Getafe 1-2 Barcelona: Paulinho scores first Barca goal as Catalans come from behind - 5 talking points

Substitutes Denis Suarez and Paulinho struck for Barcelona as they recovered from Gaku Shibasaki’s wondergoal to beat Getafe and move seven points clear of Real Madrid.

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Jorge Molina missed a great chance early on as he prodded into the side netting from close range after Gerard Pique deflected an effort to him at the back post.

Ousmane Dembele went off injured as Barcelona struggled to force their way into the game.

However five minutes before the interval, Getafe broke the deadlock with a sensational volley from Shibasaki, belted into the top corner from outside the area.

Barcelona equalised through half-time substitute Denis Suarez, who finished well after being teed up by Sergi Roberto.

Then another substitute Paulinho barged his way through and rammed home to snatch Barcelona the win.

Here are the five major talking points from the game

Suarez saving Barcelona is nothing new, but it’s usually Luis, not Denis.

Substitute Denis Suarez netted a fine equaliser for Barcelona, showing coolness of mind and a lethal finish to curl home from inside the area in the second half, as the Catalans struggled.

However the other Suarez, the rather more famous Suarez, struggled to make an accurate pass, much less the difference.he Uruguayan hitman put in an extremely poor performance which will worry Barcelona fans and coach Valverde.

One late break was totally ruined by his inability to control the ball correctly, and then when he did manage to, his pass was straight to a Getafe defender.

One of the most mocked moves of the transfer window was Barcelona splashing 40 million euros on Paulinho.

The Brazilian midfielder came from Guangzhou Evergrande with a hefty price tags and millions of mouths to shut, which he started here.

Brought on in the 77th minute, Paulinho took just seven minutes to charge into the area and rifle home to put Barcelona ahead in a game where they struggled.

“Paulinho, Paulinho,” sung the visiting fans, but how many of them would have criticised his signing?

Often it’s best to wait and see how things go before passing judgement.