We’ve just seen a replay of Pedri’s goal. First up, Gavi’s return pass was definitely accidental; the other thing is that Pedri’s short took a slight but important touch off the lunging Gimenez.

“With respect to Phil Podolsky, Alvarez is playing in light blue and his team are losing,” says Andy Gordon. “So, is the only difference the better weather?”

Half-time reading

Half time: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico Madrid

45+1 min: Close! Galan runs onto a return pass from Gallagher and curls a wicked cross into the corridor of uncertainty. Martinez, six yards from his own goal, slices it over the bar with Alvarez waiting behind him to score.

42 min Griezmann overhits a through ball to Alvarez, who was on his heels anyway. Atletico are at least seeing a bit of the ball now. If they remember what to do with it they might be dangerous.

40 min Raphinha makes a fine run behind Galan but can’t control a fast and slightly awkward through pass from Pedri (I think). Had he taken it in his stride he’d have been in on goal.

39 min Atletico’s best attack so far ends with Gallagher’s shot deflecting behind for a … Barcelona free-kick, as there was an offside in the build up.

36 min Kounde makes a good underlapping run, twists away from Gallagher and picks out Fermin Lopez on the edge of the area. He shapes to shoot and then tries to go past De Paul, who makes a really important tackle.

34 min Barcelona deserve to be ahead after a dominant first half hour. We haven’t seen possession stats but it feels about 70/30.

32 min “I have the greatest respect for Atletico, a great club with a robust culture and passionate base of support in one of Europe’s great cities,” says Phil Podolsky. “But moving there from a club managed by Pep Guardiola is something most elite footballers would rather do once they’re on the wrong side of 30, no?”

He just wanted to play every week didn’t he?

Pedri received the ball on the left wing and zipped infield with purpose. He poked the ball into Gavi on the edge of the area, looking for a one-two, and kept running. Gavi miscontrolled the ball (I think, although he’s so talented that it could have been deliberate) on the edge of the area – but it turned into a perfect return pass for Pedri, who scooted through and guided a shot across Oblak.

GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Atletico Madrid (Pedri 30)

27 min Griezmann wins Atletico’s first corner. Pena punches it away effectively, if not entirely convincingly.

25 min: Chance for Barcelona Raphinha takes the corner, gets it back and whips an early cross towards the near post. Gavi meets it eight yards from goal and heads wide. He couldn’t quite flick it towards goal.

25 min Another very dangerous inswinging cross from Raphinha is headed behind by the diving Gimenez. Raphinha has been Barcelona’s main attacking threat.

21 min No penalty. But almost a goal from Inigo Martinez, who stays up following a corner and tests Oblak with a stinging shot from 15 yards. It was straight enough that Oblak could stand tall and beat the ball away.

20 min Raphinha’s inswinging cross bounces up awkwardly beyond the far post and hits the elbow of the unsighted Simeone. Barcelona want a penalty. It’s being checked by VAR.

18 min The first threat from Atletico. Gallagher clips a pass over the top to Simeone, who tries to head the ball square to Griezmann in the area. Martinez gets there first and boots the ball away.

15 min At the moment Atletico can’t match Barcelona’s intensity, never mind their quality in possession. But they are defending solidly under relentless pressure and Oblak hasn’t had a tough save to make. Yet.

13 min Lopez’s inswinging cross from the left beats all the outfield players at the near post and is palmed away by Oblak. He read the play well and in doing so made it a more comfortable save than it might have been.

10 min Raphinha’s cross is headed behind by the diving Gimenez. Nothing comes of the corner but it’s a continuation of Barcelona’s complete dominance early on.

7 min “Rob, I used to love the anticipation of watching a Barça game,” says Charles Antaki. “Iniesta … Xavi … Messi, so young and so brilliant. But the Righteous Brothers had me in mind, and I suspect a lot of other people too: I’ve lost that lovin’ feeling; it’s gone, gone gone, and Robert Lewandowski isn’t going to bring it back. Maybe Lamine Yamal … also Gavi … Pedri … hmm, perhaps I’ll watch a bit.”

I think you’ll find the correct order is Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, if only to enable a Little Mix pun.

6 min Lopez’s cross is headed over in front of the near post by Lewandowski.

It was actually Conor Gallagher who blocked that Raphinha shot, which might otherwise have beaten the diving Oblak.

5 min Barcelona continue to put serious pressure on Atletico early on. Raphinha’s shot from 15 yards hits two Atletico defenders before being cleared; the second block may have saved a goal. Not sure who the defender was.

3 min Barcelona have maded a really fast start. Balde hammers a dangerous cross towards Raphinha at the far post, but the ball is slightly behind him and he can only head the ball away from goal.

2 min Barcelona have Raphinha on the right, with Gavi playing from the left and Fermin Lopez behind Lewandowski.

1 min Peep peep! The big game is under way. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is suspended by the way; he’s in the stands but is not allowed in the dressing-room. Check the laundry baskets.

It’s almost time for kick off, so let’s have a reminder of the teams. I’ve listed Barcelona with Raphinha on the right but they may have Fermin Lopez right, Gavi in the centre and Raphinha to the left.

Barcelona (possible 4-2-3-1) Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Raphinha, Fermin Lopez, Gavi; Lewandowski.
Substitutes: R Araujo, Olmo, ⁠Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati, Pablo Torre, Pau Víctor, F De Jong, Szczęsny, Astralaga, Eric, Gerard Martin, Sergi Domínguez.

Atletico Madrid (possible 4-4-2) Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, de Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez.
Substitutes: Azpilicueta, Correa, Koke, Lemar, Le Normand, Lino, Mandava, Molina, Musso, Riquelme, Sorloth, Witsel.

It’s tight at the top

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