It's calmed down a little at the Nou Camp. 

Javier Mascherano takes out Sporting's Burgui with one of his no-nonsense tackles.

Standard. 

Barca have a corner.

Well well well.

Maybe Sporting aren't for the spanking.

Sergio Alvarez gets away down the right side of the Barca area and nudges a shot against the post - it pops back out to Carlos Castro who taps in.

You know how I mentioned that Sporting were playing a solid line a couple of posts ago...

Well, Lionel Messi just sprung the offside trap after a Sporting defender opted not to stay in line with his team-mates. The Argentine picked up Javier Mascherano's lofted ball and applied a simple finish after Ivan Cuellar went AWOL from his goalline.

Moments later, Luis Suarez surged into the area and attempted an angled shot which still went in after Juan Rodriguez got his feet all mixed up about two yards from goal.

Great start Sporting!

Five or six at the Nou Camp?

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Neymar looks to thread a pass through to Luis Suarez - do they get on? - but it's well read by Babin in the Sporting six-yard area.

Sporting are playing a solid line at the back - for the moment.

Sporting's Elderson Echiejile crosses the ball from the left but Castro fails to trouble anybody bar the fans behind the goal with his flicked effort.

At the other end Rafinha, who scored against Atletico, cuts inside in the right of the area and tries to bend one into the far corner - but applies not enough... well... bend.

We are under way.

Erm... Marc-Andre ter Stegen? Can you stop watching Forster's masterclass...

Over on the BBC Match of the Day Facebook page, you can see Southampton keeper Fraser Forster giving a goalkeeping masterclass.

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Fancy seeing those two sit in 1st and 2nd.

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Sunday, 26 February

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona, 15:15 GMT KO 

Barca are getting pummelled at Vicente's casa. 

The defence looks at sixes and sevens and had it not been for Marc-Andre ter Stegen's heroics in the first half they could easily have been two down.

They took a surprise second-half lead before Diego Godin levelled. Surely the likely winners would now be Atletico, but no.

Much to coach Luis Enrique's amusement and opposite number Diego Simeone's bemusement, up popped Lionel Messi in the 86th minute to score his 22nd goal against Los Colchoneros.

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Sunday, 26 February

Villarreal 2-3 Real Madrid, 19:45 GMT KO 

Real are getting pummelled at the stadium of ceramics.

The defence looks at sixes and sevens as Villarreal overwhelm them and take a two-goal lead early in the second half.

Gareth Bale, taking time out from opening his new bar, gives Real hope with a header.

Then comes a hotly-disputed penalty decision - Ronaldo scores - and then Alvaro Morata does what Alvaro Morata does best - score at a crucial time - as Real come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and retake top spot in La Liga.

Barca coach Luis Enrique opts to rest defender Gerard Pique, midfielder Andres Iniesta and midfielder/defender Sergi Roberto following their exertions in the 2-1 win at Atletico. Jeremy Mathieu is injured.

In come Ivan Rakitic, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba and Denis Suarez.

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Alba, Umtiti, Mascherano, Busquets, Denis, Rakitic, Rafinha; Neymar, Suarez, Messi.

Sporting XI: Cuellar, Lillo, Rodriguez, Babin, Echiejile, Torres, Douglas, Cases, Alvarez, Burgui, Castro. 

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Isn't it great when Barcelona and Real Madrid play on the same day?

We have Barca up first. They ibuprofen finally kicked in from the hangover suffered over at PSG (horrific) and Leganes (less so because they won) when they recorded a dramatic late win at Atletico

They are at home to 18th place Sporting Gijon. Should be a breeze eh? Team news coming up.

That is followed by Real Madrid, possibly still wondering how they defeated Villarreal at the weekend, at home to Las Palmas (20:30 GMT).

So settle back and enjoy the fun in the Spanish ...er... night.