Braithwaite springs the offside trap to latch onto a long ball over the top of the Valladolid defence. He tries his luck from a tight angle, but hits the side-netting.
88'
Orellana, who tested Ter Stegen earlier on, tries his luck again from outside the box. This time, it is easy enough for the goalkeeper to gather.
87'
Valladolid look to launch a late rally and they are awarded a corner after good work from Mesa. However, Barca stand firm and deal with the danger.
85'
Five minutes remaining and Barca are simply going through the motions as the clock ticks down in their final away game of the calendar year.
81'
Philippe Coutinho enters the game and replaces Pedri.
Philippe Coutinho enters the fray for the last nine minutes, with Pedri given a rest.
79'
Sergi Guardiola enters the game and replaces Javi Sánchez.
A change for the hosts with Sanchez making way for Sergi Guardiola.
77'
Joaquín Fernández gets yellow.
Joaquin is booked for a rash challenge on Lenglet.
76'
We enter the final quarter of an hour at Jose Zorrilla, where the visitors remain firmly in control of proceedings. Will they build on their advantage?
71'
S. Umtiti enters the game and replaces R. Araujo.
Sergio Busquets enters the game and replaces F. de Jong.
J. Firpo enters the game and replaces Jordi Alba.
Activity on the Barca bench. Their first change sees Araujo make way for Samuel Umtiti.
Meanwhile, Junior Firpo comes on for Alba.
De Jong is also given a rest. He is replaced by Sergio Busquets.
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69'
From the resulting free-kick, Mesa whips the ball towards goal and the former Swansea City midfielder's delivery is not too far over the crossbar.
68'
F. de Jong gets yellow.
Taking out Nacho on the edge of the Barca area, De Jong has his name taken by the referee.
65'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Pedri.
MESSI!!! 3-0 BARCELONA! He's got his goal! The number 10 makes no mistake this time. Taking the ball into his stride after a neat flick from Pedri, he calmly sweeps it past Masip and into the far corner.
Pedri was the provider with a sumptuous flick for Messi to run onto.
62'
Jordi Alba gets yellow.
Alba goes into the book after catching Hervias with a high boot.
57'
Roque Mesa enters the game and replaces Míchel Herrero.
Fabián Orellana enters the game and replaces Jota.
Kike Pérez enters the game and replaces Óscar Plano.
Meanwhile, Jota is replaced by Fabian Orellana.
The second change sees Roque Mesa introduced in favour of Michel.
A triple-change for the hosts. The first sees Plano make way for Kike Perez.
48'
Good running from Messi as he looks to latch onto a neat ball into the box but at full-stretch, he is just unable to connect.
46'
Toni Villa enters the game and replaces Marcos André.
The hosts make a change at the break with Toni Villa replacing Maranhao.
Valladolid get the ball rolling again in the second half.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: REAL VALLADOLID 0-2 BARCELONA
45' +1
We are into the first of two additional minutes at the end of this first half.
44'
Barca work their way into the Valladolid area with Messi and Dest leading the charge. The latter eventually shows great awareness to pull the ball back to the edge of the area for De Jong, but his shot is blocked.
42'
More lengthy spells of possession for the visitors as they continue to torment their opponents. Can they add to their tally before the break?
40'
Barca looking increasingly comfortable as we enter the last five minutes of the first half. There is still time, of course, but it already looks like a long way back for Valladolid.
36'
Hungry for more goals, Barca continue to press. This time, Messi works space to shoot, but hits it straight at Masip. His frustration is evident.
35'
M. Braithwaite has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by S. Dest.
Dest provided a delicious cross for Braithwaite to finish.
BRAITHWAITE!!! 2-0! Barca double their lead! That Dest-Braithwaite combination works for the visitors on this occasion. Once again, the full-back gets away before sending in a cross in from the right, and the striker makes no mistake on this occasion as he applies the finishing touch.
29'
The hosts try to build some momentum in the hope of finding an equaliser. Although eager to get back in the game, they must remain disciplined and not leave themselves exposed to the counter.
27'
Barca looking to press home their authority on the contest as they neatly maintain possession in the hope that gaps will appear in the Valladolid defence.
21'
C. Lenglet has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by L. Messi.
Messi provided an inviting cross that was begging to be attacked.
LENGLET!!! 1-0 BARCELONA! Moments after Masip did brilliantly to keep out Messi, he is helpless to deny Lenglet. The defender ghosts into the six-yard box to firmly head home Messi's cross for the opening goal of the game.
19'
Barca look to put a move together on the edge of their opponents' area, but a stray pass at the vital moment sees it come to nothing.
15'
The visitors have carried the greater threat of the two sides inside the opening quarter of an hour. Although, Valladolid have also looked dangerous going forward and must make sure they capitalise on their opportunities.
11'
Alba has been heavily involved in the last few minutes with some threatening runs from the left wing. The latest one concludes with Joaquin putting the ball behind for a Barca corner.
5'
Following a slight delay with Weissman in need of attention from the medical team, Alcaraz steps up to the free-kick. However, Ter Stegen watches his delivery all the way wide of the post.
3'
Barca have the better of the early exchanges, but Valladolid have a free-kick in a dangerous position after Lenglet is penalised for a rash challenge on Weissman.
1'
The referee blows his whistle and Barcelona get proceedings underway!
Hello everyone and a warm welcome to today's live coverage of the LaLiga clash between Real Valladolid and Barcelona at Jose Zorrilla.
Barca are looking to end a run of four away games without victory in the Spanish top flight. Meanwhile, a point for Valladolid would move them out of the relegation zone.
REAL VALLADOLID (4-4-2): Jordi Masip; Pablo Hervias, Joaquin, Javi Sanchez, Nacho; Jota, Michel (captain), Ruben Alcaraz, Oscar Plano; Shon Weissman, Maranhao.
SUBS: Roberto, Kike Perez, Raul Garcia, Roque Mesa, Sergi Guardiola, Jawad El Yamiq, Bruno Gonzalez, Luis Perez, Waldo Rubio, Fede San Emeterio, Fabian Orellana, Toni Villa.
BARCELONA (3-1-4-2): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Oscar Mingueza, Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet; Frenkie de Jong; Sergino Dest, Miralem Pjanic, Pedri, Jordi Alba; Lionel Messi (captain), Martin Braithwaite.
SUBS: Neto, Junior Firpo, Sergio Busquets, Carles Alena, Riqui Puig, Philippe Coutinho, Antoine Griezmann, Samuel Umtiti, Trincao, Inaki Pena.
The players are making their way out onto the field and kick-off is moments away.
However, all is not lost for Valladolid yet. The hosts have looked threatening going forward and must try to be clinical with any opportunities that fall their way.
That's all for today. Thank you for following our coverage. Until next time, goodbye!
Barca close 2020 by welcoming Eibar to the Camp Nou next weekend, while Valladolid travel to Cadiz.
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