11 min: Depor get a shot on target as the ball falls to Borges on the edge of the box but his shot is very weak and straight at Ter Stegen.
9 min: Guilherme has just shot from about 60 yards. It was rubbish and went wide. Could be a long night for Depor.
8 min: Paulinho flicks the ball into Suarez who plays a superb one-two with Alcacer but Barcelona just can not find a final ball.
6 min: Disallowed! Messi plays in Alcacer in the box, with the Spaniard playing the ball across for Suarez to tap into an empty net but the assistant referee rightly sticks his flag up as Alcacer was in an offside position.
5 min: Paulinho spends a good few seconds trying to go past the referee with the ball but the man in yellow is too big an obstacle and loses possession.
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3 min: Suarez and Iniesta combine in the box but when the cross makes its way to Messi 12 yards from goal, via a deflection, the Argentine can’t control his shot and he sends it high and over.
2 min: The early state of affairs is essentially Barcelona passing the ball around slowly and the crowd waiting for something interesting to happen. It will probably get more exciting once the players have warmed up.
Peep! Peep! Now Messi has shown off another award, we’ve got ourselves started.
Now there are more people in the ground. Looks delightfully crisp in Barcelona. The weather is certainly better than in England.
The players are in the tunnel. Oooooooh the Depor kit looks nice. Everyone loves a good sash. If anyone wants to send me the shirt, you know where I am.
Does not look like there are many people at the Nou Camp. Must all be off doing their Christmas shopping or just bored of winning all the time.
Prior to his move to Real Madrid, he was ruddy good, to be fair. But it was a swift demise. Maybe he should have made that move to Manchester City which was on offer.
Thomas Vermaelen should have a statue built in his honour outside the Nou Camp
Depor are a stylish bunch. Let’s hope the Tim Sherwood range is available for Christmas.
Can the 90 minutes at the Nou Camp compete with that? Only time will tell…
The last few minutes of Las Palmas versus Espanyol has been incredible. Las Palmas have scored twice in the last 10 minutes to draw level at 2-2. Now they have a penalty in the fifth minute of injury-time…Viera’s spot-kick is saved!!!
Sune asks: ”How come is ‘El Jefecito’ Mascherano not above Vermalen in the pecking order? I would have thought he ranks high for Barca in terms of loyalty and class for 7 years!”
The reasons are two fold. 1. He’s coming back from injury. 2. He looks set for a move to China next month.
Ernesto Valverde is not looking towards Real Madrid, he’s just focused on getting the three points today.
“What we’re thinking about doing is winning our game [against Deportivo].
“There’s no point worrying about next week’s game before thinking about tomorrow’s game.
“I don’t think that [Real match] has affected the players, they are concerned about tomorrow. So no, by no means whatsoever are we distracted by the Clasico.”
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Someone who has played against Barcelona and Deportivo is Kaka, who has retired.
In other forgotten former Premier League players news, Thomas Vermaelen is starting for Barcelona who have run out of players to feature in defence. This will be his fourth league appearance in less than a month, which is impressive considering he’s only made 14 in total for Barcelona since joining in 2014.
Wait?! Carles Gil is still an Aston Villa player. Who knew? Tonight, rather than playing in the Championship, he’s starting at the Nou Camp for Deportivo, where he is on loan, which is a far more enjoyable experience than a night at Burton or similar.
Get yourself in the mood for the game by watching better players than Paco Alcacer score some goals against Deportivo.
Busquets is only on the bench for Barcelona as he’s a booking away from suspension and they do not want him to miss the game against Real Madrid.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Sergu Roberto, Pique, Vermaelen, Alba, Rakitic, Paulinho, Iniesta, Messi, Suarez, Alcacer.
Subs: Cillesen, Mascherano, Digne, Busquets, Denis, Gomes, Vidal.
Deportivo: Ruben. Juanfran, Schar, Sidnei, Navarro, Carles Gil, Guilherme, Borges, Adrian, Colak, Lucas
Subs: Tyton, Albentosa, Borja Valle, Mosquera, Fede Valverde, Bakkali, Luisinho.
Referee: Mateu Lahoz
Buenas noches!
Barcelona are top of the league while Deportivo are struggling to keep their heads above water. Next up is El Clásico, so Barca will want to make light work of their lowly opponents. The table-topping Catalans are still unbeaten in the league, not to mention being eight points clear of Real Madrid, who lie in fourth. Javier Mascherano could be heading to China next month, so this could potentially be his final game for the club.
Ernesto Valverde’s side are already behind Real Madrid in terms of trophies won this season following their rival’s Club World Cup triumph on Saturday, but beating Depor might be a greater achievement.
Florin Andone is missing for Deportivo, which is a blow but they will not have expected to enjoy much in the way of attacking at the Nou Camp this evening. Depor are sitting just one place above the relegation zone, so could really do with some points but they are unlikely to get them. The club have recently been linked with Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas who could arrive at the Riazor from Porto in January.
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