Welcome to the Evening Standard's La Liga coverage of Barcelona vs Real Valladolid LIVE from Camp Nou tonight.
Kiko Olivas cancelled out Clement Lenglet's opener for the hosts, but Lionel Messi's sensational assist set up Arturo Vidal before Messi scored another stunning free-kick to make it 3-1.
Messi added his second goal in the 75th minute, and got his second assist two minutes later to tee up Luis Suarez for 5-1.
You can follow relive the action with Ben Hayward's expert analysis at Camp Nou!
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Prediction: Barcelona 3-0 Valladolid: The visitors boast a meaner defence than Barca, but the hosts' attacking quality should tell.
Lineups
Barca XI: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Vidal; Messi, Suarez, Ansu Fati
Subs: Neto, Todibo, Sergi Roberto, Alena, Rakitic, Griezmann, Carles Perez
Valladolid XI: Masip; Pedro Porro, Kiko Olivas, Joaquin, Barba, Nacho; Plano, Michel, Mohamed, Rubio; Sergi Guardiola
Subs: Lunin, Salisu, Antonito, Alcaraz, Hervias, De Frutos, Unal
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Barca beat Valladolid twice in La Liga last season: away on August 25, 2018 courtesy of an Ousmane Dembele goal, and at home on February 16, 2019 thanks to a Messi penalty.
TV channel/live stream: Premier Sports 1 from 7.55pm for an 8:15pm kick-off (channel 412 on Sky, and 551 on Virgin TV) - and subscribers can live stream the match online.
