Ousmane Dembele speeds away down the right from a long ball but he can't quite get it under control and defender Inigo Martinez forces him wide.

Now Antoine Griezmann pings a shot just over the bar. It was deflected in fact, but the corner comes to nothing.

Lionel Messi almost scores in the first moment of action of the game. The Barcelona captain is played in by Antoine Griezmann and glides past a couple of defenders but his shot is well saved by Unai Simon's outstretched arm.

Barcelona appear to be playing a wing-back formation with Frenkie de Jong at centre-back.

This is Barcelona's first game at the Nou Camp since 2020. They have played eight games since - two in the Spanish Super Cup and the other six away from home in the league and cup.

We are under way.

Barcelona have only beaten Athletic twice in the past seven attempts, including losing the recent Super Cup final when Lionel Messi was sent off.

But Barca have won 15 of the past 16 Nou Camp meetings.

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There's always some fresh drama with Barcelona and Lionel Messi.

Barcelona say they will take "appropriate legal action" against Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details of forward Lionel Messi's £492m contract.

Barcelona denied "any responsibility for the publication of this document".

According to El Mundo, Messi's four-year contract was worth a possible 555,237,619 euros until 30 June 2021.

It means the 33-year-old would be receiving up to £123m a season.

Read more here.

Luis Suarez - who Barcelona sold on the cheap in the summer - scored twice for Atletico Madrid earlier as they beat Cadiz 4-2 to go 10 points clear.

Suarez is now La Liga's top scorer with 14 goals this season.

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Good news for Barcelona - they could go above Real Madrid with a win today.

Bad news for Barcelona - they would still be 10 points behind Atletico Madrid.

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