Amrabat with a late surge forward as his shot is deflected into the hands of ter Stegen. That should be that.
90' +1
The fourth official has indicated two minutes of additional time.
90'
Paulinho has scored a goal for Barcelona!
GOAL! Barcelona looked to have overplayed it as Messi runs into trouble. Somehow he manages to flick the ball into the path of Paulinho from the ground, who toe pokes it into the back of the net at the left post. Three goals for Barcelona and three points in the bag.
88'
Close! Messi comes to life, linking up well with Luis Suarez to fire a low, left-footed effort towards the bottom left corner. Cuellar parries it out and it falls once again to the feet of Suarez. The hat-trick looks on for the Uruguay forward but Cuellar reacts well this time to prevent him scoring another rebound.
87'
Leganes with a free-kick around 35 yards from goal. Diego Rico tries his luck with a shot. He gets a lot of power on it but it is an easy save in the end for ter Stegen.
85'
Barcelona free-kick as Messi is pulled back as he drove towards the Leganes box. Barcelona opt to retain possession. It is hard to see Leganes finding any way back into this game with five minutes left to play.
82'
Denis Suárez enters the game and replaces Paco Alcácer.
Paco Alcácer is replaced by Denis Suárez in Barcelona's final change of the afternoon.
79'
Raúl Carnero enters the game and replaces D. Siovas.
Final change for Leganes as Dimitrios Siovas is replaced by Raúl García.
78'
The corner is cleared away and Barcelona come forward themselves. Messi slices the Leganes defence open with a through ball for the run of Paulinho but it has a little too much pace on it, allowing Cuellar to collect comfortably.
77'
Barcelona escape danger as Amrabat slips at the vital moment. It is only as far as El Zhar who gets to the byline and wins his side a corner. The ball is cleared initially by Barcelona but Gumbau tries a ranged effort on the follow up, which is blocked away for another corner.
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75'
Barcelona with their first real bit of quality build up play all game. It is played into the left of the box for Alcacer who fires goalward. It is parried out to the feet of Vidal, who's shot is miscued and curls well wide of the right post. Should have at least hit the target there.
72'
D. Siovas gets yellow.
Dimitrios Siovas receives a yellow card for pulling back Suarez as he tried to break forward.
71'
El Zhar this time with an ambitious effort from outside of the box, but it is quickly blocked by Umtiti. Leganes starting to look a little deflated.
69'
A good bit of play from Leganes and it will certainly go down as a missed opportunity. Zaldua fires a cross towards the centre of the box for Beauvue to get on the end of. He shoots first time but he doesn't quite get his foot over the ball and it flies high over the bar. He should have done better there as he was in plenty of space and no pressure at all.
67'
A loose pass falls to Joseba Zaldua on the right of the Barcelona box, but his first-time effort is harmlessly wide of the far post.
66'
Gerard Gumbau enters the game and replaces A. Szymanowski.
Alexander Szymanowski is off to be replaced by Gerard Gumbau.
63'
Barcelona are starting to look far more menacing now. They break down the right wing but Cuellar is quickly off his line to claim the ball well. Right up the other end and the excellent Amrabat shows great awareness and strength to turn past Pique. He only has ter Stegen to beat but the Barcelona goalkeeper is quickly off his line to close the gap and Amrabat's shot cannot find its way beyond him.
60'
L. Suárez has scored a goal for Barcelona!
GOAL! Luis Suárez does it again and once again it is with the help of Alcacer. Messi's chipped pass into the left of the box is met by with a halfa-volley by Alcacer. Cuellar parries it away and straight to the feet of Suarez. The Uruguayan fires a right-footed shot straight back towards goal and it takes a horrible deflection at the near-post to wrong-foot the Leganes goalkeeper and double Barcelona's lead.
59'
Aleix Vidal enters the game and replaces Nélson Semedo.
Paulinho enters the game and replaces Andrés Iniesta.
Andrés Iniesta is also up. Paulinho replaces him.
Double change for Barcelona. Nélson Semedo is replaced by Aleix Vidal.
57'
More high pressure from Leganes as they win the ball in the final third. The referee blows for a foul though and Barcelona can feel relieved. Valvadere's Barca are completely on the back foot at the moment.
55'
High pressure from Leganes as Barcelona try to play out from the back. It drops to Pires in space outside the box, but his long-range effort is once again straight at ter Stegen.
53'
L. Suárez gets yellow.
Luis Suárez is booked for reacting angrily to a slight push from Cuellar.
52'
A brilliant pass by Amrabat plays substitute Beauvue into space behind the Barcelona defence. He does well to keep his shot low but it is far too close to ter Stegen. Should have done better but Amrabat doing well again to provide the chance.
50'
Amrabat again causing problems for the Barcelona defence. He plays the ball to the left wing but the cross into the box is straight into the hands of ter Stegen.
48'
An early Barcelona free-kick is given away cheaply by Busquets and Messi. Luckily for them the Leganes counter-attack comes to nothing.
46'
C. Beauvue enters the game and replaces Eraso.
We are back underway. Barcelona straight into possession.
Javier Eraso comes off to be replaced by Claudio Beauvue. Midfielder for a striker as they look to find their way back into this tie.
45'
Close! Szymanowski again with the cross from the left and it is an inch away from being met by a Leganes head. The resulting corner from the clearance is met by Pires but his shot from inside the box is blocked.
44'
Szymanowski does well to drive beyond Semedo and swing in a low cross towards the near post. It is cleared away comfortably by Samuel Umtiti though. Leganes finishing the half strongly.
41'
Another Barca attack comes to nothing as Alcacer gives the ball away cheaply on the right wing. They are regularly finding Semedo in plenty of space on the right wing but Alcacer is often playing more central, resulting in the right-back being very much isolated and forced to play backwards.
38'
The rythm has returned to the game and Barcelona are back to struggling to create any chances against this solid Leganes defence. They are pressuring these Barca players as soon as they receive the ball.
35'
Chance! great save by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Amrabat does well once again to hold the ball up on the left of the box. He finds space to play a pass into the box for Szymanowski who has time to pick his spot. He aims for the bottom right corner but ter Stegen reads it well to dive and parry it away from danger.
33'
All Barcelona, who have a bit more life about them after that Pique card and Suarez goal. Leganes are still well in this though.
29'
Piqué gets yellow.
Yellow card for Gerard Piqué, who will now be suspended for the away trip to Valencia.
28'
L. Suárez has scored a goal for Barcelona!
GOAL! Alcacer's cross from the right of the box is misread by Ivan Cuellar, who reacts well to parry the ball out of the net. It drops right in front of the goal and Luis Suarez reacts quickly to race in and fire Barcelona into the lead. Unfortunate for Cuellar who could do nothing about Suarez's shot.
26'
Leganes come forward again and have arguably created the better opportunities so far. Amrabat holds the ball up in the box before rolling it out to Gabriel Pires. His first time shot is low towards the left post but it rolls narrowly wide.
24'
The corner looks to be finding Pique but Dimitrios Siovas rises high to clear it. It falls to Messi on the right of the box but his first-time volley curls well wide of the near post.
23'
Corner for Barcelona. Jordi Alba does well to get to the byline but his attempted pullback is blocked at the source.
20'
Amrabat does brilliantly to race down the left wing, turn between Gerard Pique and Rakitic, albeit with a little bit of luck, before curling an effort towards the far corner. Just too high though and Barcelona breathe easy.
19'
Messi wins a free-kick as he tries to wriggle his way through two defenders. He's not seen much of the ball so far in this first half the Argentinian.
16'
Leganes get a bit of fortune and look to have a counter-attack on. No teammates make a run to support Javier Eraso and his pass is deflected off a Barcelona shirt and away from danger. On the balance of play it looks like Leganes will create a few more of those opportunities. Barcelona are snuffed out for the time being.
14'
It is swung towards the near post but Suarez reads it well to head clear. Alexander Szymanowski heads it back towards the danger area but it is beyond his intended team mate and out for a goal kick.
13'
Leganes with a corner now. They are growing into this game and starting to cause Barcelona a few problems. Can they make something of this set piece?
12'
The corner is taken short. It is played to Iniesta on the left of the pitch but his attempted cross is charged down. Barcelona retain possession and are back to their patient build up play.
11'
Barcelona have earned themselves the first corner of the game. A cross from the left is cut out before it could find Nelson Semedo at the back post.
9'
Concern for Barcelona now. Suarez looks to have injured his knee in an earlier challenge as he tried to bring the ball down in the box.
7'
Half a chance for Barcelona! A chipped ball onto the right of the Leganes box is met by Alcacer, who crosses towards the back post. Suarez tries an ambitious overhead kick but it is well blocked by a defender.
6'
Leganes seeing little of the ball so far. As soon as they do get it they are hounded by Barcelona players before they get beyond the halfway line.
4'
It looks like Barcelona have opted for a 4-3-3 formation as opposed to the suggested 4-4-2. Alcacer moves to the right wing with Messi on the left and Suarez down the centre. Iniesta joins Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets in a midfield three.
3'
Barcelona in control at the start, moving the ball around with confidence as they patiently probe this well organised Leganes side for a gap in the defence.
1'
And we're off! Barcelona get us underway, kicking left to right.
Good afternoon and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s La Liga game between Leganes and Barcelona at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
Today’s visit of Barcelona caps off a run of tough fixtures for Leganes after defeats to second-placed Valencia and Sevilla. The international break may have come at a good time to recoup but they will still have to overcome the undefeated league leaders to come away with anything from this game, which is a tough ask for any side at the moment.
Asier Garitano’s side will be missing goalkeeper Jon Serantes for today’s game, who is out with a long-term injury. Winger Omar will also be missing with a hamstring injury.
La Liga leaders come into today’s tie with a heathy four point lead over second-placed Valencia. They have won 10 of their opening 11 fixtures, drawing the other one and it will take something special from the home side to stop them making that win number 11 today.
Ernesto Valverde will be still missing forward Ousmane Dembele , who suffered a ruptured tendon in September. He will be joined on the sidelines by midfielders Rafinha, Sergi Roberto and Andre Gomes, while defender Javier Mascherano will also miss the game after picking up an injury while on international duty with Argentina.
There’s just under 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up this afternoon…
Leganes XI (4-2-3-1): Cuellar: Zaldua, Munoz, Siovas, Rico; Perez, Pires; El Zhar, Eraso, Szymanowski; Amrabat.
Barcelona XI (4-4-2): ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Alba; Alcacer, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez.
Barcelona Substitutes: Deulofeu, Paulinho, Digne, Vermaelen, Cillessen, Vidal, Denis Suarez.
Leganes make three changes to the side that were beaten 3-0 by Valencia in their previous La Liga fixture. Ruben Perez replaces Erik Moran and Nabil El Zhar replaces Darko Brasanac in midfield, as well as Nordin Amrabat leading the line in place of Claudio Beauvue.
There are no changes to the Barcelona side that beat Sevilla 2-1 prior to the international break. Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi will continue to lead the line in a four-four-two formation today, with Andres Iniesta and Paco Alcacer providing the width.
The two sides are making their way out onto the pitch, with just a few minutes to go until kick-off.
HALF-TIME: LEGANES 0-1 BARCELONA
Barcelona ahead at the break and it is arguably against the run of play. The away side have controlled possession but have struggled to create anything at all as they have been well shut out by this Leganes side. Suarez reacted well to fire Barcelona into the lead after Barcelona's only real chance of the game and the home side will feel disappointed to not be going in level at the break despite creating a handful of good chances.
The players are back out onto the pitch ahead of the start of the second half. One substitution being made for Leganes.
FULL-TIME: LEGANES 0-3 BARCELONA
Not a classy performance from Barcelona by any means but they have found their way through a well organised and disciplined Leganes side to continue their unbeaten run in La Liga this season. A brace of rebound goals from Luis Suarez set them on their way before Lionel Messi defied a losing situation to prod the ball into the path of Paulinho to fire home the third. Leganes played well throughout but were unable to find their way past the impressive ter Stegen and have now suffered three defeats in a row, albeit to the top sides in La Liga. The Catalans march on and are now 11 points ahead of fierce rivals Real Madrid, who face Atletico Madrid in the later kick-off tonight.
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