Barcelona 4-0 Getafe: Player ratings as Barca breeze to dominant victory

Barcelona put on one of their best performances of the season as they thumped Getafe 4-0 on Saturday.

Raphinha netted the only goal in a dominant first-half performance from Barcelona, who embraced a more direct approach to punish Getafe's high line, before Joao Felix, Frenkie de Jong and Fermin Lopez got in on the fun after the break.

Robert Lewandowski also had a goal ruled out for offside in a game in which Barcelona could have comfortably had seven or eight goals.

De Jong was caught in possession five minutes in and was almost punished by Mason Greenwood, whose low drive was well kept out by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

The Barca goalkeeper's long passes over the top were his side's best route to goal early on, with both Felix and Raphinha getting in behind on separate occasions before being crowded out by Getafe's back line.

20 minutes in, however, and Raphinha did make the most of a chance. This time, it was Jules Kounde whose long ball made the difference and the Brazilian held his nerve to slot beyond David Soria.

The hosts, who were playing a more direct style of football than normal, could have added a second soon after as Raphinha's sumptuous cross nearly found Ilkay Gundogan, who was a hair's breadth away from heading home unopposed.

Raphinha then skied another great chance as Getafe's high line continued to invite all sorts of problems, before overhitting a pass to Felix which would have given the Portugal international a tap-in with the final kick of the half. Barcelona should have easily been two or three goals ahead.

Luis Milla struck the post with a long-range effort that appeared to unsettle Ter Stegen, but Barcelona soon regained control and doubled their lead through Felix.

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