Rakitic catches Assale with a very late challenge and he's booked by the referee.
90' +2
Messi is urging Barca forward once again and he switches play out to Semedo on the right wing. The right-back swings a cross into the box but can't pick out a team-mate and Leganes are able to clear their lines.
89'
J. Firpo gets yellow.
Firpo is the latest player to be booked after he catches Ruibal with a late challenge.
87'
Barcelona are knocking the ball around confidently as they play out from the back again. It's great play from the home side but Vidal hesitates when it comes through to him and he loses out to Tarin.
85'
Bryan Gil enters the game and replaces Recio.
Leganes have a free-kick in a good position and it's floated in by Perez. He can't pick out one of his team-mates though and Rakitic rises highest in the middle to clear it.
Final change for Leganes now as Recio is replaced by Bryan.
84'
Riqui Puig gets yellow.
C. Lenglet gets yellow.
Just seconds later, Lenglet is shown a yellow card when he jumps to head the ball away and catches Carrillo in the head with his elbow.
Puig loses the ball to Perez and ends up fouling the midfielder in his attempt to win the ball back so the referee shows him a yellow card.
83'
S. Umtiti gets yellow.
Yellow Card Samuel Yves Umtiti
82'
C. Awaziem gets yellow.
Messi drops deep to pick up the ball and Awaziem is shown a yellow card when he clumsily brings him down.
80'
Puig makes a driving run down the left and cuts back inside as he tries to get into the box. Bustinza gets across to him but pushes the substitute and give away a free-kick in a dangerous position, but Rakitic fires it over the bar.
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78'
Leganes are trying to catch Barcelona out by mounting a quick attack, but their play in the final third is sloppy. Recio picks up the ball on the right wing but his first touch is poor which allows Firpo to get across and win back possession for his side.
76'
The ball goes out of play which allows the referee to pause the game again so the players can go off for another cooling break.
74'
Assale makes a good run down the right wing and cut the ball back to Recio on the edge of the box. He's quickly closed down by Lenglet so he gets his shot away first time, but it's blocked by the defender.
73'
Riqui Puig enters the game and replaces Arthur.
S. Umtiti enters the game and replaces Piqué.
Pique is the other player to make way as Umtiti comes on in his place.
Setien also makes a double substitution with Arthur coming off to be replaced by Puig.
71'
G. Carrillo enters the game and replaces Miguel Guerrero.
Silva also makes way as Rodrigues is brought onto the field.
There's another double change for Leganes now as Aguirre brings on Carrillo for Guerrero.
70'
Kévin Rodrigues enters the game and replaces J. Silva.
69'
Penalty goal scored by L. Messi for Barcelona!
MESSI SCORES! The penalty stands and Messi places the ball onto the spot. It's a good spot-kick from the captain as he sends Cuellar the wrong way and finds the bottom-right corner to double Barca's lead. 2-0 Barcelona!
68'
Perez isn't happy with the penalty decision and he's shown a yellow card for dissent.
67'
Rubén Pérez gets yellow.
63'
A. Vidal enters the game and replaces Sergio Busquets.
I. Amadou enters the game and replaces Eraso.
Leganes make another change now as well and Amadou comes on for Eraso.
Setien makes his third change of the game now and it's Busquets making way for Vidal.
62'
Messi finds himself in some space through the middle and he plays a good pass over the top to try and pick out Suarez. It looks like the substitute is in on goal but Awaziem gets across to flick it behind for a corner.
60'
Leganes are keeping hold of the ball well at the moment and are patiently trying to move out of their own half and put some pressure on Barcelona as they try to get back into the game.
54'
L. Suárez enters the game and replaces Ansu Fati.
Leganes have their first shot on target after Assale has a go from outside the box. He keeps the shot low and it bounces just in front of Ter Stegen, but the goalkeeper holds onto it.
The goal scorer, Fati, is the other player to make way as Suarez comes onto the pitch.
53'
Nélson Semedo enters the game and replaces Sergi Roberto.
Barcelona are making a double change now and Roberto is the first to make way as Semedo comes on.
51'
Messi goes for goal with the free-kick as he curls it towards the near post. It's a comfortable height for the goalkeeper and he gets across his line quickly to catch it and deny the Barcelona captain.
50'
Messi dribbles his way forward with the ball and he's brought down by Recio to win a free-kick in a good position. He sets down the ball and he's going to be the one to take it.
48'
Barcelona have picked up where they left off in the first half and are forcing Leganes to sit back on the edge of their box. The away side are keeping them out so far though.
46'
R. Assalé enters the game and replaces Roque Mesa.
Barcelona get us back underway for the second half!
Aguirre makes one change before the start of the second half as he brings on Assale for Mesa.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 1-0 LEGANES.
45' +1
Leganes are still on the back foot as Barca come at them again, this time through Fati's driving run down the left. He curls a cross into the box and Messi is waiting under it, but Tarin rises above him to clear his lines.
42'
Ansu Fati has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by J. Firpo.
BARCELONA LEAD! They've finally managed to break through Leganes' defence and Fati puts them ahead. Firpo touches the ball onto him on the edge of the box. He takes a touch before driving his low shot past Cuellar and into the bottom-right corner. 1-0 Barca!
It's slightly messy from Firpo when he cuts inside from the left as he's blocked by Awaziem. He manages to keep hold of the ball though and plays the pass into Fati before he's brought down.
41'
Leganes have all of their players back in their own half at the moment as they close down the space ahead of Barcelona and stop them from getting into the box.
39'
Barcelona are just starting to put more pressure on Leganes now as Messi dribbles his way into the box. He tries to knock it onto Griezmann, but Awaziem makes a good block to put it out for a corner.
37'
Unai Bustinza gets yellow.
Bustinza is shown the first yellow card of the game as he uses a rugby tackle to drag Messi to the ground.
36'
Leganes are pressing high up the field to try and put Pique under pressure but he knocks it back to Ter Stegen. Guerrero is quickly closing him down and the forward is just millimetres from intercepting his pass to Busquets.
34'
Barcelona are on the front foot again following the restart and there's a nervy moment at the back from Leganes as they try to deal with Roberto's pass. Awaziem heads it back to Cuellar but his clearance loops up and he just manages to avoid giving away a corner.
32'
The referee's whistle has gone and the players are all making their way to the edge of the pitch for the cooling break.
28'
Rakitic gets his head up just outside the box once again and plays another good throughball into the box towards Griezmann. He pulls away from Bustinza but Cuellar is alert to the danger and is quickly off his line to collect it.
26'
The home side are still dominating in possession as they continue to try and play out from the back, but they're struggling to break through Leganes' defence and have their first shot.
24'
Messi is brought down on the right wing and wins a free-kick which he takes. Pique pulls away from his defender in the middle as he tries to get on the end of the captain's cross but Cuellar comes off his line to collect it.
22'
Eraso is being tightly marked by Roberto down the left and is complaining to the referee as he thinks he's being held back by the midfielder. He doesn't get a free-kick though and Leganes attack comes to an end.
20'
Messi picks up the ball just outside the box and tries to dribble past Tarin, but it's a brilliantly timed tackle from the defender to dispossess him. It falls to Rakitic and he tries to square it to Griezmann, but once again, Leganes' defenders are there to block the way into the penalty area.
18'
Rakitic spots an opening in Leganes' defence and chips the ball over Tarin as he looks to pick out Griezmann. He times his run perfectly, but can't control it and it bounces through to Cuellar.
16'
Barcelona are still seeing a lot of the ball but they haven't caused their opponents too many problems yet as they continue to slowly play out from the back. They're looking for Fati down the left again, but the pass to him from Rakitic is overhit.
10'
Firpo plays a good one-two with Fati down the left wing and the left-back is brought down by Bustinza near the corner flag before he can put a cross into the box. The free-kick doesn't come to anything for the home side.
6'
Leganes are struggling to get a touch on the ball as Barcelona knock it around in their own half confidently. They're happy to just keep possession instead of pushing forward at the moment.
4'
Firpo slides the ball through to Fati on the left side of the box and he tries to cut it back to Griezmann from the byline. It's played behind the Frenchman and Messi can't get to it before Tarin clears his lines.
2'
Barcelona are seeing a lot of the ball early on here and Roberto tries a long cross-field pass to try and pick out Fati on the left wing. There's not enough on it though and Bustinza is able to head it clear.
1'
Guerrero gets the game underway for Leganes!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the LaLiga meeting between Barcelona and Leganes at Camp Nou!
BARCELONA STARTING XI (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Junior Firpo; Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Arthur; Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Ansu Fati.
BARCELONA SUBS: Alex Collado, Monchu, Ronald Araujo, Martin Braithwaite, Arturo Vidal, Luis Suarez, Samuel Umtiti, Riqui Puig, Inaki Pena, Neto, Nelson Semedo, Frenkie de Jong.
LEGANES STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Ivan Cuellar; Unai Bustinza, Rodrigo Tarin, Chidozie Awaziem, Jonathan Silva; Recio, Ruben Perez; Aitor Ruibal, Roque Mesa, Javier Eraso; Miguel Angel Guerrero.
LEGANES SUBS: Javier Aviles, Kenneth Omeruo, Ibrahim Amadou, Roberto Rosales, Guido Carrillo, Pablo Lombo, Roger Assale, Bryan Gil, Juan Soriano, Ivan Amores, Marc Navarro, Kevin Rodrigues.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Setien's team saw a lot of the ball before the break, but it took them a long time to get in behind Leganes' defence. If they start the second half the way they finished the first, they look like they could cause them some real problems. Leganes started strongly but sat back as the half went on. They looked dangerous going forward and, if they can get Guerrero into the game more, they could get themselves back into this game.
Barcelona returned to action with an impressive 4-0 win over Real Mallorca and could put a five-point gap between themselves and Real Madrid at the top of the table as their rivals don't play until Thursday. Leganes go into the game bottom of the table after Espanyol's draw earlier and are in desperate need of points if they want to get out of the relegation zone. They'll be wanting to bounce back with a good result after a 2-1 loss to Real Valladolid at the weekend.
That's all for today, goodbye!
Barca have given themselves a bit of breathing space above Real Madrid in the table before they face Valencia on Thursday, but the league leaders have a tough match next up when they travel to third place Sevilla. As for Leganes, they stay bottom of the table and are currently three points from safety. Aguirre will be hoping they can bounce back when they face Real Mallorca next time out.
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