FC Barcelona struggled to beat Getafe (16th) 1-0, but they earn three very important points to consolidate their leadership in LaLiga and put pressure on Real Madrid, who closes the Sunday match in San Mamés.
Young Pedri González was the author of the only goal in a match in which Getafe deserved more in the second half, with several chances to have taken at least one point from Camp Nou.
Thanks to this victory, Barça reaches 44 points, six more than Real Madrid, who will play against Athletic in Bilbao (20:00 GMT).
Getafe started by scaring, with a goal from Borja Mayoral that was disallowed for offside of the ‘azulón’ striker (3).
Without playing an extraordinary match, Barcelona took control of the game and took advantage of an error in the opponent's ball's exit to open the scoring with a cross from the left by Brazilian Raphinha that Pedri, as a center forward, put into the net (35).
The Canarian midfielder was about to cause another goal, but for Getafe, as he took a risk in a pass to Marc André ter Stegen, leaving Mayoral alone in front of the German goalkeeper, who won the one-on-one (41).
As has happened in many matches this season, the team coached by Xavi Hernández, the recent winner of the Spanish Super Cup a week ago (defeating Real Madrid 3-1), took a step back and let Getafe approach danger in search of the equalizer.
Borja Mayoral came close to achieving it just after returning from the dressing room with a shot cross that Ter Stegen sent to a corner (47) and the forward trained at Real Madrid had another clear chance with a header that went wide (74).
Minutes earlier, Barcelona could have complicated things further if the referee had considered a tackle by Ousmane Dembelé on Paraguayan defender Omar Alderete worthy of an expulsion and not just a caution (68).
Getafe tried until the end and could have taken a point with a header in stoppage time from Juanmi Latasa that Ter Stegen saved to give the victory to his team (90+3).
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Barça is the favorite against a Getafe side that has lost three of its last five league matches as they fight to stay away from relegation.
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Barcelona - Getafe Match History
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- FC Barcelona: 3 wins
- Draw: 1 draw
- Getafe: 1 win