Xavi and Raphinha sent off on frustrating night for Barcelona

Raphinha and head coach Xavi both saw red as Barcelona started their LaLiga title defense with a goalless draw at Getafe in a tumultuous affair which saw both teams finish with 10 players.< /p>

Raphinha nearly broke the deadlock when his shot was saved by David Soria before bouncing off Stefan Mitrovic and off a post, but the Barcelona winger received his marching orders shortly after.

Having been booked for dissent moments earlier, the Brazilian was given a straight red after appearing to use his forearm in an off-the-ball clash with Gaston Alvarez, causing an uproar on the Getafe bench.

The half-time incident left Barcelona one man with more than half the game to go, but the teams were leveled just before the hour mark when Jaime Mata received a second yellow card.

Robert Lewandowski saw a looping header cleared off the line by Alvarez before, with 20 minutes left, Xavi received his marching orders to argue with the officials.

Barcelona dominated possession and managed 14 shots from their opponents' five on a scorching night in the Spanish capital, but ultimately drew in a clash that produced eight cautions and all three cards red.

They thought they should have had a penalty in the 12th minute of added time, with referee Cesar Soto Grado checking the monitors following potential fouls on Gavi and Ronald Araujo.

But the official saw no transgression from the Getafe defense and the hosts held on to secure a point.

Goals from Ayoze Perez and Willian Jose - in the 90th minute - secured a 2-1 win for Real Betis at Villarreal, who equalized through Jorge Cuenca, while Ruben Garcia and Moi Gomez were on target as 'Osasuna won 2-0 at Celta Vigo.

In Ligue 1, Lens blew a two-goal lead as last season's runners-up started their campaign with a 3-2 defeat at Brest.

Florian Sotoca and Deiver Machado put Lens two goals ahead on 22 minutes, but Romain Del Castillo's spot kick at halftime gave the home side a foothold match.

Kenny Lala equalized just before the hour mark and after substitute Adrien Thomasson was sent off just 15 minutes after coming on, Del Castillo netted his second penalty to give Brest the points.< /p>

Wissam Ben Yedder scored twice as Monaco won 4-2 at Clermont, while Ibrahim Salah also netted twice as Rennes beat promoted Metz 5-1.

Le Havre, back in the top flight after a 14-year absence, had to thank substitute Samuel Grandsir for a last-minute strike that saved a 2-2 draw at Montpellier, while Toulouse returned from a goal to win 2-1 in Nantes and Strasbourg beat Lyon by the same score.