Wu Lei on for Marc Roca for Espanyol.

There is absolutely no flow to this at all now. It's all stop-start and niggles.

Barcelona make a change up front - Martin Braithwaite replaces Luis Suarez.

Remember Espanyol will be relegated unless they win this game. Ten minutes to save themselves. I really can't see it.

Back under way to an Espanyol long throw, but Barcelona get a free-kick.

Cooling break.

Barcelona have a couple of scares from Raul de Tomas headers at corners but clear.

Everything of note in this game happened in the space of six minutes.

Espanyol make a change. Victor Campuzano, a former Real Madrid B player, is on for Adrian Embarba.

Lionel Messi shoots from the difficult angle but it hits an Espanyol defender and won't land to a Barca player.

Barca have a free-kick on the right-hand side of the box.

Barcelona have received six La Liga red cards this season - as many as in their previous four seasons combined.

Barcelona make a second change. Arturo Vidal replaces Antoine Griezmann in another change of shape.

Hopefully Vidal will last longer than Ansu Fati did.

What a shot and save. BOOOM.

Ivan Rakitic whips in a fine cross and Lionel Messi hits a perfect, powerful volley. This feels all the world like a goal but Diego Lopez adjusts his position while moving to get two strong hands to the shot and keep it out.

Half chance for Espanyol but a volley is fired well over the bar.

Espanyol make a bit of an attacking change as midfielder Sergi Darder replaces defender Fernando Calero.

Tonight was actually Pol Lozano's first La Liga start. The 20-year-old had made two substitute appearances in the league and a few cup starts.

Ansu Fati is the first Barcelona player to be sent off in La Liga before his 18th birthday since Marc Muniesa in 2009.

Luis Suarez has scored 10 goals in 12 La Liga appearances against Espanyol, including six in six at home.

That is the joint most goals he has scored against any La Liga side - level with Real Betis and Eibar.

He has been directly involved in 23 goals in 25 La Liga appearances this season - 15 goals and eight assists.

The front three linked up well there - just as they did in their last game.