Barcelona achieved its 17th victory in La Liga this season (Getty)

Barcelona jumped to second place in the Spanish Football League after defeating its guest Getafe 4-0 on Saturday evening in the 26th round of the competition.

Rafinha, Joao Felix, Frenkie de Jong and Fermin Lopez scored the goals of the match in the 20th, 53rd, 61st and 91st minutes.

🥅⚽️ Rafinha opens the scoring for Barcelona #Spanish_League |

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Barcelona, ​​the defending champion last season, raised its score to 57 points in second place, reducing the gap with Real Madrid, the leader, to 5 points.

🥅⚽️ Joao Felix doubles the score for Barcelona #Spanish_League |

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Real Madrid will play against Sevilla tomorrow evening, Sunday, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

The Catalan team also "temporarily" overtook Girona, which is in third place with 56 points, and which will face Rayo Vallecano on Monday evening at the end of the round's competitions.

As for Getafe, it suffered its eighth loss in the league this season, leaving its score frozen at 34 points in tenth place.

Source: German