On Sunday evening, the last 18th round matches of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played.
In the capital city, Madrid's "Getafe", performing well this season, hosted the leader "Barcelona". The Catalans took advantage of all their closest opponents' scattered points and celebrated a victory with a result of 2:1.
In the 20th minute, Lionel Messi showed his fighting spirit and, passing through several opponents, led the guests forward.
In the 39th minute, the Catalans gained a two-goal advantage when Luis Suarez sent a comfortable ball into the opponent's goal with a stunning shot.
However, "Getafe" found a way to retaliate and scored in the 43rd minute, keeping the intrigue in the second half.
In the second half of the match, "Getafe" had several hundred percent chances to score, but luck accompanied the Catalans and goalkeeper Ter Stegen saved them several times.
After the victory, "Barcelona" gained a 5-point advantage over the second place. "Getafe" remains in seventh place.
Result:
"Getafe" 1 - 2 "Barcelona"
20' [0 - 1] L. Messi
39' [0 - 2] L. Suarez
43' [1 - 2] J. Mata
Standings:
