Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga fixture between Barcelona and Real Betis. We'll bring you all the action as it happens at the Camp Nou. Kick off is at 15:15 GMT.

What did we learn from this match? Well, Barcelona still need Messi. Koeman made a big call to bench the Argentine, but in the end the Catalan club needed their best player to come off their bench at half to give them that little bit extra in the final third. This was a good performance from Messi.

FULL TIME: Barcelona 5-2 Real Betis

Ter Stegen makes the stop! Moron got ahead of his man at the front post to glance a header towards goal, but the Barcelona goalkeeper makes the save to deny Betis a third.

This looked like being a tough test for Barcelona, especially after Real Betis equalised at the end of the first half, but they have showed their quality in the second period of the match.

There will be five minutes of stoppage time played at the end of the match.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Barcelona 5 (90 mins - Pedri) Real Betis 2. The finishing touches are put on the Barcelona victory. The cross was played to the back post by Roberto and Pedri was on hand to finish into the back of the net. This has been an emphatic display from the Catalans in the second half.

Messi fancies it! The Barcelona number 10 wants a second half hat trick here. He created the shooting opportunity inside the area, but Bravo was equal to the effort this time.

Barcelona will have a two-week break after this game for the international break, but two wins from their last two games makes things look a bit better. They still have some problems to address.

GOOOOOOOOOO... NO! Messi thinks he has scored a hat trick goal, but the flag goes up for offside and the VAR review confirms that is the correct call. He still has time to get the third.

This will be a tough final phase of the match for Real Betis. They are down to 10 men and Barcelona finally seem to be in the mood. Messi is sniffing around for a hat trick goal here.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Barcelona 4 (82 mins - Lionel Messi) Real Betis 2. Messi has a second! What a performance this has been in the second half from the Barcelona number 10. Roberto's backheel flick sent Messi through on goal and he lashes a finish high into the Real Betis at the near post. Excellent.

Griezmann scored his 200th goal in club football this afternoon. Amid all the chat of his place at Barcelona, it's easy to forget just how good the Frenchman has been over the last few years.

It was a mixed afternoon for Griezmann. He missed so many opportunities in the first half, including a penalty kick, but he found himself in good positions and generally played well.

A change for Barcelona here and it's Braithwaite who comes on for Griezmann.

PICTURE: Messi's step-over was so good

This game looked as good as over at 3-1, but Real Betis have given themselves a chance of a comeback. Barcelona don't look so assured now. This one isn't over yet.