Summary

  • Barcelona beat Valencia - Coutinho scores first goal in 11 months

  • Fati scores on first start of season

  • Roma beaten at Juventus - Kean scores winner

  • Mourinho's side suffer third league loss of season

  1. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Barcelona 1-1 Valencia

    Valencia making some overdue attacking moves. Goncalo Guedes manages to dart to the byeline and flash a low cross across the six-yard box. He is short of support though. No-one there to turn it in.

  2. YELLOW CARD - Gavipublished at 20 mins

    Barcelona 1-1 Valencia

    Gavi is younger than Facebook. Just rude isn't it?

    Anyway the 17-year-old puts himself about a bit as well as doing all the pretty tippy tappy stuff. Anyway, his butter-wouldn't-melt looks don't get him off the hook after a heavy shoulder charge on Carlos Soler in midfield.

    Yellow card.

  3. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Barcelona 1-1 Valencia

    Barcelona, apart from the concession of the first goal, have been sharp.

    Memphis Depay and Jordi Alba threaten in the box with an exchange of zappy passes. Valencia see off the danger but only for a moment. Corner ball.

  4. goal

    GOAL - Barcelona 1-1 Valenciapublished at 12 mins

    Ansu Fati

    The boy is back in La Liga town! Ansu Fati, making his first league start in over a year, darts in off the left wing. Memphis Depay offers himself, gets and gives back and Fati wallops a superb curling effort into the far corner.

    Delicious goal. What a talent.

  5. CLOSE!published at 8 mins

    Barcelona 0-1 Valencia

    That was better from Barcelona. Two jet-heeled widemen combine to almost crack open the Valencia defence but Jordi Alba's low cross is just about shepherded behind before Sergio Dest can get something on it.

  6. Keans opens scoringpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    Juventus 1-0 Roma

    Italian Serie A

    Roma were on top for the opening 15 minutes but Juventus have gone in front courtesy of Moise Kean's goal.

    The former Everton striker knows little about it though as Rodrigo Bentancur's header from close range comes off his head.

  7. goal

    GOAL - Barcelona 0-1 Valenciapublished at 5 mins

    Jose Luis Gaya

    Vicious strike. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc ter Stegen punches a corner clear but only to the edge of the area. It is an open invite to chance one from long range and Jose Luis Gaya is feeling lucky.

    He drills a superb, low swerving shot into the bottom corner. Ter Stegen got half a finger to it, but it was like trying to stop a cannonball with a cotton bud.

    Barcelona behind and the locals will get restless quick if it stays like this.

  8. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Barcelona 0-0 Valencia

    Ooohhh!

    That was slick from Barcelona. Sergio Dest fires up the nitro down the right, swaps passes with Memphis Depay and slip the ball inside to Gavi.

    The 17-year-old sweeps the ball to the opposite flank, giving Ansu Fati a chance to run at the full-back. The youngster's shot is deflected behind.

    But that was incisive and stylish.

  9. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    Barcelona 0-0 Valencia

    Valencia get us up and running. Pitch is looking like an absolute carpet. You could play billiards on it.

  10. Teams outpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    Barcelona v Valencia (20:00 BST)

    Out come the teams and the Nou Camp regulars don't all seem to have returned. Plenty of empty seats in the stands.

    Maybe they are just leaving it late. Still two minutes till the off.

  11. Fans back in full in Nou Camppublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    Barcelona 0-0 Valencia

    Barcelona fanImage source, Getty Images

    The Catalan government have lifted all restrictions on sporting attendances by the way so this will be the first time in more than 18 months that the Nou Camp is near capacity, if not entirely full.

    "The fans have been great since they’ve been allowed back. Having them helps the team. It is important to feel supported,” said Ronald Koeman, rather pointedly considering the flaky support he has been given by club president Joan Laporta.

    Still the Dutchman survives in the dugout for another week when it seemed he was surely a goner.

  12. Postpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    Juventus 0-0 Roma

    Italian Serie A

    Jose Mourinho and Max AllegriImage source, Reuters

    We'll also bring you updates from Serie A where Jose Mourinho's Roma travel to Juventus.

    The hosts almost make a sensational start after just 15 seconds as Federico Bernardeschi finds space in the box but his low drive is collected by ex-Wolves number one Rui Patricio.

  13. Team newspublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    Barcelona v Valencia (20:00 BST)

    Ansu FatiImage source, Rex Features

    There are four changes to the Barcelona team that lost to Atletico Madrid before the international break with Ansu Fati returning after nearly a year out and Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto alongside him in the side.

    Sergio Aguero, still awaiting his first appearance for Barca after his summer move from Manchester City, is named on the bench.

    Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Dest, Pique, Garcia, Alba, Busquets, S Roberto, Gavi, F De Jong, Ansu Fati, Memphis.

    Subs Riqui Puig, Demir, Neto, Coutinho, Lenglet, Luuk de Jong, Sergio Agüero, Mingueza, Umtiti, Iñaki Peña, Nico, Balde.

    Valencia also make four changes to the team that drew 0-0 away to Cadiz last time out. Gayà, Diakhaby, Carlos Soler and Maxi Gómez come in. Former Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen is between the sticks for the visitors.

    Valencia: Cillessen; Foulquier, Paulista, Diakhaby, Gayà; Carlos Soler, Wass, Hugo Guillaón, Guedes; Maxi Gómez, Duro

  14. Mid-table bluespublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    La LigaImage source, BBC Sport

    Barcelona are eight points off leaders Real Sociedad, albeit having played two games fewer.

    After a bright start to the season, Valencia have gone four games without a win. Are they ideal opposition for Barcelona to jump-start their season after heading into the international break on the back of that deflating 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid?

    Media caption,

    Highlights: Suarez scores as Atletico beat Barcelona

  15. Rivaaalllldooo!published at 19:45 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    RivaldoImage source, Getty Images

    Twenty years ago. Barcelona came into the final day of the season needing to beat Valencia to make the Champions League for the following campaign.

    Three beautiful goals from Rivaldo, the third a scarcely fathomable bicycle kick, snatched a 3-2 victory and a place at Europe's top table. They have won four Champions League titles since then.

    But the class of 2021-22 might be similarly struggling to meet the entry requirements for Europe's premier competition.

  16. Way back whenpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 17 October 2021

    Marc OvermarsImage source, Getty

    Dutruel; De Boer, Puyol, Sergi; Overmars, Gabri, Guardiola, Cocu, Simao; Rivaldo, Kluivert.

    Subs: Xavi, Petit, Zenden, Alfonso, Reina, Reiziger, De Le Pena