Messi, Suárez send Barcelona five points clear at top of LaLiga
LaLiga's top two scorers were on target again as the leaders carved out a 2-1 victory in the Coliseum to increase their advantage over Atlético.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona: as it happened
Getafe vs Barcelona: match preview
Barcelona are out to end their recent New Year hoodoo as they visit in-form Getafe in LaLiga tonight (20:45 CET).
Barcelona haven't won first game of calendar year since 2014
The leaders can extend their advantage at the top of the league to five points after Sevilla and Atlético Madrid's 1-1 draw this afternoon, but to do so must win their opening fixture of the calendar year for the first time since back in 2014.
They will also have to overcome a Getafe side who have lost just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions, and who boast a miserly defence that has conceded just 13 LaLiga goals this term, of which only four have come at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
Alongside midfielders Rafinha and Sergi Samper, centre-backs Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen remain in the Barça sick bay, but Ernesto Valverde's defensive options have been bolstered by the loan signing of Valencia's Jeison Murillo, who is in today's squad.
High-flying Getafe have chance to go sixth in LaLiga
Meanwhile, José Bordalás' seventh-placed hosts - who can leapfrog Real Betis into the Europa League spots after the Andalusians' defeat to Huesca yesterday - are without winger Amath Ndiaye (medial cruciate ligament) and midfielder Markel Bergara (broken arm).