Luis Suarez Scores in Barcelona's 2-0 La Liga Win over Getafe

Barcelona won their second La Liga match in a row on Saturday, beating Getafe 2-0 on the road. Luis Suarez and Junior Firpo got the goals.

The Uruguayan opened the scoring late in a chippy first half, and Firpo converted a rebound early in the second to double the lead. The match turned into an all-out war after the second goal, and Clement Lenglet was sent off.

The Catalans started Saturday's match in seventh place, having won just three of their six La Liga outings.

Getafe came into the match leading La Liga in fouls conceded, and unsurprisingly, they kicked off Saturday's outing by being ultra-aggressive. It led to a sloppy start, with Barcelona not finding their rhythm and the hosts seemingly uninterested in pushing them.

Carles Perez fired the first real chance too close to goalkeeper David Soria, who made the save, and Suarez aimed his effort wide of the mark.

Getafe had their chances as well, finding plenty of success by targeting Firpo. The full-back had a poor first half but would later make up for it with his goal.

The hosts' best chance fell to Angel Rodriguez, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen made a good stop:

Suarez fired another shot wide after 30 minutes and looked off the pace for most of the half, but he would eventually get the opener, courtesy of a Ter Stegen assist.

The Germany international came off his line to intercept a ball and then blasted it up the pitch, laying it in the path of Suarez, who lobbed Soria.

ESPN FC's Samuel Marsden loved it:

Suarez had a great chance to double his tally before the break, but he aimed wide after good work from Perez.

Barcelona bagged their second goal shortly after half-time. Soria couldn't handle a shot from Perez, and Firpo was there to steer home the rebound.

One fan was happy to see the summer signing get some redemption:

The second goal seemed to light a fire under the hosts, who pushed their aggression to even greater heights. Kenedy and Nemanja Maksimovic were booked in quick succession, and the fans turned on the official, jeering him at every turn.

Amid all the heckling and battling, there was little room for actual football. Perez could have added a third goal after 71 minutes but fired wide; other than that, chances were few.

There was plenty of drama, however. Sergio Busquets flirted with a red card and was taken off for Ivan Rakitic, and just two minutes later, Lenglet received his marching orders for a second bookable offence.

Barcelona's defensive depth will be tested without the suspended Frenchman:

Getafe could not take advantage of the dismissal to claw their way back into the match.

The win takes Barcelona up to second place, just one point behind Real Madrid, but Los Blancos, Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid all have a match in hand. Atletico and Real will meet later on Saturday.