Getafe vs Barcelona LIVE: Latest score and updates as Lionel Messi goal gives visitors early lead

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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.

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Full time: That's it! Barcelona come through a difficult second half to move five points clear at the top of La Liga. First half goals from Messi and Suarez were enough for the victory, but Valverde's side had to defend well after the break. A huge win for the Blaugrana, who are now big favourites for the title.

Callum Rice-Coates6 January 2019 21:36

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Getafe deserve a lot of credit for making a game of this. Many sides would have fallen away having gone two goals down to a Barcelona team playing some remarkable football. But that's not what Bordalás' side do. They were resolute and disciplined, and in the second half should have levelled on a couple of occasions. It's not difficult to see why they're having such a good season.

Callum Rice-Coates6 January 2019 21:39

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The table is looking very good for those of a Barcelona persuasion tonight.

Callum Rice-Coates6 January 2019 21:42

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That's it for our coverage of tonight's La Liga action. Thanks for joining me!

Callum Rice-Coates6 January 2019 21:45

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