Barcelona win 2-0 at Getafe
- Barcelona beat Getafe 2-0 on Saturday at the Coliseum, with Fermín López scoring before halftime and Marcus Rashford adding the second, pushing Hansi Flick’s side closer to the La Liga title. - The win was Barcelona’s ninth straight league victory and lifted them to 85 points, 11 ahead of Real Madrid after Madrid’s 1-1 draw at Real Betis, with five matches left. - Barcelona now need five more points to clinch the title after opening an 11-point lead with five games remaining. (laliga.com)
Barcelona won 2-0 at Getafe on Saturday and moved within touching distance of retaining the La Liga title. (fcbarcelona.com) (espn.com) Fermín López scored in first-half stoppage time after a Pedri pass, and Marcus Rashford made it 2-0 in the 74th minute from a Robert Lewandowski assist. (skysports.com) (beinsports.com) The result gave Barcelona 85 points from 33 matches and extended their lead over Real Madrid to 11 points after Madrid drew 1-1 with Real Betis on Friday. (espn.com) (fcbarcelona.com) (sofascore.com) Barcelona have five league games left, which means they need five more points to make the title mathematically certain regardless of Madrid’s results. That turned a difficult away trip at Getafe into one of the biggest steps in their run-in. (football-espana.net) (laliga.com) Getafe had made this fixture awkward for Barcelona in recent seasons, and Barcelona had not won a league game at the Coliseum since 2019. Saturday’s victory ended that stretch. (football-espana.net) (channelnewsasia.com) Rashford did not start the match and came on in the 60th minute for Roony Bardghji before scoring 14 minutes later. Ronald Araújo and Frenkie de Jong also entered at the hour mark as Hansi Flick changed the game state with fresh legs. (skysports.com) (sofascore.com) Sky Sports listed the attendance at 9,487 at the Coliseum for the 3:15 p.m. local kickoff on April 25. Barcelona closed the afternoon with a clean sheet and their ninth consecutive league win. (skysports.com) (channelnewsasia.com) Barcelona left Getafe with the same scoreline they needed and a title race that now looks close to finished. (fcbarcelona.com) (laliga.com)
