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Barcelona visit Getafe in their first La Liga match following the league’s winter break as they look to extend their lead at the top of the table.
Ernesto Valverde’s team have won their last four league matches since drawing with Atletico Madrid, who are three points behind the leaders in second, in November, and have not lost to Getafe since 2011.
The Barcelona manager recently revealed talks with the club on his future will be put on hold until the end of the season. "In football you never know what will happen. The contract has an optional year and at the end of the season we will decide. We have not even reached the middle of the season," he told the club’s in-house TV channel.
When is it?
Getafe vs Barcelona begins at 18:45 GMT at Coliseum Aldonso Perez.
Where to watch
Eleven Sports are showing live online coverage on Eleven Sports 1
Odds
Getafe to win: 6/1
Barcelona to win: 2/5
Draw: 4/1
Prediction
Getafe 0-3 Barcelona: Lionel Messi and co were in great form before the winter break and there is no reason to believe that they can’t continue that run, starting with Getafe in Madrid.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
57 minutes
Getafe make their first change: Forward Molina is on in place of Foulquier.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
59 minutes
The hosts come close again. A free kick is flicked on in the direction of Mata, who can't quite reach the ball on its way through.
From the resulting corner, Cabrera powers a header at goal and brings a flying save from Ter Stegen.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
61 minutes
This game is being played at a frenetic pace. Barcelona, having withstood some heavy pressure, break forward, and Suarez is denied by Soria. It's pulled back for a free kick, though. Messi tends to be quite good at these...
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
63 minutes
This time, Messi curls his free kick just over. Getafe's fans breathe a sigh of relief.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
65 minutes
Vidal is in the book as the game continues to be played at a relentless pace. This will suit Getafe, you feel, who appear to have really upped the tempo over the last ten minutes or so.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
67 minutes
Mata misses an absolute sitter. The forward is played through on goal and rounds Ter Stegen. All he has to do is pass the ball into an empty net. But he strikes the ball off balance and lifts it over the bar. Getafe's bench can't believe what they've just seen.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
69 minutes
Another yellow card, this time for Cabrera for a nasty challenge on Suarez.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
70 minutes
Vidal is off, to be replaced by Busquets. Perhaps to introduce an element of control to this game, which has been lacking in the second half.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
74 minutes
Samu Saiz, on loan from Leeds, is on in place of Angel for Getafe.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
75 minutes
Barcelona break quickly from a Getafe corner and Dembele plays Messi through on goal. Soria is out quickly and gets down low to save Messi's shot, which is rushed with Dakonam chasing him down.
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