Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the La 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.

Off the post! Coutinho flicked an Alba cross to the near post off the woodwork! It must be said that the Brazilian has looked the most likely to find the back of the net for Barca so far!

After this Barcelona face a Champions League match away to Bayern Munich with their continued participation in the competition on the line. They basically need to beat the Bavarians.

Barcelona come into this match on the back of an impressive 3-1 away win over Villarreal. Another win this afternoon would add to the sense that the Cataland are improving.

First shot! Coutinho has been lively in the first six minutes of this match with the Brazilian creating space for himself on the edge of the box, but his shot wide is a tame one.

Indeed, Real Betis are having to do some deep defending in the opening five minutes of this match. Barcelona are well on top in terms of their share of the overall possession.

Coutinho into the box! Great play from the Brazilian to dribble into the Real Betis penalty area from the left wing, but he couldn't find a teammate with his ball into the middle.

This has been a positive start to the match by Barcelona who are seeing most of the ball in the early stages. This is what Xavi wants to see from his team - lots of possession!

What sort of match will we get this afternoon? Xavi has described this match as a “final,” illustrating just how important it is for Barcelona to claim three points against Real Betis.

The match is under way! It's Barcelona against Real Betis in this La Liga fixture!

Okay, here we go. We are about to get under way at the Camp Nou. Kick off is coming up shortly!

The two teams are out on the pitch at the Camp Nou. It looks like a good afternoon for football in Barcelona!

Xavi has enjoyed a decent start to life as Barcelona manager. Will that continue this afternoon?

Not long until kick off at the Camp Nou. This has the potential to be one of the most compelling matches in La Liga this weekend. Both Barca and Betis have real quality.

I'm Graham Ruthven and you can catch me on Twitter ahead of the match to let me know your thoughts. Can Real Betis cause an upset at the Camp Nou? Tweet me - @grahamruthven!

Can Xavi make it three wins from three in La Liga? There have been signs of progress since he returned to Barcelona as manager, but this will be a test for the Catalans this afternoon.

Coutinho starts! Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandes has handed a place in the XI to Philippe Coutinho who found the back of the net in the league win over Villarreal last weekend.

TEAM NEWS: Barcelona - Ter Stegen; Dest, Lenglet, Araujo, Alba; Gavi, Busquets, Nico; Abde, Depay, Coutinho. /// Real Betis - Silva; Bellerín, Bartra, Víctor Ruiz, Álex Moreno; Guido Rodríguez, Guardado; Ruibal, Canales, Juanmi; Jose.