Chance!

Barca lose the ball and it allows Karim Benzema to carry the ball into shooting range before firing a low shot that Marc-Andre ter Stegen saves.

A triple change for Real. Marco Asensio, Dani Ceballos and Aurelien Tchouameni are on. Edouardo Camavinga, Luka Modric and Fede Valverde go off. All midfielders.

Barca also make a sub with Franck Kessie on for Sergi Roberto.

Chance!

Barca turning the screw. they work an opening for Robert Lewandowski, who turns sharply and sends a slow shot just past the post.

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Save!

Raphinha plays a one-two with Sergi Roberto on the edge of the box. The Brazilian doesn't catch his shot perfectly but it is on target and forces Thibaut Courtois into a diving push.

It becomes quite an interesting psychological conundrum as the game enters its final stages. Will Barca start to think a draw suits them just fine? Why risk losing?

Into the last 20 minutes. As Del-Boy would say, he who dares, wins!

I didn't expect Luka Modric to raise the temperature, but he has just picked up a booking for tripping Gavi. It prompts a few little shoves.

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Is anyone else a bit disappointed with how normal and reasonably good-spirited this game has been? Where is the spite and the nastiness and the entertaining antics?

As a colleague of mine has just said, where's Pepe when you need him?

Massive chance!

A free-kick into the Real box is only half cleared and then chipped back into the middle by Sergio Busquets for Robert Lewandowski.

The Polish forward is in all the space he needs and opts to go for the spectacular but volleys his effort off target.

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Sergi Roberto takes one for the team, fouling Luka Modric to stop a break.

This after Raphinha's run and cross forces a diving stop from Thibaut Courtois.

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Early chance for Rodrygo!

Barca are sloppy in possession on the edge of their own box and the sub is set up for a shot he fires over.

Carlo Ancelotti senses he needs something new in search of the crucial win. Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy come on for Nacho and Toni Kroos. It's an attacking move.

Oh, Vinicius Jr.... wrong choice!

Luka Modric's wonderful pass releases him down the left but after cuts inside he tries to turn the ball back to a team-mate and Barca are back to claim and clear.

There's pressure building on Real!

Robert Lewandowski does get a shot away this time, sending an effort spinning wide via a deflection.

Barca try to get Robert Lewandowski into a shooting chance in the box. Nacho, alive to the considerable threat, gets in first to intercept and clear the ball.

Huge cheers of delight as Fede Valverde shapes to fire a cross-field pass to Vinicius Jr. but kicks air after having tapped the ball first with his standing foot.

These guys are superb players, but they're still human.

Real maintain a bit of pressure. Luka Modric picks up the ball and looks to curl a shot into the far corner, but his effort is blocked before it can test Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

For a second, it looks like a Real break might be on as Fede Valverde carries the ball forward. But the Barca players are so quick to get back and they crowd the visitors out.

Barcelona are back into their groove again, pinning Real back. They almost fashion something as Sergi Roberto's fine deep cross almost reaches Raphinha in the box. A touch from Dani Carvajal sends the ball behind.

Carvajal completes the defensive job by clearing the resulting corner.