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Paulinho delighted to score first Barça goal in Getafe win

The Brazilian says those are the type of goals he usually scores

He added that the key to the three points was remaining calm

El centrocampista brasileño ha celebrado así su primer gol blaugrana / | AFP
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Paulinho was the star on Saturday afternoon. A few minutes after replacing Ivan Rakitic, he latched on to a Lionel Messi pass to score the goal which gave Barcelona three points.

After the game, he was obviously delighted: "Yes, of course, I am happy for my first goal with Barça, but more because of the win." 

The Brazil international added: "I usually score goals of this type... Those are my qualities. I never give up on any ball. 

"Those are my qualities [getting into the box], arriving from deep to score goals. But the important thing is the win, the rest is secondary."

For the midfielder, "it was a difficult game. Getafe made it really difficult because they have some quality players and they made us work until the end. It was not easy.

 

"I think the key was staying calm. We didn't lose that and we waited for our chance. The whole team did a phenomenal job."