Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga fixture between Barcelona and Athletic Club. We'll bring you all the action as it happens at the Camp Nou. Kick off is at 20:00 GMT.

This match is played against a backdrop of dramatic reports in the Catalan press this morning which claimed Messi will earn a staggering €555m from his current contract by this summer. He only signed it in 2017!

There was a potential foul in the build up to that chance for Barcelona with Umtiti nipping in quickly to win the ball from Garcia. The former Atleti man picked up a knock, but is fine to continue.

Simon denies Messi! What an opportunity for the Barcelona number 10! Messi was released in behind the Athletic Club defence, but Simon makes the one-on-one save at his near post!

Of course, the last time these two sides met was in the final of the Spanish Supercopa earlier this month. Athletic Club scored a late equaliser and then found a winner in extra time.

There is a sense that Barcelona are starting to build some momentum. Their performances still haven’t been that convincing, but they are by and large getting the job done. They have won seven of their last eight.

Barcelona come into this game on the back of a comfortable 2-0 win over Elche and a more challenging win over Rayo Vallecano in the Copa del Rey round of 16 during the week.

What will this evening's match hold for us? Athletic Club won the last meeting between these two clubs. Barcelona have been in good form of late, but this could be a real test.

The match is under way! It's Barcelona against Athletic Club in this La Liga fixture at the Camp Nou!

Okay, here we go. We are about to get under way at the Camp Nou. Kick off is just moments away.

This is the third time these two teams have met each other this month. Very familiar foes!

Barcelona can go above Real Madrid on goal difference with a victory here this evening.

Not long until kick off at the Camp Nou. This promises to be one of the most compelling fixtures in La Liga this weekend. This could be a good one. Lots to catch the eye.

The omens are good for the Basque side! Barcelona have won just two of their last seven games in all competitions against Athletic Club. Not a fantastic record to say the least.

I'm Graham Ruthven and you can catch me on Twitter ahead of the match to let me know your thoughts! Can Athletic Club claim another victory over Barcelona? Tweet me - @grahamruthven!

Rematch! It's only a couple weeks since these two teams met each other in the final of the Spanish Supercopa. Athletic Club won that match against Barcelona late on in extra time!

TEAM NEWS: Barcelona - Ter Stegen, Mingueza, Araujo, Umtiti, Alba, Pjanic, De Jong, Pedri, Dembele, Messi, Griezmann. /// Athletic Club - Simon, Capa, Yeray, I. Martínez, Yuri, De Marcos, D. García, Vencedor, Muniain, Williams, R. García.