Atletico Madrid debuted its new stadium and beat Malaga 1-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday. Antoine Griezmann scored the first goal at the state-of-the-art Wanda Metropolitano.
The nearly 68,000 fans at the inaugural match in the stadium on the outskirts of the Spanish capital erupted when Griezmann converted a low cross by Angel Correa from the right an hour in.
"I'm proud to have written my name in the history of the stadium and in the history of the club," Griezmann said. "Hopefully there will be many more goals like this in this stadium."
The victory capped a day of festivities celebrating the stadium's opening game, attended by King Felipe VI. Afterward, players went around the field greeting the fans in the stands. A show with fireworks and music ensued.
Atletico moved to within four points of Barcelona. Second-place Real Sociedad, the only other team which entered the weekend with a perfect record, hosts defending champion Real Madrid on early hours of Monday. Madrid is in 11th place, seven points behind Barcelona.
Atletico played its first three games away so there was enough time to get everything ready for the inaugural match.
It moved into its new home after more than 50 years at Vicente Calderon Stadium, which was beloved by its fans and produced one of the greatest atmospheres in football.
DECISIVE PAUlINHO
Paulinho scored his first goal for Barcelona late in the second half to keep alive the side's perfect record. He fought off a defender inside the area before firing into the far corner in the 84th minute.
"I'm very happy to have scored the winning goal, it was very special," Paulinho said.
Playing in China last season, Paulinho was one of the few players signed by Barcelona in the offseason. The club paid 40 million euros to attract the Brazil midfielder and was criticized by many for spending so much on him.
Getafe, which has won only one of its four games to start the season, led through Japanese midfielder Gaku Shibasaki just before halftime. Denis Suarez equalized in the second half.
Barcelona won the match but lost Ousmane Dembele, its biggest offseason signing, midway through the first half because of an apparent muscle injury.