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Getafe's Lafita: Messi is irreplaceable

Getafe midfielder Angel Lafita believes it is a good time for his side to face Barcelona because the Catalans are still without the injured four-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Getafe midfielder Angel Lafita hopes his team can take advantage of the absence of Lionel Messi when it hosts Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday.

Lafita already knows what it means to frustrate Barca, having been part of the Zaragoza side that regularly upset the Blaugrana in the Frank Rijkaard era and also the scorer of both goals when the Madrid team secured a shock 2-2 draw at Camp Nou in 2013-14.