Hansi Flick's team celebrated a 2-0 victory against Getafe, thus extending their lead over Real Madrid to 11 points. With five rounds remaining, this means that if Barcelona wins their next match against Osasuna away and Real Madrid slips up, the Catalans will become the new/old champions of Spain for the 29th time in their history.
Regarding today's match, Barcelona was superior for most of the game, creating several solid chances, primarily for Lewandowski and Olmo, but the score remained unchanged. In the 36th minute, Barcelona missed their best chance of the match when Rony's shot went just wide of the goal.
Just as everyone expected halftime, Barcelona took the lead. Pedri delivered an excellent through ball, and Fermin Lopez ran one-on-one with the goalkeeper, calmly scoring for 1-0, which was the halftime score.
In the second half, Barcelona continued with better and more secure play, especially in midfield. The hosts' performance was best illustrated by the fact that they did not register a single shot on target against Garcia throughout the match.
A notable chance came in the 67th minute, with Fermin Lopez again in the spotlight, but his shot went wide of the goal. In the 75th minute, Barcelona scored their second goal. After a corner for Getafe, a lightning-fast counterattack ensued, with Lewandowski clearing the ball, Rashford running one-on-one with the home goalkeeper, and calmly slotting home for 2-0.
The match ended 2-0 for Barcelona, who now have 85 points, 11 more than Real Madrid.