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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 0-2 Barcelona
41 minutes
Getafe almost get one back immediately. A ball into the box is deflected and Ter Stegen is left helpless. It cannons off the post and Barcelona get away with one.
Getafe 0-2 Barcelona
42 minutes
The home side have responded well to going two goals down. Portillo hits one from the edge of the box, which whistles just over the bar.
GOAL! Getafe 1-2 Barcelona (Mata)
43 minutes
Getafe get one back! Antunes whips in a deep cross to the back post for Angel, who puts it back across goal. Mata is there to tap into an empty net and the hosts are back in the game.
Half time: The first half is brought to a close with Barcelona leading, but not as comfortable as they might have been. They were 2-0 up through Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, and looked on the verge of an easy win. But Jaime Mata got one back just before the break and Getafe are still in this.
Getafe get us back underway. Can they turn this one around?
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
49 minutes
Getafe should be level. Ter Stegen fluffs a clearance and Angel is played through. He can only guide his finish wide of the far post and a huge chance is wasted.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
52 minutes
Barcelona are having to do a lot more defending at the start of the second half. Portillo is causing problems, darting around the edge of the box and putting some dangerous crosses in. The visitors will have to work for the three points here.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
54 minutes
Alba plays the ball down the line for Dembele, who puts it across goal in the direction of Suarez. It drops for Messi, who everyone expects to find the top corner. But, fortunately for Getafe, it's on his right foot, and he drills his shot straight at Soria.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
56 minutes
Mata breaks forward after a Rakitic mistake and swings a cross into the box. Pique is there to deal with it, but Getafe look far more threatening after the break. They're proving tough for Barcelona to break down, too.
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