Real Madrird extend league lead to 4 after Barcelona drew with getafe

Lionel Messi hit the bar with a second-half free kick but Luis Enrique's men were forced to settle for a frustrating share of the spoils in the Spanish capital.Barcelona lost ground on Liga leaders Real Madrid after being held to a 0-0 draw at Getafe on Saturday afternoon.

The Catalans found themselves frustrated for long periods of the game as their hosts held firm at the back and, although the visitors piled on the pressure towards the end, they failed to secure a ninth successive win in all competitions and now sit four points off top spot in the Primera Division.

Fresh from beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in the Champions League in midweek, Barca dominated possession throughout at a wet and windy Coliseum Alfonso Perez and kept Getafe camped in their own half for much of the match.

Both sides had penalty shouts rejected in the first period, while Barca came closest to breaking the deadlock when Lionel Messi saw a free-kick come back off the crossbar just after the break.

Luis Enrique threw men forward in search of a winner, with Messi and Xavi again almost making the crucial breakthrough. - Goal.com

No epa....and with an energetic and unstopabble Real Madrid at the moment .... Laliga becomes fun all the way