Summary

  • Joselu, on loan from Stoke, gives Depor shock lead

  • Suarez equalises seconds after the break

  • Bergantinos heads home to put Depor ahead again

  • Barca make five changes; Roberto starts after PSG heroics

  • Deportivo unbeaten under Pepe Mel

  1. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    The last 20 minutes could see everything change, of course, but Deportivo have been commendably disciplined in their defending to this point. They switched off just once, in the opening minute of the second half, and paid for it. Otherwise, they have shown the solidity they will need to stay clear of trouble.

    A second change for them; one-time Chelsea youngster Gael Kakuta is on for Bruno Gama.

  2. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    Barcelona, having a good spell of pressure now, pass the ball around in front of the massed ranks of home defenders. Denis Suarez stops for a moment and considers his options, as if trying to figure out how to scale a wall. Eventually, the move breaks down as Ivan Rakitic overhits a pass in the direction of Sergi Roberto, and it's a goal kick.

  3. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    Twenty-five minutes left, and it's anyone's game. Pretty open at the moment.

  4. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    Superb counter from Deportivo. Bruno Gama, on the run, plays a diagonal ball towards the edge of the penalty area, where it is met first time by a sweet Joselu volley. Fortunately for Barcelona, it's straight at Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and it's a comfortable save. Excellent technique from Joselu, though.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 61 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    Carles Gil, on loan from Aston Villa, sees his afternoon come to an early end. Deportivo boss Pepe Mel brings on Turkish midfielder Emre Colak in his place. Mel still has ambitions to win this, judging by that change.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 58 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    A double change for Barcelona, and it's not bad at all. Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic are on for Andre Gomes and Arda Turan. Expect an increase in tempo - and a few sublime Iniesta passes.

  7. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    Lionel Messi has not had too many chances today, but he has a sight of goal, whipping a shot just over from the edge of the penalty area. Time for him to have a say in this game yet.

    Lionel MessiImage source, AP
  8. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    Deportivo have plenty of pace in their attack, and it's causing Barcelona problems. Joselu breaks down the right, played onside by Gerard Pique, and whips in a cross that just eludes Alex Bergantinos in the centre. It comes to Feycal Fajr on the left, who cuts on to his right foot and shoots. The effort takes a deflection off Pique, and should be a corner, but the referee gives only a goal kick.

    No doubt, somewhere in Madrid, someone is already starting a petition to give Deportivo their corner.

    JoseluImage source, AFP
  9. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Deportivo 1-1 Barcelona

    Carles Gil sets off on a run for Deportivo. He's clearly held back by Sergio Busquets, but makes the mistake of striding forward six or seven paces before going to ground inside the penalty area. No one is convinced. Literally no one.

  10. goal

    GOAL - Deportivo 1-1 Barcelonapublished at 46 mins

    Luis Suarez

    Well, that didn't take long. Barcelona, with Luis Enrique's half-time words ringing in their ears, score within 60 seconds of the restart. Denis Suarez plays an outswinging cross from the right, Alejandro Arribas stretches to clear, but it falls straight to Luis Suarez, who slams his 21st La Liga goal of the season from around 10 yards.

    Suarez is now just two behind Lionel Messi in the race to be La Liga's top scorer.

    Luis Suarez celebrateaImage source, Reuters
  11. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Deportivo 1-0 Barcelona

    I'll be honest, I'm not sure Uefa are going to order a rematch. 

    Anyway, back under way in La Coruna.

  12. 'I want a replay'published at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Champions League post-script

    Here's a curious tale coming out of Spain:

    An online petition calling for Barcelona's 6-1 win over Paris St Germain in the Champions League to be replayed has gained more than 100,000 signatures.

    The result carried Barcelona through to the quarter-finals 6-5 on aggregate, with Sergi Roberto striking the clinching goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

    Real Madrid supporter Luis Melendo Olmedo began the petition on Friday, citing what he called a string of mistakes by referee Deniz Aytekin.

    The petition, on change.org, states: "I want to request a replaying of the Barcelona-PSG match."

  13. Postpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Serie A update

    Italian Serie A

    The most extraordinary score in Europe today is surely from Italy, where Inter Milan thrashed Atalanta 7-1 - having started the game below their opponents in the table. Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega both scored hat-tricks, so goodness knows who gets the match ball. Inter were 5-0 up after 34 minutes too.

  14. Postpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    La Liga update

    Spanish La Liga

    One La Liga result from earlier today to bring you; Athletic Bilbao, in seventh, won 2-0 at fifth-placed Real Sociedad in the 11:00 GMT kick-off. Raul Garcia, with a penalty, and Inaki Williams got the goals.

  15. Postpublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Deportivo 1-0 Barcelona

    At this stage, shades of the home match against Alaves back in September, when the Barcelona manager made seven changes to keep players fresh for a Champions League group game against Celtic, and fell to a surprise 2-1 home defeat.

  16. HALF-TIMEpublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2017

    Deportivo 1-0 Barcelona

    The decision to make five changes isn't looking quite so smart for Luis Enrique at the moment. 

  17. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Deportivo 1-0 Barcelona

    It was Feycal Fajr who delivered the Deportivo corner from which Joselu scored, by the way. The striker, on loan from Stoke, clearly likes playing against La Liga's big teams. That was only his third La Liga goal of the season - and the other two came against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in December.

  18. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Deportivo 1-0 Barcelona

    Barcelona respond by winning a corner. Lionel Messi swings it deep to the far post, where Gerard Pique controls and fires over when well-placed.

  19. goal

    GOAL - Deportivo 1-0 Barcelonapublished at 40 mins

    Joselu

    What an absolute mess of a goal that is - and what a game we have now! Barcelona fail to deal with the corner, and Javier Mascherano almost prods past his own keeper, before the ball runs loose for Joselu to slam in from four yards.

    Deportivo celebrateImage source, AFP
  20. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Deportivo 0-0 Barcelona

    Sloppy pass out from Javier Mascherano, who receives the ball from Marc-Andre ter Stegen and puts it out for a throw-in.

    Deportivo almost score from it, working the ball down the left before a cross is swung in towards Joselu, whose hook goalwards is saved by the keeper. It's a corner, though...

    Joselu and Gerard PiqueImage source, AFP