Taking Getafe to the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys seemed to be a potential banana skin for Barcelona, but it was proved to be nothing. A strong attacking performance saw the Catalans cruise to a 4-0 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Barcelona struggled to cope with Getafe's aggressive press in the opening minutes, but they managed to break through after 20 minutes. Jules Kounde played in Raphinha, who broke the offside trap and finished beyond David Soria to make the discovery for Xavi Hernandez's team.
It was 1-0 until half-time, but Barcelona added to their lead just eight minutes into the second period. A marauding run by Andreas Christensen was finished off by an excellent cross to Joao Felix, who finished in the back seat to score his first goal since returning from injury.
Shortly after, Frenkie de Jong got on the scoresheet to kill the competition. Ilkay Gundogan played in Raphinha, who rounded Soria before playing in the Dutch midfielder to score his second goal of the season. Fermin Lopez added the gloss late on, as he came off the bench to score a fourth for the home team.
The result means that Barcelona has leapfrogged Girona into second place in the Liga table, and are now five points behind Real Madrid. Getafe remain in 10th place after a first defeat in four games.
