Hello and welcome to our live coverage from the Camp Nou as Barcelona take on Almeria.

FULL-TIME: The referee calls time after that goal. Barcelona wobbled but got over the line in the end. A brave effort from Almeria, but the result stands. The lead for Barcelona at the top of La Liga is eight points with seven games to play.

MESSI SCORES! IT'S ALL OVER! Terrific effort, with the Argentine chasing a lost cause and getting the better of Silva Marcelo Henrique and then dinking a finish past Diego Alves. Hard to remember how brilliant it is when he does it every week.

It comes to nothing, but there will be three added minutes to play.

Keita floors Acasiete and that gives Almeria a free kick they can heave forward in the final minutes of the match.

74% possession for Barcelona, the statistics suggest. Despite the scoreline, they have been dominant. As Almeria have proved, though, what you do with the ball counts as well.

Half a chance for the hosts as the ball bounces pinball-style around the area. The deflection ends up out for a Barcelona corner.

Guardiola nearly taken out in his own technical area as Iniesta lunges to keep a ball in play.

Throw on the left for Maxwell to take. There's little urgency in his play.

Mascherano clatters into Bernadello - a definite foul, and the sort of challenge he would do well to avoid when he already has a yellow to his name. The referee settles for awarding just a free kick.

Hopeful long ball from Feghouli - very hopeful. The game seems to be winding down as the belief drains from the visitors, who've fought doggedly.

Piatti wins a free kick as he tries to get into the Barcelona half.

Alves with a couple of throws down the right hand side as Barcelona look to progress, but the hosts haven't had a clear chance for a few minutes.

Almeria chasing shadows at the minute - Barcelona draining their visitors of their energy.

Ortiz off for Feghouli in Almeria's final change.

Great footwork from Messi to find the space to send Alves down the line, but the Brazilian sends it back to the middle of the pitch. The methodical build-up play continues.

Bernadello makes a hash of that delivery - they needed better there. Cleared at knee-height.

Not the best challenge from Villa, and the card is coming out for that lunge on Michel. Useful-looking set piece for the visitors.

Iniesta and Maxwell exchange clever little passes before the Spanish star skirts round the outside of his man and plays a ball to the right. Great play.

Uche takes the ball forward for Almeria and gets down the right towards the corner flag - but once there, he's got limited options. A couple of hasty passes later, and Barcelona have a goal kick.

Barcelona dominating possession, and it's never more infuriating for an opponent than when they are behind.