Evening all - it is evening, right? - and welcome to Barcelona v Slavia Prague!

Dembele finds space down the right and he finds Messi inside; Stanciu hacks him down and is booked.

Barcelona pass sedately, then Busquets lifts one over the top for Dembele and Kolar comes out to collect.

Off we go again!

That was a great half, absolutely loved it. Barca have had chances - the better ones - but Slavia brought it and with better decision-making would be ahead. The second half should be a bazzer.

Barcelona 0-0 Slavia Prague

Busquets is booked for something.

Stanciu shoots, it's deflected, and Boril shoots - Ter Stegen saves - then Boril heads home. But he was offside in the first instance.

We have a clock! There'll be one added minute.

Slavia just need to see this half away now, but obviously they're trying to score in the process.

In comes the corner and Pique meets it on the run with a thumping header ... but Kolar is there to tip behind! That's a great save!

Traore gives it away and Griezmann collects. but his ball is behind Vidal. Still, Vidal opens his body to play in Messi, who drives ... and Kolar shoves behind!

Semedo has had so much joy, and Dembele slides him in again, but Kolar rushes to the edge of his box to see away the danger.

Vidal bumps Stancu form behind and for no reason, ceding a free-kick 25 yards out. Stanciu then crosses to the far post but misses all his men.

Kolar gets wide with Vidal and almost pays for it, but he escapes and Slavia counter in numbers! But Stanciu is lost in the supermarket, unable to find the correct option and his cross goes to no one.

Have a look! Vidal takes the ball as Barca look to counter and he bends a ball in behind for Messi, who zooms in from the right leaving Boril choking on the dust. He could open his body to tee up Griezmann but either decides not to or the angle disappears because he hangs on too long, so he bends a rasper that absolutely clatters the bar, close to the corner. He's quite good at football.

De Jong finds Vidal, who falls, and while he's there, flat-out, he heads a pass to Messi. Where Phil Jones leads...

De Jong and Busquets are not controlling this game, and really you'd expect that to be the case.

Lovely from Dembele, beating two men before Boril fouls him; not free-kick apparently, and suddenly Olayinka lanks away, forcing Semedo to shove him over. Semedo is booked, and Stanciu curls the free-kick low and wide of the far post.

In commentary they're discussing the precariousness of Valverde's job, but let's say Barca fire him, then what? Who can they get who they know will be good?

Barca should score! They ping passes from De Jong to Griezmann to Messi ... who could shoot but then plays an extra pass and Kudela gets in the way. Soucek then inserts body between ball and De Jong, penalty appeals immediately waved away by Michael Oliver.

Olayinka is giving Barca plenty and he totally diddles Semedo inside and out before picking a lovely disguised cut-back for Stanciu, who sweeps a fine shot that looks like it's going in, until it flicks off Masopust and goes high. Lovely stuff.