Almeria keeper Luis Maximiano picks up the man of the match award as Barcelona collect all three points.

That was a much closer contest than many expected.

Bayern are knocking on the door now, Thomas Muller can't bundle the ball home from close range but pulls it back to Raphael Guerreiro, who shoots wide.

Sergio Akieme lashes a speculative effort high and wide of the Barcelona goal.

Excellent pass from Harry Kane to find Thomas Muller in the box, but the 34-year-old, on the back of a new contract, has a shot blocked. Aleksandar Pavlovic's follow-up is also blocked.

Oh my. Sergi Roberto is so close to a hat-trick for Barcelona.

It's only his sixth appearance of the season but he is clearly making up for it as he smashes a left-foot effort against the Almeria bar.

Five added minutes.

Ronald Araujo goes in the book for a foul on Sergio Arribas after a poor touch.

There's been lots of chat about the Uruguay defender making a move to the Premier League albeit not sure this performance will have impressed any watching scouts.

Leroy Sane shoots from the following 25-yard free-kick, it's very central and Koen Casteels grabs it.

Bayern striker Harry Kane is clattered as he sprays a ball out to the right. Free-kick.

Almeria with another free-kick on the left. Can they get a late leveller?

Sergio Arribas swings the ball in and Iddrisu Baba forces Barca keeper Inaki Pena into a decent save down low to his left.

Adri Embarba can't direct the rebound on target.

Teenage Bayern midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic gets his first Bundesliga yellow card for pulling back Maximilian Arnold.

Fine work by Leroy Sane on the right for Bayern and it takes three different Wolfsburg players to eventually stop him.

Barcelona travel to Dallas this evening to play a friendly against Mexico's Club America tomorrow before flying back to Europe on Friday.

Wolfsburg are giving as good as they're getting so far. The hosts are ninth in the Bundesliga.

No chances in a few minutes now. Some lovely skill by Wolfsburg's Ridle Baku though.

If this match stays as it is until the final whistle Barcelona could be 11 points adrift of Girona tomorrow evening.

The La Liga leaders travel to Real Betis in their final game before the winter break.

What. A. Miss. Ilkay Gundogan heads Robert Lewandowski's knock down wide from two yards.

The Barcelona fans cannot believe that.

Wolfsburg defender Cedric Zesiger pulls the shirt of Leroy Sane as the Bayern player tries to run away and gets a yellow card.

Adri Embarba and Lazaro come on for the visitors to replace Leo Baptistao and Largie Ramazani.