Ferran Torres scored twice as Barcelona closed the gap to LaLiga leaders Real Madrid to two points after a 3-0 win over Getafe.
The Spaniard opened the scoring from a Dani Olmo cutback after 15 minutes and he scored his fourth league goal of the season 20 minutes later when calmly slotting home Raphinha’s pass.
Marcus Rashford, Barcelona’s hero in the Champions League win over Newcastle on Thursday, replaced Raphinha at half time, and it was not long before he was involved in the goals again, finding Olmo who put the game to bed with a composed finish.
The hosts had an early chance to test keeper David Soria after Mario Martín fouled Jules Koundé 25 yards out, but an intricate set-play failed to come off as Raphinha screwed a hurried attempt high and wide.
Barcelona were seeing plenty off the ball, but the game was littered with niggly fouls as the visitors sat deep and tried to hit Flick’s men on the break.
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However, they were undone in stunning fashion with 15 minutes gone when Raphinha picked out Olmo’s run into the box with a fine pass and the Spain international audaciously back-heeled the ball to Ferran to fire home first time.
They might have increased their advantage with 28 minutes gone, but 37-year-old striker Robert Lewandowski just failed to get a touch to Pedri’s low cross as he slid in.
Raphinha, much to his disgust, picked up a 32nd-minute booking for dallying as he prepared to take a free-kick, but his mood improved significantly two minutes later when he ran on to a clearance on the halfway line and played Ferran in behind a flat-footed defence to apply another accomplished finish.
Soria got down well to repel Lewandowski’s 41st-minute effort, but the crossbar came to the keeper’s rescue two minutes before the break as Ferran was desperately unfortunate not to complete a first-half hat-trick.
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Getafe might have got themselves back into the game within three minutes of the restart when the ball ricocheted off Kounde into the path of Javi Muñoz, whose right-foot shot flew just wide of Joan García’s far post.
It was Rashford who carved Getafe open once again with 28 minutes remaining when, after he had been played in down the right by Marc Casadó, he pulled the ball back to Olmo, who finished emphatically to make it 3-0.
Rashford was twice denied by Soria as time ran down and although Barça dominated both possession and territory, they were unable to add further to their tally.