4-0! The defending champions of La Liga are playing like crazy! 5 points away from Real Madrid, Barcelona's hopes for the title are rekindled

At 23:15 on February 24, Beijing time, the 26th round of the 2023-24 La Liga season ushered in a key battle: the defending champion Barcelona hosted the weak team Getafe.

After the first 25 rounds, Barcelona has 16 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, accumulating 54 points, ranking third in the La Liga standings, 8 points behind the leader Real Madrid, and 2 points behind the second Girona. Getafe has 25 games, 8 wins, 10 draws, 7 losses, and 34 points, ranking tenth, which belongs to no relegation pressure and has no hope of qualifying for Europe.

Yes, Barcelona started the 433 formation, Lewandowski and Felix, Raphinha formed a forward trident, midfielders Gundogan, Christensen, Frenkie de Jong, four defenders Cancelo, Cubasi, Araujo, Kounde, goalkeeper Ter Stegen. The starting eleven is worth a total of 450 million euros.

Getafe started in a 451 formation, with Mayoral as a single arrow in the front, Diego Rico, Moriba, Mira, Maksimovic and Mason Greenwood in the midfield, four defenders Daknum, Adlet, Gaston, Iglesias, and goalkeeper Soria. The starting eleven is worth a total of 65 million euros.

In the 5th minute, Greenwood's long-range shot from outside the box was confiscated by Ter Stegen.

In the 7th minute, Raphinha grabbed a volley in the small penalty area and hit it high.

In the 19th minute, Kounde made a precise long pass, and Raphinha took the ball to form a single knife and hit the goal in the penalty area. Barcelona leads Getafe 1-0.

In the 22nd minute, Cancelo cut inside and shot but was blocked.

In the 26th minute, in the face of a cross from the right side of his teammate, Gundogan followed up in the middle and wanted to head the goal, but he couldn't reach the ball, and the Getafe player almost blocked the ball into his own goal.

In the 30th minute, Greenwood fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area that was confiscated by Ter Stegen.

In the 35th minute, Felix stepped forward to take the ball to form a single knife, and the shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.

In the 38th minute, Felix kicked the goal from the left side of the penalty area and was taken down by the goalkeeper.

In the 39th minute, Raphinha stepped forward to take the ball to form a single knife, and Wu Lei's soul possessed him and knocked the ball away.

In the 53rd minute, Raphinha instigated an attack, Christensen cut in a cross from the right, and Felix followed up with an easy shot. Barcelona extended the score to 2:0.

In the 61st minute, Raphinha sent a wonderful pass in the penalty area, and Frenkie de Jong scored with a push. Barcelona 3:0 Getafe.

In the 90th minute, Frenkie de Jong went through, Roque's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and Ferming scored the ball with a follow-up shot. Barcelona sealed the win 4-0 Getafe.

Clean sheet, big win, this is the first time Barcelona has played a game with a really strong team style this season, Raphinha and Felix are in excellent shape, the only regret is that Lewandowski failed to score.

With 57 points in 26 games, it rose to second in the La Liga standings in one round, and there are still 5 points away from the top Real Madrid, which is not a small gap, but it is not impossible to fill it.