Messi continues to drive at defenders as the game draws to a close, looking for more goals to add to his individual tally.
88'
Jordi Alba gets yellow.
Alba slides in rashly on Joselu and hurts himself in doing so, but is still shown a yellow card.
86'
O. Burke enters the game and replaces Aleix Vidal.
Aleix Vidal comes off for Burke on the wing as Garitano makes his final change.
85'
Carles Pérez enters the game and replaces L. Suárez.
Nélson Semedo enters the game and replaces Sergi Roberto.
Roberto is also off for Semedo in a straight swap at right-back.
Suarez makes way for Perez as part of a double-change, seeing Griezmann move into the central striking berth.
84'
Rodrigo Ely gets yellow.
Ely is also booked for his clumsy foul on Messi.
Messi's strike is not up to his usual standards and he sends it high and wide of goal.
83'
Messi leads a Barcelona counter-attack and is felled in a dangerous position on the edge of the box. It's not too far out for him to strike it.
81'
Alaves are throwing men forward now in desperation as they look for a consolation, but they've not been able to carve out a clear chance as of yet.
79'
F. de Jong enters the game and replaces Sergio Busquets.
Busquets is replaced by De Jong at the base of midfield as Valverde makes his first change of the game.
75'
Penalty goal scored by L. Suárez for Barcelona!
GOAL! SUAREZ SCORES! The Uruguayan gets himself on the scoresheet now with an emphatic finish to the left despite Pacheco guessing the right way. It's 4-1 to Barcelona!
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74'
Martín Aguirregabiria gets yellow.
To make matters worse for Aguirregabiria, he's also been shown a yellow card.
70'
Joselu enters the game and replaces M. Wakaso.
Wakaso is repalced by Joselu as Garitano throws on an extra striker in search of a route back into the game.
69'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Suárez.
Suarez picks up his third assist of the game, although this one was merely a simple ball to Messi, who went on to produce his usual magic.
GOAL!! WHAT A HIT FROM MESSI!! The Barcelona captain picks the ball up and drives past several players before curling in a beauty from the edge of the box that flies into the top-left corner! It's 3-1 to Barcelona!
67'
M. Wakaso gets yellow.
S. Umtiti gets yellow.
Wakaso is also deemed to have gone into the challenge recklessly and is shown a yellow card as well.
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.
66'
Aleix Vidal gets yellow.
Aleix Vidal puts in a poor challenge on Pique before reacting furiously to the decision to award a free-kick against him and picks up a booking.
60'
Alaves have been inspired by that goal and win a corner off Pique on the right as they surge forward in numbers.
56'
Pere Pons has scored a goal for Alaves! Assist by Rubén Duarte.
GOAL!! ALAVES HAVE ONE BACK! Duarte charges down the left and pulls out an excellent cross from the byline into the middle. Pons makes a late, unmarked run into the area and steers a header into the bottom-left corner past a helpless Ter Stegen! It's 2-1 now!
Duarte was being closed down and was running out room as he approached the byline, but the left-back dug out a superb ball into the box for Pons to head home!
53'
Luis Rioja enters the game and replaces Javi Muñoz.
Munoz comes off for Rioja early in the second half as Garitano makes his first change of the day.
49'
Alena pings a ball in behind for the run of Alba down the left, but the full-back went a fraction early and is flagged up for offside.
48'
Barcelona have picked up where they left off in the second half, pushing and probing for an opening and pinning Alaves back into their own half.
46'
We're back under way for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 2-0 DEPORTIVO ALAVES
45'
A. Vidal has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Suárez.
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 Arturo Vidal to his right, and the Chilean had the space to thump home Barca's second!
GOAL!! ARTURO VIDAL MAKES IT 2-0!! Barcelona work the ball to the edge of the box with Messi, but it's very congested and he finds Suarez to his right, before the Uruguayan feeds Arturo Vidal in space in the box and the midfielder smashes a first-time shot across the keeper and in! It's 2-0 to Barcelona!
43'
Alba looks to find Messi in space on the right with a ball over the top and it looks like he's in behind, but the flag goes up for offside to deny him.
41'
Messi goes for goal from outside the box but his effort is charged down this time.
40'
Alaves mount an attack of their own down the left but Munoz is left isolated and has to come back, allowing Barca to regroup.
36'
Griezmann is found on the left side of the box in acres of space after a switch of play and he tries to steer it across the face of goal, but nobody is there to tap it in!
34'
Arturo Vidal pulls the ball back for Alena, who tries to slip it in for Griezmann but a defender's intervention sees the ball inadvertently fired against the side-netting!
32'
Barcelona have reasserted themselves now and are dominating the ball once again, working around smoothly and keeping Alaves at arm's length.
30'
Alaves are seeing more and more of the ball as they game goes on. They can't afford to simply sit back at 1-0 down.
26'
Alaves have grown into the game and enjoy a brief spell of possession, but they can't do anything with it.
24'
Busquets floats a ball in towards the byline on the right that Arturo Vidal gets to, but his first touch lets him down and it rolls out for a goal-kick. That would have been a real opportunity to pick someone out.
22'
Messi is found on the right but the angle for him to shoot just closes before he can pull the trigger and he dances past two or three challenges on the edge of the box before trying to slip Arturo Vidal in, but it's just cut out.
14'
A. Griezmann has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Suárez.
GOAL!! GRIEZMANN OPENS THE SCORING! Arturo 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!
Suarez's movement was excellent to create space before cutting back into a dangerous area - although he was fortunate that Navarro allowed the ball to slip under his foot.
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.
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.
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We're under way at Camp Nou!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the LaLiga clash between Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves.
Barcelona will be hoping for a win after back-to-back league draws against Real Sociedad and Real Madrid, while Deportivo Alaves are winless in three and are just five points off the relegation zone.
Barcelona XI (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Arturo Vidal, Sergio Busquets, Carles Alena; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann.
Barcelona substitutes: Ivan Rakitic, Clement Lenglet, Junior Firpo, Carles Perez, Frenkie de Jong, Nelson Semedo, Neto.
Deportivo Alaves XI (4-5-1): Fernando Pacheco; Martin Aguirregabiria, Rodrigo Ely, Ximo Navarro, Ruben Duarte; Aleix Vidal, Javier Munoz, Pere Pons, Manu Garcia, Mubarak Wakaso; Luacs Perez.
Deportivo Alaves substitutes: Oliver Burke, Antonio Sivera, Luis Rioja, Adrian Marín, Joselu, Borja Sainz, Victor Laguardia.
Alaves have just won one of their last 12 LaLiga away games (D2 L9), beating Eibar 2-0 in November, the only game in which they kept a clean sheet in that run.
Alaves' early game-plan was undone as Navarro's missed interception allowed Griezmann to arrive late into the box and finish, forcing them to try and open up in search of an equaliser instead of maintaining their low block. At 2-0 down, it will be difficult for the visitors to find a way back into the contest now.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
Barcelona face Espanyol in a local derby next, while Alaves host Real Betis.
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