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Barcelona to Play Getafe in La Liga

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FC Barcelona will play Getafe soon.

This is a game in the Spanish league, called La Liga.

Barcelona is doing very well this season.

They are winning many games.

A player named Koundé is playing very well.

He is a defender.

A defender stops the other team from scoring.

Koundé also scored a goal.

He now has more goals than before.

This helps Barcelona stay at the top.

A special referee will lead the match.

A referee controls the game and makes decisions.

This referee made a mistake in another big game before.

That game was between two Madrid teams.

The referee said sorry for the mistake.

Now he will be the referee for Barcelona's game.

Fans want to know the time and channel for the match.

A channel is where you watch the game on TV.

Vocabulary15 words

league
a group of teams that play against each other
defender
a player who stops the other team from scoring
referee
the person who controls a sports game
channel
a TV station where you can watch something
derby
a match between two teams from the same city
goal
when a team scores a point in football
season
the months when a sport is played
match
a game between two teams
team
a group of players who play together
score
to get a point in a game
player
a person who plays in a game
win
to be the best in a game
top
the best position in a group
decision
a choice someone makes
mistake
something wrong that someone does

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1. Which two teams are playing in this match?
2. What did Koundé do in a recent game?
3. The referee for the Barcelona match made a mistake in a different game. True or false?

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