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That's it from the Camp Nou, hope you enjoyed the match. Have a nice day.
And the referee now blows for full time. Valencia did cause problems for the hosts. But Barcelona somehow managed to keep them quite in the second half. Goals from Suarez in the first minute and Messi in the last ensured Barceloa take the full three points. They now comfortably lead the table with a five point lead.
90+3' MESSSIII..!! It's all over for Valencia. The visitors commit too many men forward. Messi has a one on one with the keeper. His initial shot is saved by Alves only to again fall for him, which he cooly slots in the empty net.
90' The assistant referee displays three minutes of added time.
87' PEDRO HITS THE SIDE NETTING. Brilliant play by Neymar and Messi, before the Argentine squares up Pedro only for him to hit the side netting.
85' Last five minutes of the game now. Valencia desperately looking for that equaliser. But Barcelona doing the attacking now. They will look to score a second seal the deal.
82' Barcelona have played this half well, defensively. They have managed to keep the visitors quiet for long now.
80' SUBSTITUTION. Youth academy player Sergio Roberto makes his way to the game in place of Xavi.
80' As we enter the final ten minutes of the game, Barcelona look to use up thier subs too.
79' YELLOW CARD TO MUSTAFI. Another Valencia player to go into the referee's books as Mustafi is shown the card.
76' YELLOW CARD TO RAKITIC. Rakitic pulls Parejo following a counter attack by the visitors and is booked.
74' SUBSTITUTION.Valencia make their final change. Manchester City loanee Alvaro Negredo comes for Alcacer.
72' Looks as Valencia will make their third and final change. Loanee Alvaro Negredo on the lines dicussing some tactics.
67' SUBSTITUTION. Valencia followinf Barcelona's suit. Feghuoli is replaced by Joao Cancelo.
66' YELLOW CARD TO OTAMENDI. Fifth booking of the afternoon and third for the visitors as otamendi is booked.
65' SUBSTITUTION. Luis Suarez is done for the day. Pedro to replace him.
64' MESSI HITS THE BAR. A wonderful free kick from the Argentine leaves Diego Alves dumbstruck. But fortunately for him, it hits the bar and goes out for a free kick.
63' A free kick to Barca from a dangerous position. Messi will fancy his chances of scoring.
61' OFFSIDE AGAIN. Dani Alves is flagged offside.
57' Apretty subdued second half now. Valencia opting to play deep. Not much attacking shown from the visitors. They may look to preserve their stamina for long to have a chance late in this half.
55' YELLOW CARD TO MASCHERANO.
54' NEYMAR GOES CLOSE. He works the ball well through Valencia defence before ensuing in a one two. But his header on target is weak and easily claimed by Diego Alves.
50' SUAREZ IS OFFSIDE. A superb through ball from Neymar is met by Suarez, but his run is miss timed and the flag is already up.
47' Valencia break away straight. A great move by Valencia, but the cross from a Valencia player is easily caught by Bravo.
46' SUBSTITUTION. Both the teams meake their first substitution. Ivan Rakitic replacing Adriano and Lucas Orban making way for Jose Gaya.
45' The players make their way back from the tunnel for the second half. Substitutes ready on the line.
Despite being a goal down, Valencia will be more than happy with the content they are showing in this game. They will surely look to take some points from this game if not all three. Meanwhile BArcelona looking nervy in their defence. They will look to put a better defensive performance.
45' HALF TIME AT CAMP NOU. An absolutely breath taking half for Valencia and their fans. They could have easily lead by now. Suarez opening the soring for Barca in the first minute itself being the only goal. At half-time, it's 1-0 Barcelona.
43' Adriano goes wide now. He twists and turns on the edge of Valencia penalty box, before unleashing a shot which goes wide.
40' MEESSIII!! How did he miss that? The ball falls for the Argentine who misses the goal just by an inch. Didn't expect that from him. Meanwhile Barcelona missing one and scoring one of their only two shots.
38' Again Valencia go close. Alcacer goes wide of the post. Valencia building the play beautifully. Had Valencia been a bit good at finishing their chances, they would have been way up at the moment.
35' YELLOW CARD TO ORBAN. A second booking for Valencia as Orban receives a yellow for hitting Xavi on the face.
33' GOMES HITS THE WOODWORK. Again Valencia with a good attack. The midfielder twists and turns on the edge of the Barcelona box before beating two defenders and firing a great low strike that comortably beats Bravo before bouncing off the woodwork.
28' YELLOW CARD TO FUEGO. Second booking of the match. Fuego makes a rash challenge on Neymar.
27' YELLOW CARD TO ADRIANO. Adriano commits yet another foul, but the referee gives him a card this time.
22' Barcelona look shaky at the back. Valencia break out quickly with Feghouli. The Algerian cuts back a cross to be met by Alcacer. But his low strike is kept out by Mascherano
19' Now Gomes close. Valencia would have scored two or three goals by now, only if their finishing wasn't so sloppy. A half cleared ball by Pique falls to Gomes who is unable to get it into the net.
14' Barragan is clipped from behind by Adriano, and the referee immediately awards Valencia a free kick right on the right-hand side of the Barcelona penalty area.
10' SAVED!! BRAVO is there to Brcelona's rescue. Parejo smashes a poor shot which is easily caught by Bravo. Disappointing for Valencia.
9' PENALTY FOR VALENCIA! Rodrigo is challenged by Pique from behind and the referee immediately blows the whistle for a penalty. What a chance for Valencia to draw it level.
5' Feghouli goes close! Valencia looking more attacking after an early conceding goal. They are showing much confidence now. Feghouli completes a well worked move, but is flagged offside.
1' Lionel Messi with the assist.
1' GOAALLL SUAREZ. And the catalans don't take even a minute to start scoring. Messi is the orchestrator here. He rips apart the Valencia defence before teeing up Suarez who finishes it cooly. 1-0 Barcelona.
1' We're underway at the Camp Nou, Valencia begin the proceedings attacking from right to left.
Confirmed Lineups for La Liga match Barcelona v/s Valencia
Barcelona starting XI(4-3-3): Bravo, Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Adriano, Xavi, Mascherano, Busquets, Messi, Suarez, Neymar
Valencia starting XI(4-3-3): Alves, Barragan, Mustafi, Otamendi, Orban, Parejo, Fuego, Gomes, Feghouli, Alcacer, Rodrigo.
League leaders Brcelona will look to extend their slender two point lead over second placed Real Madrid, as they host fourth placed Valencia at the Camp Nou on Saturday. The league leaders were shocked in the previous league game when they were drawn level by Sevilla. They gave away away their 2-0 lead when Ever Banega hit one before half time, and Kevin Gameiro equalised just minutes before full time. As a result, Barcelon's healthy four point lead reduced to just two points.
Although drawing out the game, they were on a six match winning streak. Luis Enrique's men, travelled to PSG midweek and routed them 3-1. The man of the match was undoubtedly Luis Suarez, who hit two exceptional goals.
On the other hand, Valencia are are fighting for a finish in top four. They sit at fourth place with 65 points, just one behind defending champions Atletico Madrid, and three above Sevilla. Valencia too come from an unbeaten run of their previous five matches, winning three and drawing out other two.
The last time these two sides met, Valencia played exceptionally well and holded Barcelona till the 90th minute of the game. But Uruguayan, Luis Suarez hit a goal in the 93'rd minute to ensure Barcelona take the full three points.
Kck-off: April 18, 7:30pm (IST)
