La Liga: Girona v Barcelona

Summary

Barcelona are top with six wins from six
Catalan neighbours Girona in their first La Liga campaign
Updates: Juventus 4-0 Torino (19:45 BST)

Live Reporting

Emlyn Begley and Neil Johnston

GOAL - Girona 0-3 Barcleonapublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Luis Suarez (69 mins)
Barcelona finally score a goal themselves and the game is over as a contest. Girona's defence are caught high up and Luis Suarez on goal is through as he latches onto a long ball over the top. He takes his time, takes a couple of touches, and smashes home.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-2 Barcelona
Girona bring on Johan Mojica for own goal scorer Aday Benitez.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Juventus 3-0 Torino
The points are in the bag and it's all about resting legs ahead of Wednesday's Champions League game with Olympiakos as far as Juve are concerned.
Juan Cuadrado, who has been pretty good, is replaced by Federico Bernardeschi.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-2 Barcelona
Barcelona bring off Paulinho, who hasn't done loads - one flashed header wide aside - and Sergio Busquets replaces him.
Postpublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-2 Barcelona
Jordi Alba has been caught offside twice for Barcelona today. Full-backs being offside can't be that common for teams who aren't Barcelona...
Postpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-2 Barcelona
Lionel Messi tries to get away from Pablo Maffeo, who has been his shadow tonight, and the Manchester City loanee eventually wins the ball off the Argentine. The home fans are loving it.
GOAL - Juventus 3-0 Torinopublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Sandro
Digging in? Scrub that. Juve take advantage of non-existent defending to increase their advantage as Alex Sandro thunders a header beyond the keeper from a corner.
This is exhibition stuff from Juve.
Image source, AFP
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-2 Barcelona
Girona bring on another Manchester City loanee, Larry Kayode, who joined the La Liga club almost immediately after his move from Austria Vienna to City.
That's four City players on the pitch. Michael Olunga is replaced - he's on loan from Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng.
Postpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Juventus 2-0 Torino
Torino are showing signs of digging in. Or have Juve simply taken their foot off the gas? The 10-man visitors are enjoying a decent spell of possession.
Postpublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-2 Barcelona
Huge chance for Girona but Michael Olunga's close-range header at the back post from a corner is saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Postpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-2 Barcelona
Barcelona's top La Liga scorers this season...
Lionel Messi - 9
Own goals - 3
Postpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Juventus 2-0 Torino
One way traffic.
Alex Sandro tries his luck from distance and it's a whisker wide.
KICK-OFFpublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Juventus 2-0 Torino
Three? Four? Five?
Juventus are eyeing a handsome Turin derby victory against 10-man Torino.
Back under way.
GOAL - Girona 0-2 Barcelonapublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Gorka Iraizoz own goal (48 mins)
It's another own goal.
Aleix Vidal goes down to the byeline, it looks like he's running the ball out of play, but he keeps it in play with a brilliant backheel. Luis Suarez tries to flick it in with a backheel himself, but the ball goes in off keeper Gorka Iraizoz.
Image source, Reuters
Postpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-1 Barcelona
Girona keeper Gorka Iraizoz, a summer signing from Athletic Bilbao, rushes off his line to deny Lionel Messi - who has scored 11 goals in his last five games before today.
KICK-OFFpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-1 Barcelona
The second half is under way.
La Liga without Barcelona? Could it happen?published at 20:41 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Girona 0-1 Barcelona
James Badcock
Madrid-based journalist
FC Barcelona has been anything but a neutral bystander on the question of Catalan independence in recent years.
It has firmly nailed its colours to the mast of the movement planning a referendum on the issue on 1 October - a referendum declared illegal by the central government in Madrid.
But its position has raised more pressing questions as the situation has become more heated, with militarised Civil Guard police dispatched to arrest pro-secessionist officials and seize referendum materials.
Wouldn't an independent Catalonia deprive Spain's La Liga of one of its most prestigious clubs?
Find out more here.
Image source, Reuters
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Juventus 2-0 Torino
Too easy for Juve. Far too easy. And you wouldn't rule out another red card.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Juventus 2-0 Torino
Ok, I admit it. I'm losing count of how many yellows there have been in this derby.
Here's another as Andrea Belotti's trickery leads to Juve's Medhi Benatia having his name taken.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 20:32 British Summer Time 23 September 2017
Juventus 2-0 Torino
Shortly before Torino went further behind, Serb midfielder Adem Ljajic was booked for booting the ball into the stand.
Torino are losing their discipline...as well as this match.