Gavi has options queuing up in the centre as he crosses from the edge of the area, but Ely is there once more to head the ball away from danger and behind!
90'
We're into a total of FIVE added minutes, and is that enough time for Barcelona to find a goal here?
89'
Kaiky enters the game and replaces E. Touré.
Toure's goal remains the difference as the clock ticks towards full-time, and he's applauded off by the home fans as Kaiky replaces the striker.
88'
De Jong's ball into the box is mis-kicked by Ely in front of his own goal, and, thankfully for the hosts, skews behind for a corner rather than an own goal!!
87'
Fernando Martínez gets yellow.
Martinez is in no hurry to take a goal kick, but is hurried along by the referee, having been shown a yellow card for time-wasting.
83'
Samú Costa enters the game and replaces Léo Baptistão.
Álex Pozo enters the game and replaces Íñigo Eguaras.
Baptistao also comes off, and is replaced out wide by Samu Costa for Almeria.
Further changes coming for the hosts, the first seeing Eguaras replaced by Alejandro Pozo.
78'
Gavi spots the run of an unmarked Raphinha into the box, but Akieme stands his ground and clears the ball with a crucial defensive header.
76'
Pablo Torre enters the game and replaces Sergi Roberto.
Adri Embarba enters the game and replaces L. Suárez.
L. Ramazani enters the game and replaces L. Robertone.
Ángel Alarcón enters the game and replaces Sergio Busquets.
The booked Robertone is first off for Almeria, and Belgian forward Largie Ramazani replaces him for the hosts.
Suarez has continued to threaten in the second half, but comes off now for Adrian Embarba to see out the game.
Busquets also comes off, with the captain replaced by a fellow La Masia product in Angel Alarcon.
Roberto comes off too, with the full-back replaced by another youngster, Pablo Torre.
75'
Torres' ball to Lewandowski in the box comes to nothing, but it's chipped back into the area. Araujo is forward and heads the ball back across the face from the far post, but De Jong's attempted volley is poor and he can't keep the ball in play!
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74'
Torres weaves his way into the box from the left and looks to cross, but Ely blocks the effort and Chumi prevents the concession of a corner before clearing.
69'
A long Akieme clearance bounces in front of Araujo, who misjudges the flight of the ball and is put under pressure by Suarez! The Colombian forward almost steals in behind the defender, but is held off and Barca eventually retake possession!
67'
Marcos Alonso enters the game and replaces Jordi Alba.
R. Araujo enters the game and replaces Eric García.
Barca make two defensive changes, as the booked Garcia comes off for Ronald Araujo.
Alba also comes off after being very busy down the left-hand side, and Marcos Alonso replaces him down that side of the defence.
64'
Torres' cross from the left finds Raphinha in the box, but he can't keep his glancing header down as it flies over the bar!
63'
Raphinha's throughball travels between the legs of Robertone looking for Roberto, but Martinez is out to smother the ball before the Blaugrana right-back can get there!
61'
Almeria have conceded 40 league goals in 2022-23, with only Elche (45) conceding more. It's their second-highest tally at this stage of a season in the top-flight since 41 in 2013-14.
57'
Gavi gets yellow.
Gavi's not happy with a throw-in given against Barca, and that makes the referee unhappier still, as he shows the youngster a yellow card, which rules Gavi out of the Blaugrana's next league game.
56'
With the second half just 10 minutes old, Barcelona have already attempted 18 crosses, which is higher than their season average of 17 per 90 in La Liga!
54'
Raphinha gets yellow.
Raphinha attempts to take a free-kick quickly for Barcelona, but it's too quick for the referee, who shows the substitute a harsh yellow card!
53'
Chumi gets yellow.
De Jong looks to make a burst down the left side, but is held back from doing so by Chumi and the Almeria right-back is booked.
52'
Toure looks to be trapped near the corner flag, but shows some brilliant skill to beat Torres before having a cross blocked away off Alba!
51'
Gavi dinks the ball to the back post with Raphinha and Roberto giving chase, but Robertone gets back to knock the ball behind for a Barca corner.
47'
L. Robertone gets yellow.
Barca re-gain possession and Lewandowski drops deep to help out, but Robertone slides through the back of him and is shown a yellow card.
Almeria make a break forward and have a three-on-two overlap, but Robertone's throughball into the area is swept away by Garcia!
46'
Raphinha enters the game and replaces F. Kessié.
Raphinha comes on at half-time for Barca, replacing Kessie in a change which will likely see Gavi drop back into the midfield three, and Torres swap flanks to the left.
Almeria resume proceedings in Andalusia, and we're back underway in the second half!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ALMERIA 1-0 BARCELONA.
45'
We'll play one additional minute to close out the first half at the Power Horse Stadium.
43'
Torres cuts onto his right foot and curves a cross towards the far post. Kessie and Roberto both chase at speed, but neither can get a connection on the ball and it bounces behind!
39'
Roberto floats a cross into the area for Lewandowski, but his glancing header is way off-target and rolls behind without troubling the goalkeeper.
37'
Almeria lose the ball in their own defensive third and Kessie recovers it on the edge of the box, but his throughball to Torres is cut out and cleared.
35'
Eric García gets yellow.
Almeria look to counter but Suarez is smashed into from behind by Garcia, who receives the first yellow card of the game as a result.
34'
Alba's free-kick from the left bounces right in front of goal, and Christensen arrives late to stab it over the bar before the flag is raised against him!
31'
Torres crosses from the right with several options arriving in the box, but Martinez commands his box well and claims it before anyone else can get a touch.
30'
Alba whips a threatening low cross into the six-yard box, but Ely is there again to knock the ball behind for a corner to the Blaugrana.
24'
E. Touré has scored a goal for Almeria! Assist by L. Suárez.
The ball over the top from Suarez was excellently weighted, and Toure did the rest, almost taking the net off in the process!
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!!! Throw away the script, Almeria have shocked Barca!!! Ely's long clearance is chested down by Toure, and Suarez chips the ball over the top. Toure chases hard and fends off the attention of Garcia, before lashing a half-volley beyond Ter Stegen and into the back of the net!!! Almeria lead 1-0, and what a breakaway goal to breach the supposedly impregnable Blaugrana defence!
23'
Gavi looks to get around the outside of Ely with a clever turn and heavy touch, but the centre-back slides in to re-gain possession and smacks the ball forward.
22'
Gavi turns to beat his man in midfield and finds Roberto in support. He looks to switch play with Alba moving down the left, but his cross-field ball is cut out by Chumi.
20'
Lewandowski's flick-on in the box finds Kessie, but the Ivorian is penalised for offside before he can pick out a pass or shot.
18'
Barca win a corner which is taken short, and Alba bends a cross into the area. Roberto gets underneath it at the far post, but his header is always rising as it clears the crossbar!
15'
Alba and Torres play a smart one-two in the area and the left-back drills a low cross towards the six-yard box, but his ball is far too close to Martinez and the goalkeeper collects.
13'
A cross for Lewandowski is headed clear by Chumi for Almeria, but Barca right-back Roberto recovers the ball, before cutting inside and sending a looping left-footed shot wide of the far post!
12'
Kessie drives into the box and snatches at a shot, but it's easily blocked by Ely and Barcelona will have to build from midfield again.
10'
It's been a rather scrapy start so far, and Toure backs into Christensen to concede a free-kick on halfway. Robertone knocks the ball away from Busquets as he attempts to take it, and the Argentine midfielder is lucky to avoid a card!
6'
Toure and De La Hoz both attempt low near-post crosses from the right-hand side, but each time Christensen is present to knock the ball clear for Barca.
5'
De Jong crosses for Kessie in the area, but the Ivorian can't connect properly with a header and Martinez catches in the Almeria goalmouth.
4'
The hosts move the ball forward and Akieme makes a threatening run down the left, but Babic's pass to him is poor and the ball rolls out of play.
1'
Gavi kicks off for Barca, as the visitors begin their quest to go 10 points clear at the top of La Liga!
Hello and welcome, to live coverage of this fixture in La Liga, as relegation-threatened Almeria welcome league leaders Barcelona to the Power Horse Stadium.
Currently sat 19th in their first season back in the top-flight, Almeria are a point from safety, albeit with a much worse goal difference than 17th-placed Valencia. They’ve lost their last three games in a row, including a 6-2 drubbing at Girona last time out.
Barca, meanwhile, are sitting pretty at the top of the table, seven points clear of closest challengers Real Madrid with a game in hand. They’ve lost just once in the league all season, way back in October, and are currently on a seven-game winning streak, beating Cadiz 2-0 at home in their last match.
BARCELONA SUBS: Inaki Pena, Arnau Tenas, Ronald Araujo, Marcos Alonso, Raphinha, Jules Kounde, Alejandro Balde, Pablo Torre, Angel Alarcon.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba; Franck Kessie, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong; Ferran Torres, Robert Lewandowski, Gavi.
ALMERIA (4-3-3): Fernando Martinez; Chumi, Rodrigo Ely, Srdjan Babic, Sergio Akieme; Lucas Robertone, Cesar de la Hoz, Inigo Eguaras; Leo Baptistao, El Bilal Toure, Luis Suarez.
The teams head out onto the pitch in the Andalusian sunshine, and kick-off is just moments away now!
The teams return for the second half, and can Barca find a way back into this game after an off-colour first 45 minutes?
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed that game! We certainly did, and until the next one, it's bye for now.
Three massive points elevates Almeria well out of the bottom three to as high as 15th in the table, two points above the drop zone. With 15 games still to go, absolutely no guarantees are being made yet, but with defending as desperate as they showed in this game, as well as an effective counter-attacking game, La Union certainly won't go down without a fight. Barca miss the chance to go 10 points clear of Real Madrid, wasting their game in hand in the process. Seven points is still a more than healthy cushion, but with March's El Clasico fast approaching, and their attack looking stunted for large portions of this game, a 1-0 loss to lowly Almeria could be the game that blows the title race wide open.
ALMERIA SUBS: Diego Marino, Kaiky, Largie Ramazani, Francisco Portillo, Adrian Embarba, Dyego Sousa, Lazaro, Alejandro Pozo, Arnau Puigmal, Alex Centelles, Samu Costa, Houboulang Mendes.
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