Lionel Messi scored two goals as Barcelona beat Getafe to climb to third in the La Liga table, two points behind second-placed Real Madrid.
Messi broke the deadlock before lowly Getafe equalised through Clement Lenglet’s own goal.
A mix-up between Sofian Chakla and keeper David Soria restored Barca’s lead and Messi made it 3-1.
Enes Unal’s penalty gave Getafe hope but goals by Ronald Araujo and Antoine Griezmann sealed the points.
Barcelona are five points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, who they host on 8 May, but have one game in hand.
Earlier in the day, Barca issued a statement about signing up to the European Super League, stating it was a “historic opportunity” to guarantee football’s financial sustainability.
On the pitch, Ronald Koeman’s side turned on the style in an incident-packed first half which saw Messi hit the bar and the post for the 2021 Copa del Rey winners.
However, they struggled after half-time and lived dangerously until late goals by substitute Araujo and Griezmann, from the penalty spot, secured the win.
Line-ups
Barcelona
Formation 3-5-2
- 1ter Stegen
- 28MinguezaSubstituted forUmtitiat 75′minutes
- 3PiquéSubstituted forAraujoat 45′minutesBooked at 68mins
- 15LengletBooked at 6minsSubstituted forKourouma Kouroumaat 45′minutes
- 20RobertoSubstituted forMachado Trincãoat 64′minutes
- 21de Jong
- 5Busquets
- 16González
- 18Alba
- 10Messi
- 7Griezmann
Substitutes
- 2Dest
- 4Araujo
- 8Pjanic
- 12Puig
- 17Machado Trincão
- 19Fernandes Siqueira
- 23Umtiti
- 24Firpo
- 26Peña
- 27Kourouma Kourouma
- 29De la Fuente
- 36Tenas
Getafe
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Soria
- 22Suárez
- 2Dakonam
- 21Chakla
- 15CucurellaSubstituted forAkuruguat 45′minutes
- 11AleñáSubstituted forAbdulaiat 45′minutes
- 6ChemaSubstituted forMiranda Boachoat 76′minutes
- 20MaksimovicSubstituted forArambarriat 45′minutes
- 29Iglesias
- 9RodríguezSubstituted forÜnalat 63′minutes
- 5Kubo
Substitutes
- 1Yáñez
- 4Etxeita
- 7Mata
- 8Portillo
- 10Ünal
- 18Arambarri
- 19Poveda
- 24Timor
- 32Miranda Boacho
- 35Abdulai
- 39Niang
- 40Akurugu
- Referee:
- Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Live Text
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Match ends, Barcelona 5, Getafe 2.
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Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Getafe 2.
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Goal! Barcelona 5, Getafe 2. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Sofian Chakla (Getafe) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
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Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Getafe).
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Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Getafe).
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Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Damián Suárez (Getafe).
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Goal! Barcelona 4, Getafe 2. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Djené Dakonam.
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Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Juan Iglesias (Getafe).
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Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Mauro Arambarri (Getafe).
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Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Josete Miranda (Getafe).
