90' + 4' FULL-TIME: BARCELONA 4-1 DEPORTIVO ALAVES
75' Penalty Goal Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
74' Yellow card Martín Aguirregabiria Padilla
72' BLOCK! Arturo Vidal gets into the box down the right and cuts back before lofting the ball to Suarez at the back post. The striker heads for goal but it's blocked over the bar by Aguirregabiria!
69' Assist Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
69' Goal Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
67' Wakaso is also deemed to have gone into the challenge recklessly and is shown a yellow card as well.
67' Umtiti clatters into Wakaso with his studs raised and seems to have hurt himself as well as his opponent, but Alaves are not content with the yellow card shown to the defender and want him sent off. They might have case, too.
58' SAVE! A sloppy back-pass from Roberto puts Pique in trouble and Ter Stegen comes out of his box to diffuse the situation. However, he takes a poor touch and gifts the ball to Aleix Vidal before managing to block the resulting shot with his feet!
56' Assist Rubén Duarte Sánchez
56' Goal Pere Pons Riera
53' Munoz comes off for Rioja early in the second half as Garitano makes his first change of the day.
51' NO GOAL! Messi finds Griezmann over the top of the defence in the box with a lovely dink and the Frenchman slots it into the bottom corner past Pacheco, but it's ruled out for offside!
45' + 2' HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 2-0 DEPORTIVO ALAVES
45' Messi did well to hang onto the ball and find Suarez with his back to goal. The striker showed good awareness to then shift it on for Vidal to his right, and the Chilean had the space to thump home Barca's second!
20' Barcelona have conceded more penalties (three) than they have won (two) in LaLiga this season, with this the first season that they have conceded more than they’ve won since 2007/08 (11 penalties conceded, and seven penalties won).
18' NO PENALTY! Messi clips the ball into the bix for the run of Griezmann and he goes to ground, looking for a penalty, but nothing is given!
14' GOAL!! GRIEZMANN OPENS THE SCORING! Vidal feeds Suarez on the right and the striker cuts it back to the centre of the box. Navarro misses his interception and the Frenchman arrives to fire a right-footed effort into the bottom corner first-time!
12' Alaves have hardly been out of their half so far but are retaining a compact shape and giving Barcelona minimal space between the lines to work in.
10' NO GOAL! Messi is found in behind in the box by Busquets from the left and controls with his first touch before steering a shot under Pacheco with his second, but the flag is up for offside!
8' Barcelona have had over 91% of the ball in the opening stages of the game as they completely dominate possession.
8' Barcelona have had over 91% of the ball in the opening stages of the game as they completely dominate possession.
6' SAVE! Vidal goes for a spectacular overhead kick after a superb ball from Messi over the top and Pacheco saves with his feet before Suarez's low cross back towards the Chilean is cut out, but the flag then goes up for offside.
4' A series of early fouls disrupt the flow of the game somewhat, but Barcelona have already established their dominance in possession.
2' Barcelona win the ball high up the field and it's slipped through for Messi on the right. He's just crowded out but the clearance is awkward and drops kindly on the edge of the box, but two Barca players get in each other's way and the chance is lost.