Barcelona Romp As Getafe Stroll (6-0)

An exciting night saw Barcelona’s front three scored 100 goals between them this season as they romped past a hapless Getafe with a stunning 6 – 0 victory at the Camp Nou.

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi scored a brace while Xavi Hernandez and Neymar also added to the tally in the terrorizing display by the Catalan giants as they increased their advantage over Real Madrid to five points. Jordi Alba was suspended while Pique and Mascherano were rested by Luis Enrique. The first five goals of the game came in the first half and Xavi’s goal was the main highlight of the game.

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Lionel Messi opened the account when Barcelona was awarded a penalty when Luis Suarez was clipped inside the box by Alvaro Arroyo while the Uruguayan was collecting a Marc Bartra pass. Lionel Messi stepped up to take the penalty and he converted it in some style by scoring with a Panenka kick which saw him lob the ball towards the centre of the goal. Rafinha almost added a second when he connected with his head from a Xavi corner, but the ball was always going high. Getafe’s Fredy Hinestroza almost scored Getafe’s equaliser when he spotted Bravo in no mans land and tried to lob it over him but Bravo recoverd quickly and saved it off the line. The second of the night came off Uruguayan Luis Suarez’s boots when wonderfully volleyed past Guaita from Lionel Messi’s spectacular ball. The next goal came just three minutes after the second when Suarez found Neymar while he was making  a run through the left hand side and the Brazilian scored past Guaita after dancing past a defender. The best goal of the night came off Xavi Hernandez as he scored a right footed shot from outside the box  to the top right hand corner. The game was all but over when Xavi flicked a Lionel Messi pass towards Suarez’s path and Suarez finished it off with a curler.

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The home fans gave a standing ovation to the players who were walking off the pitch when the half-time whistle was blown. There was only one change after half time which saw Sergi Roberto replace Sergio Busquets. Just two minutes after the half time break and Lionel Messi scored his second and Barca’s sixth goal when he found the top corner with his left foot after a Luis Suarez pass. The home crowd applauded Xavi who was substituted for Pedro in the fifty ninth minute. Barca slowed the game down and passed the ball around the midfield area. In the eighty fourth minute Barca were awarded a free kick just outside the box and Lionel Messi stepped up to take it and he fired a curler towards goal but Guaita did well to parry it out for a corner. Getafe had a few chances but they couldn’t score past a brilliant Bravo as he secured his 19^th clean sheet of the league.