around. He added: "It's normal for them to have possession for most of the game and I would like to change that, but we'll be prepared for them to have the ball a lot and approach the game like we did last season - suffering a lot but ending the game with the three points."