Barca XI: Bravo, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Messi, Suarez, Neymar.
Espanyol XI: Pau, Javi Lopez, Alvaro, Roco, Alvarez, Diop, Jordan, Hernan, Burgui, Asensio, Caicedo.
Barca top table on GD from Atletico
Visitors won five trophies in 2015
Luis Suarez beats the offside trap this time and hits the post for Barcelona after a great flick from Ivan Rakitic.
And Neymar then gets beyond Espanyol's defence but his cross-shot is saved by the keeper.
We're on the verge of a goal, I can feel it.
As I say that Hernan Perez goes on a jinking run for Espanyol, gets into the box but then fires wide. This is becoming a good game.
Much better from Barcelona and Lionel Messi's shot is deflected over for a corner. You feel a goal is coming now, the first time in this game I've thought that.
Andres Iniesta has the ball in the net but the flag had already gone up for offside after Espanyol's defence stepped up to catch Luis Suarez off. By the time he played the ball across to the midfielder, they knew it wouldn't count.
This is almost the closest Barcelona have come. Luis Suarez gets into the box but he gets his pull back wrong and Neymar's shot is blocked. Better start though from the champions.
Barcelona get the second half under way. Can they score (at least) one?
Barcelona's players are in the tunnel at the Power8 and we should be under way in the next 180 seconds or so.
Barcelona's B team have been busy in the transfer market.
In comes Brazilian youngster Robert Goncalves on loan from Fluminense for the rest of the season.
The forward is 19 according to most sources, although the story on Barca's website says he is 20.
They have also signed Xemi and Moises Delgado and had also recruited Sergi Guardiola - before cancelling his contract after finding that he had published offensive tweets about the club and Catalonia.
Captain and left-back Alejandro Grimaldo, 20, has been sold to Benfica for about £1.1m.
Image source, .No injury time needed because barely anything has happened. It's level at the break.
Andres Iniesta drags a shot wide - only Barcelona's third effort of the game. Espanyol's keeper has yet to make a save.
Joan Jordan becomes the third Espanyol player to be booked - this time for pulling Lionel Messi back by the head.
Barcelona have had about 75% possession so far and win a corner after Dani Alves' cross is put out of play. The hosts have defended very solidly so far.
Barcelona have a free-kick maybe 25 yards out and Lionel Messi hits a brilliant curling effort which hits exactly the corner of goalpost and crossbar. The keeper was rooted to the ground.
The free-kick is slammed right into some Barcelona players - the visitors counter attack at speed but a pass to Dani Alves is overhit and goes out for a goal-kick. A waste from Luis Enrique's side.
Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano handles the ball just outside the box and it's a free-kick. Inches away from being a penalty.
He's already been booked remember...
Espanyol captain Javi Lopez is booked for shoving Neymar over from behind. The Brazilian went down easily mind.
Just the hour for Lopez to avoid a second booking against Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar now...
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique clears the ball off the line but we've still only had one shot, off target, by Barcelona.
Espanyol's Alvaro and Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano start pushing each other in the box and they're both booked. Another referee might have sent Alvaro off there - lucky escape.