Summary

  • Barcelona five points behind La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid

  • Spanish giants lifted the Copa del Rey thanks to a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao

  1. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    A one-two between Ilaix Moriba and Lionel Messi but the return doesn't quite fall for the substitute. Barca are are waiting for the right moment to pick off Getafe.

  2. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    A flick in the air and through the legs of a Getafe player...Messi has gone into exhibition mode.

  3. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    The first half was definitely much more fun.

  4. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    There's not an awful lot going on right now. Barcelona, with their two-goal cushion, seem content to keep the ball and Getafe's players just cannot get out of their own half.

    Neither keeper has had a serious save to make in this half.

  5. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    It's a bit like a training session. Barca are playing keep-ball and are inviting Getafe to try and take it off them. The visitors are being given the run around.

  6. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    The newly-crowned Copa del Rey winners have started as they finished the first half - completely on top.

  7. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 47 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    Barca have made a couple of changes. Ilaix Moriba and Ronald Araujo have come on for Clement Lenglet and Gerard Pique.

  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    Will Messi get his hat-trick?

    We're back under way.

  9. Postpublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    HT: Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    Lionel Messi has 25 La Liga goal this season. Getafe have 23.

    Here come the teams.

  10. Postpublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    HT: Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    This title race is going down to the wire isn't it?

    Barcelona v Atletico Madrid on 8 May is going to H-U-G-E.

  11. Atletico back on toppublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Atletico Madrid 2-0 Huesca

    In case you missed it earlier, Atletico Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a 2-0 win over Huesca 24 hours after withdrawing from the European Super League.

    Real Madrid had replaced neighbours Atletico at the summit after a 3-0 win over Cadiz on Wednesday.

    But goals by Angel Correa and Yannick Carrasco helped Atletico see off struggling Huesca.

    Diego Simeone's side are three points clear at the top with six games remaining.

    More details here.

  12. HALF-TIMEpublished at 21:47 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    That was fun. More of the same please in the second half.

  13. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    One minute of added time.

  14. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    For all Messi's magic in this game, TV keep showing replays of Getafe's calamitous own goal. It's an absolute shocker.

  15. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    Is Messi going to take another match ball home with him? He's got 50 minutes to score one more and seal another hat-trick in his incredible career.

  16. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    Lionel Messi has reached 25 La Liga goals for the 12th consecutive campaign. Just let that sink in. Machine!

  17. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    This match is pretty fitting in terms of the week we have just had in football. It's absolutely bonkers.

  18. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Barcelona 3-1 Getafe

    Messi has scored two goals and struck the woodwork twice. And it's not half-time yet.

  19. goal

    GOAL - Barcelona 3-1 Getafepublished at 33 mins

    Lionel Messi

    More magic from the boot of Lionel Messi!

    He finds space inside the box and sends a shot from an angle which comes back off the far post but Messi reacts the fastest to hammer home the rebound.

    Barca have a two-goal cushion.

    Lionel Messi scores for BarcelonaImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Barcelona 2-1 Getafe

    Sofian Chakla is going to be plastered all over social media for that. That was a shocker but what was his keeper doing so far off his line?

    The two argued as Barca's players celebrated.