Barcelona 4-0 Getafe: Defending champions move up to second with resounding victory
Barcelona thrashed Getafe as they moved up to second in La Liga.
Raphinha opened the scoring for the hosts, with Joao Felix, another player recalled to the Barca starting XI, adding the second just after the break.
Frenkie de Jong and Fermin Lopez rounded off the scoring for Xavi’s side.
Barca now sit five points behind leaders Real Madrid and they are one point ahead of third-placed Girona.
Real host Sevilla on Sunday (20:00 GMT) and look to extend their unbeaten record to 30 matches in all competitions, while Girona face Rayo Vallecano on Monday (20:00 GMT).
Both Real and Girona have a game in hand on Barcelona.
Line-ups
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3
- 1ter Stegen
- 23Koundé
- 4Araújo
- 33Cubarsí
- 2CanceloSubstituted forFortat 83′minutes
- 21F de Jong
- 15ChristensenSubstituted forRomeuat 77′minutes
- 22GündoganBooked at 37minsSubstituted forPedriat 83′minutes
- 11RaphinhaSubstituted forRoque Ferreiraat 77′minutes
- 9Lewandowski
- 14João FélixSubstituted forLópezat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Martínez
- 8Pedri
- 13Peña Sotorres
- 16López
- 18Romeu
- 19Roque Ferreira
- 20Roberto
- 27Yamal
- 31Kochen
- 38Guiu
- 39Fort
Getafe
Formation 4-5-1
- 13Soria
- 21IglesiasSubstituted forCarmonaat 45′minutes
- 4Álvarez
- 15AldereteBooked at 37mins
- 2DakonamBooked at 48minsSubstituted forAleñáat 68′minutes
- 12GreenwoodSubstituted forRodríguezat 67′minutes
- 20MaksimovicSubstituted forMataat 67′minutes
- 5Milla
- 24MoribaSubstituted forSantiago Pérezat 77′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 16RicoBooked at 50mins
- 19Mayoral
Substitutes
- 1Cerantola Fuzato
- 3Angileri
- 6de Sousa Coutinho Meneses Duarte
- 7Mata
- 9Rodríguez
- 11Aleñá
- 14Latasa
- 18Carmona
- 25Santiago Pérez
- 35Benito
- Referee:
- Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
- Attendance:
- 36,803
Live Text
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Match ends, Barcelona 4, Getafe 0.
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Second Half ends, Barcelona 4, Getafe 0.
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Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yellu Santiago (Getafe).
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Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
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Luis Milla (Getafe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Barcelona 4, Getafe 0. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Attempt saved. Vitor Roque (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
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Yellu Santiago (Getafe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Yellu Santiago (Getafe).
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Foul by Oriol Romeu (Barcelona).
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Gastón Álvarez (Getafe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Getafe. Jaime Mata is caught offside.
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Hand ball by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
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Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
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Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Fort with a headed pass.
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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Diego Rico.
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Héctor Fort (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Carles Aleñá (Getafe).
