Chaos erupts on the far touchline after Foulquier shoves Torres to the floor, and an all-in melee begins which takes some time to calm down! The referee brings everyone back eventually, and the first booking goes to Castillejo, who was the first to run into the scuffle between Foulquier and Torres.
Torres' reaction to the incident also sees him booked, and hopefully that spree of yellow cards puts an end to any further animosity!
Foulquier's shove was completely unnecessary after Torres' nudge on him, and the Valencia man rightly goes into the book as well.
90' +6
D. Foulquier gets yellow.
90' +3
R. Lewandowski has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Raphinha.
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! Barcelona take a late, late lead!!!! Pedri finds Raphinha, who switches to his left foot and curls a peach of a ball beyond the defenders. Lewandowski is stretching for it at the far post, and gets the crucial touch to prod the ball beyond Mamardashvili and into the back of the net!!! The Blaugrana finally find a way through, and lead 1-0 with just moments left to go!
The ball from Raphinha was absolutely sumptuous, and it couldn't have fallen to anyone better than Lewandowski to ensure the pass became a goal!
90' +2
Piqué gets yellow.
Marcos does brilliantly down the left for Los Che, skilfully beating Balde before knocking the ball beyond Pique. He can't get beyond Pique though, being blocked off from his run by the Barca defender, who goes straight into the book for the foul.
90'
We'll play SIX minutes of added time, more than enough for either of these two to find a winner in this game!
89'
Gavi gets yellow.
Alba drills a low cross towards Gavi in the box, who goes down under very little pressure from Gabriel. The referee waves away Gavi's appeals, and the young Barca starlet lashes out at Gabriel when walking back through the box, leaving the referee with no other choice than to book him.
84'
Hugo Guillamón gets yellow.
Guillamon took Raphinha out in back-play during that break, and the referee comes back to book him for the foul after the play concludes.
82'
There's a coming together between Alba and Castillejo on the far touchline, and the Valencia substitute comes off second best as the Barcelona left-back is penalised.
80'
Jesús Vázquez enters the game and replaces Thierry Correia.
Correia also picked up a knock earlier on, and is now replaced by Jesus Vazquez for the hosts.
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78'
Ter Stegen's long ball from the back finds Lewandowski in the box, but Correia steps in with a fantastically-timed challenge to pinch the ball cleanly and come away with it for Valencia!
76'
Guillamon is caught in the back by the knees of Lewandowski, and that painful-looking collision leaves him down on the turf. He eventually gets to his feet though, and will look to bravely play on for the last 15 or so minutes.
74'
Piqué enters the game and replaces J. Koundé.
The initial break in play came due to an injury for Kounde, and the Barcelona centre-back is replaced by Gerard Pique.
72'
Toni Lato enters the game and replaces André Almeida.
Samu Castillejo enters the game and replaces J. Kluivert.
More subs coming for Valencia, as Kluivert comes off for Samu Castillejo.
Almeida is also off for Los Che, replaced by Toni Lato.
69'
Pedri threats a beauty of a pass through for Gavi in the box, but Gaya once again frustrates Barca by shielding the ball all the way into Mamardashvili's gloves.
67'
Samuel Lino gets yellow.
Yellow Card Samuel Dias Lino
63'
Torres bursts down the left and cuts inside to enter the box, but his shot from the edge of the area is deflected into the gloves of Mamardashvili!
62'
Barca look to play a clever corner routine into the box, but Valencia's pressing is good and Pedri's eventual ball in is blocked by Foulquier!
60'
Valencia counter after Lino sparks the break, and the winger finds Marcos wide to his left. He looks to release Lino on the edge of the box, but Lino slips and the chance goes begging.
58'
Lewandowski spreads it wide for Raphinha to run onto, and the Brazilian looks to cut the ball back in the box, but a deflection off Gaya takes it out for a corner.
57'
Raphinha enters the game and replaces Ansu Fati.
Fati's gone close a number of times, but not close enough, and he comes off for Raphinha down the flank.
56'
Ferran Torres enters the game and replaces O. Dembélé.
Gavi enters the game and replaces Sergio Busquets.
Captain Busquets is also withdrawn, and Pablo Gavi replaces the veteran in midfield.
Dembele is off for Barca as Xavi makes a triple change, and Ferran Torres replaces the French winger.
53'
Another ball from the right finds Marcos on the run, but he stumbles after rounding Kounde and Barca clear their lines!
48'
Barca create an opportunity on the edge of the box and Pedri finds Fati, but his shot on the turn is blocked by Comert!
46'
Pedri kicks off for Barca, and we're back underway in the second half!
45' +2
Gabriel meets the eventual corner at the back post and heads the ball back across the face, but no-one can turn it goalwards and the ball loops behind as the half-time whistle blows!
Valencia win a late corner, but Balde won't give Marcos the ball and a scuffle breaks out. Both sets of players are involved, and the referee has to step in to cool tempers before play can continue.
HALF-TIME: VALENCIA 0-0 BARCELONA.
45' +1
We're into a minute of added time to close out the first half.
45'
Marcos Alonso gets yellow.
Guillamon looks to play in Marcos for Los Che, but he's caught very late by a sliding Alonso, who was never getting anywhere near the ball. The substitute's foul on his Valencia counterpart is punished further, via a yellow card from the referee's pocket.
44'
Alonso chests the ball down from the corner and tees up Kounde, but his shot is blocked away by Los Che defenders!
43'
Pedri feeds De Jong, who steps out of Gaya's challenge before shooting from the edge of the box, but Gabriel blocks it behind for another Barca corner.
42'
Marcos Alonso enters the game and replaces Eric García.
Garcia landed awkwardly after being beaten in that challenge with Kluivert, and has to leave the field, with Marcos Alonso taking his place in the centre of the Blaugrana's defence.
38'
Barca force a third corner, but the Valencia players are furious with the referee for not penalising Fati, who looked to have handled a bouncing ball so deliberately that it made Thierry Henry's against Ireland look accidental!
36'
De Jong crosses for Dembele at the back post, but Gaya heads the ball behind for a corner, which is the first of the match after 36 minutes.
A wide pass finds Fati in acres of space, and he crosses early for Lewandowski. The striker slides in to tap it home, but Gaya gets a crucial touch to skew the ball away, conceding another corner in the process.
32'
Correia's floated pass forward has Kluivert surging after it, but Ter Stegen's out of his goal to collect the ball before the Valencia man can latch onto it.
31'
Lewandowski again links up with Fati, who pulls a shot wide from a tight angle, but the Guinea-born winger is again caught offside! He needs to start timing his runs better if Barca want to have any success down that left-hand side.
29'
Dembele beats Gaya down the right and pulls the ball back for Fati, but his header is rushed and always rising, as it floats over the crossbar.
28'
De Jong has space to drive into on the edge of the box and lets fly with his left foot, flashing it just wide of Mamardashvili's right post!
25'
Barca create a good attacking opportunity on the edge of the box, but take too long to shoot, and De Jong's pass back into the area for Lewandowski is cut out and cleared!
21'
Eric García gets yellow.
The substitute Marcos runs down the right flank, but is followed closely by Garcia. Too closely eventually, as the Barcelona defender brings him down by pulling his shirt, and is duly booked by the referee.
20'
Dembele advances down the right and looks to cross into the area, but his final ball is poor and rolls straight into the gloves of Mamardashvili.
18'
Marcos André enters the game and replaces E. Cavani.
Cavani took a knock after colliding with Garcia a little earlier, and has to come off. Marcos de Sousa will replace him, but that's a massive, massive blow for Valencia.
16'
Fati dribbles into the box and goes down under little pressure from Gabriel. The referee stops play, but while the crowd is alarmed at the potential awarding of the softest of soft penalties, he's actually brought play back for a prior foul on Correia by Lewandowski!
11'
Alba's cross-field pass into the box evades Lewandowski but is met by Gaya, who volleys the ball back to Mamardashvili. It's a well-hit volley though, and the Georgian can't pick it up, so he volleys it back and away from goal!
10'
Gaya whips the ball across the face of goal, but it's a fraction in front of Kluivert and Barca win possession back.
8'
Lewandowski snatches onto a loose ball and looks to play it through for Fati, but Correia does well to hold off the Barca winger and passes back to his goalkeeper.
1'
Cavani gets the game underway, and we're off and running in Valencia!
Ninth-placed Valencia were beaten 2-1 by Mallorca in their last match at home, and that loss ended Los Che’s five-match unbeaten streak.
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in La Liga, as Valencia welcome Barcelona to the Mestalla.
BARCELONA SUBS: Inaki Pena, Arnau Tenas, Hector Bellerin, Gerard Pique, Ferran Torres, Marcos Alonso, Franck Kessie, Raphinha, Pablo Gavi, Pablo Torre.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Alejandro Balde, Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Ousmane Dembele, Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati.
VALENCIA SUBS: Iago Herrerin, Cristian Rivero, Toni Lato, Samu Castillejo, Cenk Ozkacar, Hugo Duro, Jesus Vazquez, Marcos Andre, Fran Perez, Cristhian Mosquera, Yellu, Thiago Ribiero.
VALENCIA (4-3-3): Giorgi Mamardashvili; Thierry Correia, Gabriel Paulista, Eray Comert, Jose Gaya; Dimitri Foulquier, Hugo Guillamon, Andre Almeida; Justin Kluivert, Edinson Cavani, Samuel Lino
The teams head out onto the pitch at the Mestalla, and we’re almost ready for kick-off in this game!
The teams return for the second half, and can Barca make their dominance count in the next 45 minutes?
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
Having played before Real Madrid, Barcelona's win and superior goal difference sees them shoot to the top of the table, putting the pressure on Los Blancos to keep pace with them, rather than the other way around. The last-gasp nature of that goal means the Blaugrana will enjoy their league position while it lasts, and Lewandowski's finish will give their fans a reprieve after exiting the Champions League in midweek. Valencia drop to 10th, but can take plenty of positives out of this one. Their disallowed goal could have been given on another day, while their defence, for 93 minutes, was brilliant.
Barca sit second behind Real Madrid in the table by three points, but have done their best to recover that deficit in their last two matches, beating Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao by scores of 3-0 and 4-0 respectively.
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