That is not the sort of form you want to be visiting the Camp Nou in and it may offer Barcelona coach Luis Enrique the chance to carry out some squad rotations as he prepares for Tuesday’s Champions League tie at home to Arsenal.
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And on this occasion they appeared hell-bent on making Getafe pay for what they felt was unwarranted criticism, delivering a determined and relentless masterclass in devastating football to tighten their grip on top spot with their 12th consecutive league win.
Barca have 72 points this season in La Liga and are on the top spot of the table, a position they are expected to keep since the closest to them are Atlético Madrid with 64 points.
Messi played a key role in his team’s second, however, setting up Munir in the 19th minute as the youngster made it six goals in his last six appearances for the first team.
We scored very quickly and that helped us to control the game.
“It is a flawless situation to know that whoever you pick will compete in their own way, with their own characteristics, but all of them wanting to take part and make the most of their minutes on the field”.
According to Sports Mole, Barcelona’s 4-0 victory over Eibar in their previous La Liga outing gave the trio a total of 100 goals this season, something to take note defensively for Getafe.
Andres Iniesta’s playmaking kept the action entirely in Getafe’s half, and Messi’s apparently off-target shot from Iniesta’s pass became a ideal cross for El Haddadi to head home in the 19th.
And Turan added a sixth just before the hour mark with an acrobatic overhead kick which left Guaita flatfooted.
Messi scored once provided three assists and even missed a penalty.
“The important thing is the goals are coming from all over the pitch”, said Simeone.
Saul Niguez charged into the area to head Filipe Luis’ cross into the net for the 18th-minute opener.
The hosts were completely dominant and should have doubled their lead before half-time as Yannick Carrasco fired straight at German Lux before Griezmann slotted wide a gilt-edged opportunity.
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Elsewhere, Celta Vigo bounced back from their 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Real Madrid last weekend as Iago Aspas’s early victor moved them up to fifth with a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad.
