FC Barcelona heaped the pressure on league leaders Real Madrid with a comfortable 4-0 win over Getafe at the Camp Nou. Now the gap stands at just a single .Barcelona moved to within a single point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a 4-0 victory over Getafe at Camp Nou.
In a comprehensive win, Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring before Lionel Messi added the second shortly before the break. Getafe limited the space in the second half but eventually succumbed to the pressure as Pedro and Sanchez put the game beyond doubt.
Barca began by squeezing Getafe high up the pitch and using their wide midfielders and wingers to provide immense width. Lionel Messi scored his 61st goal of the season and had two assists, leading Barcelona over Getafe 4-0 night Tuesday in the Spanish league and pulling the three-time defending champions within one point of first-place Real Madrid.
Messi capped a superb exchange with Andres Iniesta with a rising shot into the top corner in the 44th minute. Messi leads the league with 39 goals, one shy of the record Cristiano Ronaldo set last season.The Chile forward Alexis Sánchez scored twice as Barcelona swept to a 4-0 home win over Getafe that moved them to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Sánchez curled in the opener from Lionel Messi's layoff after 13 minutes and the world player of the year netted his 39th league goal and 61st in all competitions this season from an Andrés Iniesta backheel.
Sánchez and Pedro headed goals within three minutes of each other in the second half.
Barça, who were 10 points adrift of Madrid just over three weeks ago, cranked up the pressure with a 10th straight win and moved to within one point of their arch rivals.
José Mourinho's men, who have drawn three of their last five league matches, travel to play city rivals Atlético Madrid at the Estadio Vicente Calderón on Wednesday.
"We are coming back from a large disadvantage and we feel like cyclists, the most difficult part is the last kilometre and passing the person in first place," the Barça sports director Andoni Zubizarreta told reporters.
In a comprehensive win, Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring before Lionel Messi added the second shortly before the break. Getafe limited the space in the second half but eventually succumbed to the pressure as Pedro and Sanchez put the game beyond doubt.
Barca began by squeezing Getafe high up the pitch and using their wide midfielders and wingers to provide immense width. Lionel Messi scored his 61st goal of the season and had two assists, leading Barcelona over Getafe 4-0 night Tuesday in the Spanish league and pulling the three-time defending champions within one point of first-place Real Madrid.
Messi capped a superb exchange with Andres Iniesta with a rising shot into the top corner in the 44th minute. Messi leads the league with 39 goals, one shy of the record Cristiano Ronaldo set last season.The Chile forward Alexis Sánchez scored twice as Barcelona swept to a 4-0 home win over Getafe that moved them to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Sánchez curled in the opener from Lionel Messi's layoff after 13 minutes and the world player of the year netted his 39th league goal and 61st in all competitions this season from an Andrés Iniesta backheel.
Sánchez and Pedro headed goals within three minutes of each other in the second half.
Barça, who were 10 points adrift of Madrid just over three weeks ago, cranked up the pressure with a 10th straight win and moved to within one point of their arch rivals.
José Mourinho's men, who have drawn three of their last five league matches, travel to play city rivals Atlético Madrid at the Estadio Vicente Calderón on Wednesday.
"We are coming back from a large disadvantage and we feel like cyclists, the most difficult part is the last kilometre and passing the person in first place," the Barça sports director Andoni Zubizarreta told reporters.
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