Thunk! Barcelona's post vibrating like a tuning fork after Carlos Soler hits one sweet off the laces from 15 yards after a lovely little dropped shoulder from Goncalo Guedes opened up a route into the heart of Barce box.

A warning shot across the bows.

That was lovely passing, Barcelona threading the ball about to make up a tapestry. The only thing missing was a goal in the final scene. Frenkie De Jong, Jordi Alba and Memphis all involved before Ansu Fati brings a good save out of Jasper Cillessen with a hard, low shot from a tightening angle.

A bit of a scrappy start to the second half with neither side finding their groove just yet.

The referee is being asked to run his penalty decision by some of the Valencia players await the nod to come out for the second half.

Jose Luis Gaya's challenge on Ansu Fati looked to have got a snip of the ball, but it was so despairing and forceful and it caught a whole lot more of the Barcelona teenager.

Fifteen years ago he might have got away with it...

We are back underway.

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What a goal this would have been!

Federico Bernardeschi with a spectacular overhead kick from Mattia De Sciglio's cross, catching it flush on the nose, but it is straight at Rui Patricio.

The Roma keeper spills the ball but Moise Kean lashes over the rebound.

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Barcelona - Valencia

Possession: 61%-39%

Shots: 5-5

Shots on target: 2-2

Corners: 5-2

Fouls: 10-6

That is your first 45 minutes in the bag.

Valencia landed an early body blow through Jose Luis Gaya's long-ranger, but Barcelona have recovered well with Ansu Fati and Memphis Depay's penalty putting them ahead.

Carlos Soler and Goncalo Guedes both have pot-shots from 20 yards, but neither can find a clean route through a forest of Blaugrana shirts to the goal.

Two minutes of added time at the end of the first half. Gerard Pique looks to have picked up a niggle. He is going to try and carry it through to the break...

Ansu Fati is felled eight yards out by Jose Luis Gaya. It was a desperate, reckless challenge that earns the Valencia man a yellow card.

Up steps Memphis...

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Just seeing replays of the penalty incident, Tammy Abraham immediately grabbed the ball and stood on the spot while there was a VAR check.

But Jordan Veretout pulled rank, pointing to his chest and it didn't go too well.

The Frenchman had scored 27 and missed just two from the spot before tonight.

Make that three now.

Dimitri Foulquier, Valencia's French centre-back, is having a good one so far, repelling a series of Barcelona forays into the box.

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Moise Kean's goal - which he didn't know much about - is the difference at the break.

Classic Busquets. He wraps up Carlos Soler is a tangle of limbs, ensuring the Valencia man cannot spark anything in attack. He gives the referee some puppy dog eyes but the official nails him with a deserved yellow.

Barcelona are not far away from connecting the dots in attack. Jordi Alba's pass into the feet of Frenkie de Jong is just a touch over-cooked as the Dutchman breaks into the box.

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Fresh off winning the Nations League with France, former Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Veretout steps up for the penalty.

It is a stuttering run-up like a duck and the poor effort is SAVED by Wojciech Szczesny.

The Juve players jump on top of their goalkeeper in celebration.

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What a run from Tammy Abraham with dancing feet and he is tripped in the box by Danilo.

Roma have a penalty.

I like the cut of Goncalo Guedes jib. The Portugal international, who was bought by PSG from Benfica for 30m euros as a 20-year-old back in 2017, slaps a shot just wide of the near post and into the hoardings.

He is looking lively for Valencia.

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England international Tammy Abraham has started well at Roma with four goals so far.

The former Chelsea striker gets his first sniff of the game but a header is straight at the Juventus goalkeeper.