Getafe opened the year in seventh place with 25 points, in the European spots, hosting Barcelona.

Messi put Barcelona ahead in the 20th and Luis Suárez extended the lead in the 39th. Mata pulled one back in the 43rd, before half-time, and the score did not change again.

Bordalás sought the equaliser by bringing on Rober Ibáñez, Samu Saiz and Jorge Molina; Foulquier went off in the 57th, Ángel in the 74th and Portillo in the 83rd.

Foulquier saw yellow in the 14th, Damián Suárez in the 61st, Cabrera in the 68th and Maksimović in the 77th.

Cuadra Fernández was the referee. Antunes and Ángel reached 50 LaLiga appearances for Getafe. The team remain seventh with 25 points.