Talking of Barca keeper Claudio Bravo....

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Barcelona could be 3-0 ahead already - but they could also be level at 1-1. Getafe midfielder Fredy Hinestroza gallops after a bouncing ball, with a combination of the Colombian and Barca defender Marc Bartra sending the ball looping over keeper Claudio Bravo. But the Chilean scrambles back to desperately push over the crossbar...

Here's a corner from the training ground. Xavi pings the ball back to about 15 yards where Rafinha bounds forward to head over the Getafe bar.

Seeing Lionel Messi standing over another set-piece is probably the last thing that Getafe's defence will be wanting to see. But that is what is happening. However, the wall stands firm to deflect his 20-yard free-kick out for a corner.

Somewhere in the leafy suburbs of Madrid watching this game will be Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti. And even he might be stood up and applauding his widescreen television at Messi's composure from 12 yards. OK, that's stretching it but it had me whooping at my screen...

Still Barca hog the ball - they have enjoyed a whopping 85% of the early possession.

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Lionel Messi steps up to take the spot-kick, calmly chipping straight down the middle of the Getafe goal. Cheeky!

Luis Suarez is tripped on the edge of the Getafe box - and instantly goes tumbling. Penalty, says the referee....

Ollie James: Madrid play Valencia and Sevilla either side of their clash with Juve, without Modric. They will drop points.

james d phiri: Barcelona will not have an easy time winning this but they surely will.

Who is your money on for the first Barca goalscorer? Messi? Neymar? Suarez? You might have been better advised to go for Dani Alves. The Brazil right-back is well in the thick of the attacking action again, scuffing an angled drive across goal and out for a goal-kick. Ominous signs for Getafe though...

Getafe keeper Vicente Guaita might well be a busy man tonight. He is called into action early doors as Barca right-back Dani Alves cuts inside to fire a low shot back towards goal. Guaita sharply goes down to gather.

Oooh! Luis Suarez almost sees the game's opening chance fall into his lap, but a lunging Getafe leg cuts out a throughball towards the Uruguyan in the away penalty box.

As you can imagine, Barca are dominating the early exchanges. The Blaugrana move the ball around quickly in the middle of the park, without making any incisions in the Getafe defence.

Referee David Fernandez Borbalan does a quick head count and then toots his whistle for the first time this evening. Game on!

Can Getafe help out their illustrious neighbours Real Madrid by nicking at least a point? Let's find out...

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Barcelona: Bravo, Dani Alves, Bartra, Mathieu, Adriano, Xavi, Busquets, Rafinha, Messi, Suarez, Neymar. Subs: Ter Stegen, Montoya, Rakitic, Pedro, Iniesta, Mascherano, Sergi.

Getafe: Guaita, Alexis, Lago, Velazquez, Lacen, Arroyo, Pedro León, Babá, Juan Rodríguez, Freddy, Emi.

Half of the Nou Camp pitch is covered in fading light as Barcelona's setting sun slowly disappears behind the steep stands. The teams are walking out to rapturous applause - and that means it is almost kick-off...

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Barcelona are five wins away from lifting the Spanish title - with Getafe standing in front of them as the first hurdle. But Barca boss Luis Enrique is not looking further ahead than tonight's match.

"Getafe are a dangerous side that defend with intensity and has great quality in attack," he says.

"I couldn't say how many points we're going to need to become champions, but the three available against Getafe are important."

We're asking how do you see the Spanish title race panning out? Where will Barca and Madrid drop points in the next few weeks? Who deserves the crown and, most importantly, why?

Jake Organ: The title could go either way, Barca will drop points but maybe Real will also if they are too focused on the Champions' League.

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Think tonight will be a cakewalk for Barca? Think again. These Getafe boys don't mind sticking a spanner in the spokes of the Catalan wheel.

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Barca coach Luis Enrique was quick to point in his pre-game news conference that it was the Azulones who threw them over the handlebars in last season's dash for the Spanish title race.

Getafe nicked a 2-2 draw at the Nou Camp last May to put a huge dent in the Blaugranes' title ambitions - and it proved costly as Atletico Madrid went on to pip Barca to the title.

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Thomas Vermaelen's return to the Barcelona squad is "very good news for him and for the team", said boss Luis Enrique ahead of tonight's match.

Obviously not that good though. The injury-hit defender has not kicked a competitive ball in anger since his summer arrival from Arsenal - and does not bag a place on the Barca bench tonight.

Poor Thomas. I'm sure he will be rustling around his bottom drawer for those shinpads soon.

The life of a BBC Sport text commentator isn't always all it is cracked up to be. Especially when you don't brighten up our shift with some words of wisdom.

So, come on, don't be shy. How do you see the Spanish title race panning out? Where will Barca and Madrid drop points in the next few weeks? Who deserves the crown and, most importantly, why?

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