FC Barcelona vs. Sporting: As it happenend
See how we lived tonight's match.
FULL-TIME: Barcelona 6-1 Sporting
The referee blow the whistle and the match ends 6-1- at Camp Nou
Two minutes of added time
The end of the match is approaching...will there be any more goals?
And here comes the sixth...GOAAAAL for Barca!
From a narrow angle, Rakitic finds the back of the net! Brilliant!
Offside!
Neymar races down the left before slipping the ball across to left-back Alba. He curls the ball onto the frame of the Sporting goal, but it was offside anyway.
Substitution for Barca!
Roberto replaces Rafinha for Barcelona.
BARCELONA ON FIRE! They score again!
Neymar's free kick beats Cuellar!
66 min: GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOOOOOOOOAL! @neymarjr with a jaw-dropping free kick!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1 de marzo de 2017
FCB 5-1 SPO #FCBLive #FCBSporting #ForçaBarça! pic.twitter.com/moduvaDOrj
Substitution for Barca!
Gomes replaces Messi
SPORTING SUB!
Isma Lopez replaces Burgui for the away side.
OFF THE BAR!
Messi tries again to shoot the ball into the top corner, but it hit the top of the cross-bar
Yellow Card Juan Rodriguez
Juan Rodriguez swipes Neymar's legs from under him and his booked by the referee
Barcelona are back in full flow
The team can afford to take the pace ouf the game by shooting the ball in the back
Corner for Barcelona
For a second it seemed as though Messi would score the 5th goal of tonight. but Sporting's defense reacts well and stop him.
GOOOOOAL FOR BARCA!
There it is. Alcacer scores after a pass from Messi and makes the 4-1 tonight. The strike rburried his effort into the corner, Pichu had no chance.
Peeeeep! Second half starts
You get the sense that there are plenty more goals in store in this second half. Barcelona resume the action.
HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 3-1 SPORTING GIJON
The referee blows the whistle, an exciting first half at Nou Camp is over. Just a reminder that as things stand right now, Barcelona are returning to the top of the table. However, Real Madrid would have the chance to move above Barcelona once again when they host Las Palmas later tonight.
HALFTIME: A great first 45 for Barça!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1 de marzo de 2017
FCB 3 (#Messi, Suárez, O.G.) – 1 SPO (Castro) #FCBLive #FCBSporting #ForçaBarça! pic.twitter.com/7nA5DMvGIe
Yellow card for Neymar follows...
The Barca player is booked for dissent
Carlos Castro García is booked
He gets a yellow card for tugging on Neymar.
Chance for Barcelona!
Rafinha manages to slip the ball inside to Suarez; he shoots but Cuellar saves.
What is going on with Barca's defense?
For all of their dominance so far, Barca seem to be pretty vulnerable at the back. Gijon are posing a threat in possession in the last minutes.
First 30 minutes are over
Only 30 minutes played and already 4 goals have been scored at Nou Camp. The mach is going to be much more exciting as it seemed it the beginning...
BARCA UNSTOPPABLE! GOOOOAL!
Barcelona have their third of the night in only 27 minutes as Suarez rattles a volley into the top corner.
First yellow card!
Burgui (Sporting) resceives yellow for a foul on Messi.
Sporting strike back! GOOOOOAL!
Sporting is in the game again, Castro converts from close range after Burgui's low effort had hit the post and dropped to the forward.
The next chance for Barca?
Neymar was getting dangerously close, but lucky for Sporting he tried to do it all alone and lost against Sporting's defense.
ANOTHER GOAL FOR BARCA!
Neymar finds Suarez with a wonderful pass and the striker shoots to Juan Rodriguez and fires a quick-fire second.
11' GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOAL GOOOOOOOAL! @LuisSuarez9 tucks it in from a tight angle!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1 de marzo de 2017
FCB 2-0 SPO #FCBLive #FCBSporting #ForçaBarça! pic.twitter.com/3aZGKuIWAX
GOOOAAAL by Messi!
What a start! Only 9 minutes after the start Messi scores the first goal! He receibed a pass by Mascherano and headed right over Cuellar.
CLOSE!
The ball is worked out to Rafinha on the right, he tries to pick out the far corner with a curling effort, but his effort is wide of the post.
KICK-OFF!
Time to get started. Sporting get us under way at Camp Nou....
Five minutes to kick-off!
The teams are getting ready at Nou Camp
The teams are warming up
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 1 de marzo de 2017
LIVE: Warm-up https://t.co/a5eT93lvel
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How things are standing
Tonight, Barcelona have the chance to regain top spot in the Primera Division again. Victory would move them two points clear of Real Madrid ahead of their game with Las Palmas, where Los Blancos can respond in the first of their two games.
These are the official line-ups for tonight!
Here are the men of Barcelona and Sporting on the field tonight:
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Macherano, Umtiti, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Denis, Rafinha; Messi, Suárez, Neymar.
Sporting XI: Cuéllar; Lillo, Juan Rodríguez, Babin, Echiéjilé; Xavi Torres, Sergio Álvarez, Nacho Cases, Douglas, Burgui; Castro.
Follow live updates from the Nou Camp as Barcelona host Sporting Gijon in La Liga.