Barcelona won with a strong play and left no room for surprises. Even though their claim to the championship ended a long time ago, they show that they will not give up second place. When Xavi leaves, he wants to at least finish 2nd in the league. It was also interesting that Barca scored 4 goals today and Lewandowski didn't score. Fermin Lopez was finally able to score another goal. Lamine Yamal didn't take time today.
Barcelona was impressive against Getafe despite missing a couple of clear chances which could have extended their lead further but it was all down to Getafe’s poor performance and high line defending, I don’t think playing such defensive strategy against a team like Barcelona was ideal because they have some few decent attackers that are capable of taking counter attacks and it could have been worse if Raphinha so good at converting chances.
I never believed Barcelona would still be able to secure the second spot after some inconsistent performances in the past but i guess this is La Liga, a league owned by Barca and Madrid. Girona have not been at their best lately but they still have the chance of retaining their second place if they win their match coming up tomorrow. They have gone too far to lose their second spot after giving up the first place to Real Madrid.
Xavi is not a bad coach and I believe he would want to prove a point before leaving the team, if it is not possible to win the title at least ending second place is not a bad achievement for the club.