Barcelona snatched a late 2-1 win at Getafe, with Paulinho’s strike sending them three points clear at the top of La Liga overnight, but lost Ousmane Dembélé to a hamstring injury on his first league start. Paulinho’s signing was widely criticised by supporters but he drove into the area and fired home to preserve Barcelona’s 100% record in the league. Gaku Shibasaki had scored a magnificent volley to put Getafe ahead in the 40th minute but another substitute, Denis Suárez, equalised for Barcelona after 62 minutes. Dembélé became Barcelona’s record signing in August when the Catalans paid Borussia Dortmund a fee which could reach €147m. Later on Saturday, Atlético Madrid marked their first game at the new Wanda Metropolitano stadium with a sluggish 1-0 win over pointless Málaga.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2017 16:41 UTC