Summary

  • Messi strikes with superb free-kick

  • Turan and Vidal make Barcelona debuts

  • Barcelona rivals drew 0-0 on Saturday in league

  • Copa del Rey round of 16 first leg

  1. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Espanyol striker Felipe Caicedo appears to have hurt himself in a challenge with Sergio Busquets but he's OK to continue.

  2. Postpublished at 20:05

    Italian Serie A

    Napoli are playing Torino right now in Serie A and Lorenzo Insigne has scored a brilliant opener for the title contenders. The ball dropped to him outside the box and he hit a first-time volley that flew up into the air and above the keeper. Woof.

  3. YELLOW CARDpublished at 35 mins

    Barcelona striker Neymar clashes with Gerard Moreno - he almost, sort of, not really, kicked the Espanyol player and is booked.

  4. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Espanyol goalscorer Felipe Caicedo wipes Jordi Alba out with a late sliding tackle and is lucky to escape punishment. This derby is getting a bit feisty.

  5. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Great football from Barcelona - Andres Iniesta steps around an opponent in midfield and plays it down the left wing to Neymar. The Brazilian finds Lionel Messi, whose shot is blocked.

  6. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Espanyol break and Hernen Perez's excellent cross from the right finds the head of Felipe Caicedo but his effort is blocked by a defender.

    Moments later Javi Lopez pulls back the speeding Neymar on the halfway line and escapes a booking. That guy is very much riding his luck.

  7. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 25 mins

    Barcelona should have a penalty as Javi Lopez basically kicks Neymar down from behind when the Brazilian is trying to control the ball in the box.

    No penalty and Neymar is down injured although I think he's OK to carry on.

  8. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Neymar almost puts Barcelona ahead - Andres Iniesta plays another brilliant ball through and the Brazilian fires just wide of the far post. He thinks keeper Pau Lopez got a touch but the referee disagrees. Goal-kick.

    NeymarImage source, AFP/GETTY
  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 20 mins

    Espanyol's Gerard Moreno is booked for a foul on Barca's debutant midfielder Arda Turan.  

  10. Postpublished at 20 mins

    It's a more even game that we might have expected so far. Espanyol are holding their more illustrious opponents although Barcelona are just threatening to create chances every time they get the ball.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 January 2016

    #bbceurofooty

    David Knightley tweeted us with a screengrab of the Espanyol goal entry: Frame this collector's item!!! Barcelona losing!!!

    Unfortunately they'd already equalised in the time he was able to tweet us!

  12. goal

    GOAL - Barcelona 1-1 Espanyolpublished at 13 mins

    Lionel Messi

    Well that didn't last long. In a goal that could have been scored any time in the last six years, Andres Iniesta slides in a perfect ball for Lionel Messi, who takes a couple of touches and smashes home from about the penalty spot.

    Barcelona celebrateImage source, AFP/GETTY
  13. goal

    GOAL - Barcelona 0-1 Espanyolpublished at 9 mins

    Felipe Caicedo

    Great play by Espanyol midfielder Marco Asensio. The Real Madrid loan man dispossesses Dani Alves 60 yards from goal and charges at speed - he finds Felipe Caicedo in space and the former Manchester City striker guides the ball home from 16 yards.

    Feliepe CaicedoImage source, AFP/GETTY
  14. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Lionel Messi finds Neymar in the box but Espanyol keeper Pau Lopez charges off his line to take the ball off the Brazilian's foot. Not too energetic a start from either side.

    Neymar misses a chance for BarcelonaImage source, AFP/GETTY
  15. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Barcelona fans already whistling Espanyol keeper Pau Lopez for perceived time wasting. There's 177 minutes of this tie left, mate - you already playing for penalties?

  16. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:30

    We are under way at the Nou Camp.

  17. Postpublished at 19:30

    Players out on the pitch - they're almost ready to go? 

    Are you ready? Mind you it doesn't matter, they're kicking off with or without you.

  18. Copa del Rey catch-uppublished at 19:27

    Alvaro NegredoImage source, EPA

    There's already been quite a lot of Copa del Rey action today.

    Alvaro Negredo scored a hat-trick as Gary Neville's Valencia thrashed Granada 4-0.

    Deportivo La Coruna had to come from behind to draw 1-1 with second tier Mirandes.

    Athletic Bilbao, who lost last year's final to Barcelona, beat Villarreal 3-2.

    And in the last few minutes, Sevilla beat Real Betis 2-0 in the Seville derby.

  19. Postpublished at 19:24

    Quote Message

    We shall play as if there was no second leg. On Saturday, we played a great game at their ground. We created six or seven very clear goalscoring chances that could have won us the match. But that doesn’t mean that there weren’t a lot of things that we need to improve, and in fact we have been able to do just that.

    Luis Enrique, Barcelona boss

    Luis EnriqueImage source, EPA
  20. Postpublished at 19:17