Brazilian midfielder Paulinho this afternoon proved precisely why Barcelona splashed out such a large sum on his signature this summer, as he scored the winner in a tough win for the Blaugrana at Getafe.

An exciting first-half performance from Getafe was rewarded 5 minutes before the interval with a well-worked team goal, finished by Gaku Shibasaki.

The class of Barcelona dragged them back into proceedings, as Sergi Roberto's pull back from the visitors' right was completely guided into the top corner from 12 yards out by Denis Suarez.

Getafe nearly put themselves back in front soon after, but a deflected effort from Mauro Arambarri came off the pos & back out.

This proved critical in the end, as the Catalans finally found a winner through big-money summer signing Paulinho.

The strike proved decisive, as Barca moved 7 points clear of Real Madrid in the La Liga table.

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