Lionel Messi's free-kick is headed away.

Three minutes added on.

Espanyol striker Raul de Tomas is booked for a bad foul.

Espanyol are SO close to scoring! Didac Vila speeds away down the left. His cross is turned towards goal by Barca defender Clement Lenglet. Marc-Andre ter Stegen has to keep that out of the net - and Vila strikes the base of the post from the rebound.

Great last-ditch tackle from Sergio Busquets to deny Espanyol. He was on the halfway line but there was nobody behind him.

Throw-in to Espanyol as Barcelona needlessly overcomplicate things. Gerard Pique is injured as he defends the throw.

Back under way. I was looking forward to this game. But it's quite boring to be honest with you.

Drinks/cooling break. With 12 minutes to half-time.

Sergi Roberto almost gets on the end of a Luis Suarez inswinger - but Diego Lopez holds.

Barcelona are yet to force a save from Diego Lopez, who once used to keep Iker Casillas out of the Real Madrid team.

If the last game did a bit to boost Quique Setien's standing, this might be pushing it back down again.

Only Barcelona's second chance. Antoine Griezmann plays a good through-ball but his first-time shot is blocked by a defender.

I'm not sure I can see Real Madrid dropping five points in the final four games. They really look to be on a killer streak at the moment - grinding out wins without playing amazingly.

Olomu Isaac: For sure Barcelona could win the title. Consistency is the key word here. Real Madrid isn't going to keep their perfect run for long.

Lionel Messi has a go but it skims the roof of the net. He didn't get it down in time.

Barca have a free-kick and you know whose zone it is in.

Free-kick to Espanyol, Adrian Embarba swings it in but it's clear.

Barca have had 78% of the ball - but not done loads with it.

Espanyol are having more attacks than I'd expected. Didac Vila picks out Marc Roca, whose shot is blocked.

Paulo Lopez: Poorly run commercially, overpaid ageing superstars, and have lost affinity with the youth system (la Masia), a Catalan spine and cooperative members (Penyes).

In the last few games it appears like Lionel Messi is trying to score from a corner. I've seen it a lot recently. He whips one in which Diego Lopez punches off the line.