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**Ferran Torres Shines with Double as Barcelona Leads Getafe at Half-Time**
**Barcelona, Spain** – Ferran Torres delivered a stellar first-half performance against Getafe, scoring both goals for Barcelona and solidifying his place as the team’s leading scorer this season. The Spanish forward, nicknamed “The Shark,” has been in impressive form, building on a strong finish to the previous season where he was named MVP of the Copa del Rey final and the competition’s top scorer.
Torres opened the scoring in the 15th minute, converting a clever backheel assist from Dani Olmo into the bottom corner. Twenty minutes later, he doubled the lead, expertly placing a shot past Getafe goalkeeper David Soria after being set up by Raphinha.
His two goals put him at the top of Barcelona’s scoring charts for the season and just one goal behind Mbappé in the race for the coveted “Pichichi” award. He was unlucky not to match the French striker in the first half as he rattled the crossbar with a powerful shot.
Torres’s resurgence is largely credited to manager Hansi Flick, under whose guidance he has scored an impressive 22 goals in 51 games. This brings his total Barcelona tally to 48 goals since joining in January 2022.
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