Barcelona vs Valencia as it happened: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar on song in victory over 10 men

Re-live the Liga fixture at the Camp Nou

Barcelona welcome a struggling Valencia side to the Camp Nou on Sunday as the Catalan club play catch-up in La Liga title race.

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What time does it start?

The match kicks of at 7.45pm at the Camp Nou.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown on Sky Sports 2, with coverage starting from 7.30pm.

It’s a big game for…

Neymar: Since the Brazilian helped Barcelona to their heroic 6-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain, he has had time to recover and missed the defeat to Deportivo la Coruna last weekend.

Neymar has scored four in his last three starts should be a dominant figure against an indifferent Valencia side.

Weird/best stat…

2: Barcelona have lost just twice in 22 meetings against Valencia, the most recent in April 2016.

Remember when…

The last time Valencia beat Barcelona in the league was early in 2016.

Player to watch…

Diego Alves: Valencia have kept three clean sheets in their last five games, and to stand a chance against a full-powered Barcelona, the Brazilian will need to be on top form. Without him Valencia look a very different proposition in defence.

Past three meetings…

Valencia 2 (El Haddadi, Moreno) Barcelona 3 (Messi 2, Suarez)
La Liga, October 2016

Barcelona 1 (Messi) Valencia 2 (Rakitic og, Mina)
La Liga, April, 2016

Valencia 1 (Negredo) Barcelona 1 (Kaptoum)
Copa del Rey, February 2016

Form guide…

Barcelona: WWWWWL

Valencia: WWLWLD

Odds…

Barcelona to win: 1/9

Valencia to win: 19/1

Draw: 17/2

(Odds provided by 888 Sports)

[19 March 2017 21:26 · Mark Critchley]

83 min: Barcelona are, as you might expect, in full control.

10-man Valencia have struggled ever since losing Mangala, save that freak equaliser that followed seconds after his dismissal.

[19 March 2017 21:32 · Mark Critchley]

GOAL! Barcelona 4 Valencia 2 (Andre Gomes)

Game over. Neymar skips past his defender, gets to the byline, crosses for Gomes who taps the ball in.

Simple.

[19 March 2017 21:36 · Mark Critchley]

Full-time: Barcelona 4 Valencia 2

There we have it. What threatened to be a competitive game ended in a comfortable win after Mangala's sending off on the stroke of half-time.

Munir's quick equaliser was a false dawn, as Messi's goal quickly put paid to any hopes of a Valencia upset.

Luis Enrique's side go within two points of Real Madrid.