Summary

  • Real miss chance to go top of La Liga

  • FT: Granada 0-4 Barcelona: Catalans third after eighth game unbeaten

  • Messi and Griezmann score two goals each

  1. Postpublished at 18:35 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

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  2. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Granada 0-3 Barcelona

    The second half begins.

  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-3 Barcelona

    Granada make three changes at the break as Luis Suarez (not that one), Luis Milla and Jesus Vallejo replace Roberto Soldado, Angel Montoro and Carlos Neva.

  4. Postpublished at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-3 Barcelona

    Lionel Messi has now scored 37 La Liga goals from direct free-kicks, almost twice as many as any other player since Messi's debut in La Liga (Cristiano Ronaldo is next on 19).

    This was his first since July though.

  5. Postpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

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  6. The 600th Busquets showing...published at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    On his 600th appearance for Barcelona, Sergio Busquets is doing all the things he's done for the 599 games prior.

    Six interceptions is the highest in the Barca team, 58 touches is the top figure on the pitch and - as is so often the case - he barely enters the final third as you can see from the touch map below.

    He needs 167 more games to tie Xavi on the club's record appearance number.

    What's that? Four seasons? He's 32, so can he make it?

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  7. Postpublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    As things stand Barcelona are up to third.

    Real Madrid play Osasuna at 20:00 GMT - live text commentary of that one coming up later.

    Atletico's game with Athletic Bilbao was called off because the Basque side could not land in a Madrid airport because of snow.

    La LigaImage source, .
  8. HALF-TIMEpublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-3 Barcelona

    The half-time whistle goes. Barcelona are in control.

  9. INJURY TIMEpublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-3 Barcelona

    One minute added on.

  10. Postpublished at 18:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-3 Barcelona

    That's six goals in five games for Lionel Messi, four in his last two.

  11. goal

    GOAL - Granada 0-3 Barcelonapublished at 43 mins

    Lionel Messi

    Brilliant.

    The free-kick is too close to the box for Lionel Messi to lift it over the wall and under the bar - so he just passes it into the bottom corner.

    A defender did that lying on the ground behind the wall thing they all do now - but Messi played it the other side of the gioal.

  12. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Granada 0-2 Barcelona

    Barcelona have a free-kick on the edge of the box as Pedri is blocked off as he tries to run for the ball.

  13. Postpublished at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-2 Barcelona

    Lionel Messi has now scored at least 10 La Liga goals in every season since 2006-07.

    You can guess the only other player to do that in Europe's top leagues in that time... Cristiano Ronaldo.

  14. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Granada 0-2 Barcelona

    Barcelona try to kill this one off before half-time as Sergino Dest finds Ousmane Dembele, who lashes a shot over the bar.

  15. Postpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-2 Barcelona

    Sergio Busquets handled the ball in the build-up to that but it was in his own half and before Antoine Griezmann's run so I don't think VAR go that far back to check for any infringements.

  16. goal

    GOAL - Granada 0-2 Barcelonapublished at 35 mins

    Lionel Messi

    Lionel Messi doubles Barcelona's lead.

    Antoine Griezmann runs from the halfway line and picks out his captain, who takes a touch and curls the ball into the top corner from the edge of the box.

  17. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Granada 0-1 Barcelona

    Granada play a short corner and Darwin Machís has a low shot from 20 yards caught by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

  18. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Granada 0-1 Barcelona

    Barcelona have a free-kick on the left. Lionel Messi whips it in but Samuel Umtiti can't reach it. He didn't really stick his leg out that much - maybe wary of a groin injury.

  19. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Granada 0-1 Barcelona

    Chance for Granada, although the flag goes up.

    Antonio Puertas latches onto a through-ball, carries it 30 yards and has a shot saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. But it wouldn't have counted.

  20. Postpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2021

    Granada 0-1 Barcelona

    Samuel Umtiti and Sergino Dest are both fine to continue.