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He didn't quite manage to nick the matchball, but Lionel Messi has already got plenty of them stored in his room of momentos. It was an easy night for the Barcelona talisman - and his colleagues - as they thumped Getafe to pile the pressure back on title rivals Real Madrid. Make sure you join us tomorrow to see if Los Merengues can hit back. Adios!

Spanish La Liga

Real Madrid's remaining Liga fixtures:

29 April: Almeria (H)

2 May: Sevilla (A)

9 May: Valencia (H)

16 May: Espanyol (A)

23 May: Getafe (H)

Spanish La Liga

Barcelona's remaining Liga fixtures:

2 May: Cordoba (A)

9 May: Real Sociedad (H)

16 May: Atletico Madrid (A)

23 May: Deportivo (H)

Spanish La Liga

Barcelona know they will regain the Spanish title if they can win each of their remaining four games. Easy, huh? If only. But they also know that even drawing one match could prove costly if Madrid don't drop any points in their remaining five matches.

Remember - Spanish teams who finish level points are separated by their head-to-head record not goal difference. And Madrid edge the two El Clasico fixtures this season.

Over to you Real Madrid. Barcelona move five points of their arch-rivals with that cakewalk, but Madrid have their chance to respond when they host Almeria tomorrow.

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Only 49 seconds of added time are played before referee David Fernandez Borbalan decides to call it a day. Easy win for Barcelona!

About to enter injury-time - Getafe are desperate to hear that final whistle go. All they want is a hot shower and a nap on the coach back to Madrid now. One more minute of misery to endure....

Getafe win a free-kick about 35 yards from the Barca goal. Time for a consolation? Not yet. The inswinging set-piece is booted clear by Adriano for a corner.

Barcelona stroke the ball around with ease as they run down the clock. Is there time for a seventh? Lionel Messi drives forward in search of his third, but the Getafe defence holds firm to crowd him out just outside their area.

DMaxLan: La Liga is so dull with the Barca-Real Madrid duopoly. Look at their goal differences in the table, not points. Tells the tale.

Five minutes left for Getafe to score six goals and nab a point. Believe.

Lionel Messi stands over a free-kick on the edge of the Getafe penalty area. The Nou Camp holds its breath. The Getafe wall shuffle uncomfortably. The Barca hero clips a curling effort over the wall, trying to tuck the ball inside the left-hand post. But Getafe keeper Vicente Guaita flings himself across to tip around the post.

Now here's an away chance. Getafe have a man waiting in the middle to receive a cross from the left, but Barca centre-back Jeremy Mathieu steps in to cut out the ball.

Barca, unsurprisingly, have taken their foot off the gas a touch, but equally Getafe have pulled their finger out to show some fight. Not much but a little. The away side enjoy a few touches of the ball in the Barca half, but don't look like forging an opportunity.

Barcelona have not scored for over half an hour now. Not good enough.

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Another Getafe substitution as defender Sergio Escudero enters the action. Just think of the appearance bonus mate - that's the only positive to take.

With a 6-0 lead you'd expect Barca to show some mercy on their poor visitors. Not a chance. Whistles ring around the Nou Camp as Lionel Messi goes tumbling just inside the Getafe box - the Argentine is adamant he should be given a penalty. Now that's just greedy...

Anon: Barcelona to win La liga, Champions League, Copa Del Rey, French Open and the general election. That's how good they are.