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Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Another misplaced Barca pass and Jesus Vazquez shoots over from distance.
Barcelona are seven points clear at top of La Liga
They beat Real Madrid on Thursday in Spanish Cup
Top scorer Lewandowski misses out again
Valencia are in relegation zone
Emlyn Begley
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Another misplaced Barca pass and Jesus Vazquez shoots over from distance.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Just the one minute added on.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Barca make a mess of clearing a cross and Ilaix Moriba bundles a shot wide from eight yards out. He wasn't quite expecting it.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Marc-Andre ter Stegen gifts Valencia a chance but they don't take it. The keeper passes the ball straight to Samuel Lino but he shoots over from 14 yards. A howler.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Raphinha is the real danger man for Barcelona. He swings in a cross which finds Ansu Fati, but the forward heads into the ground and it bounces over the bar.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Ansu Fati hammers the free-kick straight into the wall. Don't even know if that was a shot or cross.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Moments later Thierry Correia is back defending and fouls Alex Balde for a Barca free-kick on the left wing.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Valencia's best chance of the game arguably but Thierry Correia heads wide from nine yards out.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Valencia have weathered that mini-storm a bit now... and just as I write that Barca's Ferran Torres forces a save from 20 yards.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Barcelona won all three La Liga matches Robert Lewandowski did not play in this season, all by a 1-0 scoreline.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Raphinha has scored three headers in 23 La Liga games, having failed to score any in 93 Premier League or Ligue 1 games.
Nobody has scored more headed goals in La Liga this season.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Ferran Torres flashes a great ball across the six-yard box but nobody is there. If Robert Lewandowski is on the pitch that's probably 2-0.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Another Barcelona chance, Raphinha involved again.
Barca left-back Alex Balde goes on an amazing run from his own half and drifts into the centre and all the way across the box before picking out Raphinha in space, but the Brazilian shoots wide.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Raphinha slams his free-kick into the wall. From the rebound he tries to find Ansu Fati but it's cut out.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Barca have found their groove now. More good skill by ex-Leeds man Raphinha and the move ends up in Sergio Busquets being fouled for a free-kick in shooting range.
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Barcelona try to add a quick second as Raphinha finds Ansu Fati, but his effort is saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili at his near post
Barcelona 1-0 Valencia
Barcelona have avoided defeat in their last 42 matches when scoring the opening goal in La Liga, dating back to 16 May 2021 against Celta Vigo.
Raphinha
Barcelona lead thanks to Raphinha's sixth goal for the club.
Sergio Busquets clips in a lovely ball over the top and Raphinha beats goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili to the ball to head over him into an empty net.
Barcelona 0-0 Valencia
Both of Barca's shots have come from distance so far. This time it's Sergio Busquets who has a shot blocked.
Barcelona 0-0 Valencia
Raphinha whips in a corner for Barcelona but Hugo Duro heads away.