Barcelona vs Getafe, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona's Messi scores brace in win over Getafe
Lionel Messi scored two first-half goals as Barcelona defeated Getafe to stay alive in the La Liga title race.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 5': Damián Suárez (Getafe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 6': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 6': Juan Iglesias (Getafe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Goal! Barcelona 1, Getafe 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
- 9': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Getafe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ángel Rodríguez (Getafe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 12': Own Goal by Clément Lenglet, Barcelona. Barcelona 1, Getafe 1.
- 16': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Djené Dakonam.
- 20': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 26': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 26': Takefusa Kubo (Getafe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Own Goal by Sofian Chakla, Getafe. Barcelona 2, Getafe 1.
- 32': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 32': Foul by Damián Suárez (Getafe).
- 32': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clément Lenglet with a headed pass.
- 33': Goal! Barcelona 3, Getafe 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Chema Rodríguez (Getafe).
- 40': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Getafe. Chema Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Getafe).
- 44': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Getafe).
- 45': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Getafe 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Getafe 1.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ilaix Moriba replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 45': Substitution, Getafe. Koffi replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 45': Substitution, Getafe. Mauro Arambarri replaces Nemanja Maksimovic.
- 45': Substitution, Getafe. Sabit Abdulai replaces Carles Aleñá.
- 49': Damián Suárez (Getafe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona).
- 49': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 49': Juan Iglesias (Getafe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Corner, Getafe. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
- 50': Attempt missed. Sofian Chakla (Getafe) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Damián Suárez with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Foul by Juan Iglesias (Getafe).
- 55': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Getafe. Enes Ünal replaces Ángel Rodríguez.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 66': Damián Suárez (Getafe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona).
- 67': Penalty Getafe. Enes Ünal draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': VAR Decision: Penalty Getafe.
- 68': Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Goal! Barcelona 3, Getafe 2. Enes Ünal (Getafe) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 71': Foul by Mauro Arambarri (Getafe).
- 71': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Damián Suárez (Getafe).
- 71': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Mauro Arambarri (Getafe).
- 74': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 76': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 76': Juan Iglesias (Getafe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Getafe. Josete Miranda replaces Chema Rodríguez.
- 78': Attempt missed. Josete Miranda (Getafe) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Iglesias with a cross.
- 80': Offside, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Josete Miranda (Getafe).
- 82': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Mauro Arambarri (Getafe).
- 84': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Juan Iglesias (Getafe).
- 85': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Djené Dakonam.
- 87': Goal! Barcelona 4, Getafe 2. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Damián Suárez (Getafe).
- 90': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Getafe).
- 90': Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Getafe).
- 90': Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 90'+2': Penalty Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Sofian Chakla (Getafe) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Goal! Barcelona 5, Getafe 2. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Getafe 2.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 5, Getafe 2.
Statistics
 GET |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 19.5 | Possession | 80.5 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 147 | Accurate Passes | 853 |
| 222 | Passes | 938 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 8 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 14 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 29 | +50 | 73 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | +37 | 69 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 29 | +20 | 58 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | +21 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet  |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Getafe (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Soria (GK) |
| 21 | Sofian Chakla |
| 2 | Djené |
| 15 | Marc Cucurella |
| 22 | Damián Suárez |
| 6 | Chema |
| 20 | Nemanja Maksimovic |
| 11 | Carles Aleñá |
| 9 | Ángel Rodríguez |
| 5 | Takefusa Kubo |
| 29 | Juan Iglesias |
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