Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage from La Liga where Barcelona entertain Getafe at the Camp Nou.

Diego Castro is in the book for hauling back Alba.

Villa finds Messi on the edge who in turn draws the defence before passing to Alexis – the Chilean looks for the return pass to either man but without a matching run Codina collects.

Lopo is horribly late on Villa and quite rightly receives a yellow card.

Messi evades four challenges from the Getafe defence before slipping a ball behind the full-back for Villa, who lifts the ball to Messi. He heads over on the stretch though.

Luis García Plaza probably needs to look at his tactics – they are getting overrun in midfield and he needs to change the 4-4-2.

Adriano evades the attentions of Escudero but his cross is cut out with Messi lurking. Barca waste the set-piece.

Piqué rises highest to head a long throw into the box clear and the side from Madrid are really struggling to put any sort of pressure on the home defence.

The pace of the game has slowed somewhat.

Getafe need to get closer to Iniesta who is the fulcrum. This time he finds Alba, but Villa slightly rushes the finish from the centre from the former Valencia man and it is just the wrong side of the post.

POST!! Alexis lifts the ball over the Getafe defence into the run of Messi who stabs the ball on to the post.

Incessant pressure from the hosts.

Messi holds off four players before laying off – outrageous close control.

Messi with an almost incredible over-head kick but he just gets his timing wrong following a good run and cross from Villa.

A cross for the right drops dangerously in the Barca box but Puyol ushers Colunga off the ball and Valdes collects. The ball is worked from the keeper to Iniesta who initiates another attack with a majestic touch. Messi holds the ball for a second too long and the visitors clear.

Valdes comes to claim a cross and looks for Alexis in the right channel but his kick is errant and Codina collects.

Adriano is late on Borja just inside the Barca half and the visiting defence have some respite.

Messi exchanges passes with Villa on the edge but his teasing cross is cleared for a corner. The visitors clear the set-piece.

Messi runs at Lopo but the veteran manages to get a leg in just on the edge of the box – great challenge.

Song covers in behind Adriano but Diego Castro comes across and is a little over zealous in his attempts to retrieve the ball. He fouls the former Arsenal man.

Getafe are very high up the pitch. Thus allowing the hosts ample space.

Thiago looks for Alexis in behind after another passage of ten or so passes but the ball has a little too much purchase on it.