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Your support makes all the difference.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
77 minutes
Maksimovic is the fourth player in the book for Getafe, clattering into Suarez who goes down in a typically theatrical manner.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
81 minutes
Busquets has certainly made a difference since his introduction. Barcelona look more controlled, more composed on the ball. And Getafe haven't had quite so much joy in midfield.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
83 minutes
Messi makes space for himself on the edge of the box and curls one with his left foot. it's heading into the bottom corner but Soria is there again. Dembele gets onto the rebound but his ball across is cleared.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
84 minutes
And with that Dembele makes way for Coutinho for the final few minutes.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
84 minutes
Coutinho immediately swings in an excellent corner, which is met by Lenglet. He has a free header but can only guide it wide of the far post. Another missed opportunity.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
86 minutes
Messi hits another free kick at goal and again it flies rather anticlimactically over the bar. It's strange when he doesn't hit the target.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
88 minutes
The home side appear to have used up all their energy. Barcelona have marshalled things well towards the end of the half and look on course for victory now.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
88 minutes
Arthur makes way for Carles Aleñá.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
90 minutes
Three minutes of added time for Getafe to find an equaliser.
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