By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Xavi’s tutored Barcelona side beat Getafe 4-0 on Saturday, 24 February, 2024 to climb to second position in the La Liga table.
The quartet of: Joao Felix and Raphinha, Frenkie De Jong and Fermin Lopez registered their names on the score sheets.
The defending champions climbed above Girona and now have 57 points from 26 games.
Leaders Real Madrid have 62 points and play their game in hand at home to Sevilla on Sunday, 25 February, 2024.
Real Madrid hope to take their La Liga unbeaten tally to 20 matches as they await old boy Sergio Ramos, who returns for the first time since he left in 2021 to join PSG.
Joao Felix and Raphinha missed the midweek Champions League 1-1 draw at Napoli and their return paid dividends
Brazilian forward Raphinha scored on 20 minutes with a slick shot into the bottom corner.
Raphinha was involved in the build-up to the second goal as Felix doubled the lead with a far post tap in after 53 minutes, just after Getafe had hit the post.
Polish football star, Robert Lewandowski thought he’d made it 3-0 just before the hour but was ruled off-side.
Dutch midfielder De Jong did make it 3-0 just after the hour with a well struck shot from outside the box before Lopez tapped home a rebound in time added on.
Source:AFP
