Barcelona struggle but do enough to maintain perfect LaLiga record

Getafe v Barcelona

Published Sep 16, 2017

Barcelona extended their 100 per cent start in LaLiga as substitute Paulinho’s late strike secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Getafe.

Big-money signing Ousmane Dembele was forced off on his first league start for Barca with an apparent hamstring problem and the hosts took a deserved lead in the 39th minute thanks to a superb Gaku Shibasaki volley.

Barca fought back after the break with goals from two substitutes, Denis Suarez equalising in the 62nd minute and Paulinho, whose summer move to the Nou Camp from China raised plenty of eyebrows, firing in with six minutes left to open his account for the Catalan club.