Hello everyone. Welcome to live coverage of Barcelona vs Real Valladolid at Camp Nou.

Brilliant low cross by Villa flashes across the face of the Valladolid goal.

Chance for Valladolid! Guerra's knock down finds Oscar, but he sends a tame effort into Valdes's arms when he could have driven closer to goal and really tested the Barca keeper.

A hush has fallen around Camp Nou. They're expecting to be entertained tonight.

Then a tame shot from distance is claimed easily by Valdes.

Balenziaga spots the run of Guerra, but his shot from an impossible angle is blockd by Alba.

That's Pedro's ninth goal of the season - his sixth in the league.

GOAL! Barca are ahead! Rueda gives the ball away cheaply to Xavi, who drives forward and feeds Pedro, who fires under Jaime. It's been coming.

Villa latches onto Alba's through ball, but he's half a yard offside.

There was a severe weather warning issued in Barcelona today and now the umbrellas are popping up in the stadium. The rain is starting to fall heavily here.

Villa latches onto Iniesta's through ball and maintains the pressure with a corner.

Predictably though it's all Barca, who are continuing to probe.

A long, sweeping pass by Pique finds Villa, who takes the ball down on his chest but his shot is blocked by Balenziaga, who has been kept busy early on.

Beautiful back heel by Villa into Iniesta's path. Barca playing champagne football before they've popped the cork.

A rare attack for Valladolid, but again confidently taken by Valdes.

Busquets drives forward from midfield and finds Pedro, but he can't quite find Villa with a cute pass on the edge of the box.

Balenziaga concedes another corner under pressure from Fabregas.

It's relentless pressure from Barca here. The visitors continually hacking the ball clear.

Valladolid give the ball away cheaply and Montoya motors over the halway line but is halted on the edge of the box.

Valladolid on the attack, but Valdes comes out confidently to pluck a cross from the sky.

Villa tries to curl one into the far corner, but he bends it just wide.

David Villa forces an early corner for Barca, but the visitors manage to get it clear.