Athletic thrash Getafe 4-0 to rediscover their finishing touch

Athletic returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Getafe in Liga. It was the team’s widest winning margin in 20 months. Their previous win by at least four goals came in February 2025, when Athletic beat Valladolid 7-1 in Liga.

The result against Getafe also reflected a return to clinical finishing: Athletic did not need to create a large number of chances to score four times. The live coverage nevertheless left the scorer of the third goal in doubt in a match that finished 4-0.

Berenguer was involved in all four goals and scored one of them. He is Athletic’s outright leading scorer with three goals. This week, he moved ahead of Robert Navarro, who has two, with goals against Levante, from the penalty spot, and Getafe. Berenguer’s corner from the left also led to Paredes’ header, which went in after a deflection by Valou.

The last time Athletic scored four goals in a match was on three occasions during the previous campaign, although they did not keep their opponents scoreless: against Levante (4-2) and Alavés (2-4) in Liga, and against Cultural Leonesa (3-4) in the Cup. This season, the team’s previous best score had been a 3-0 win over Atlético; they have now bettered that mark against Getafe.

In the Liga standings, Athletic are 8th on 12 points after 9 matches, while Getafe are 17th with 9 points after 10 games. Athletic have 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, with 12 goals scored and 9 conceded. Getafe have 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, scoring 5 and conceding 15. Across their last five Liga matches, both teams have won once; Athletic have also drawn three and lost one, while Getafe have drawn once and lost three.