Welcome to LIVE text coverage of the Liga clash between Sporting and Barcelona at the Estadio El Molinon.

The full-time whistle goes at El Molinon and Barcelona prevail 1-0 courtesy of Adriano's 12th minute strike! That moves Barcelona top of La Liga on goal difference from Levante. Thanks for joining me!

Busquets is booked for making disparaging remarks to the referee, before Messi drives the free kick into the Sporting wall.

Messi skips inside and is crudely tripped by Barral on the edge of the Sporting box. He's booked.

Sporting keep the ball at the back, but they make no impression going forward.

A reminder that Barcelona will go top with victory, on goal difference ahead of Levante.

Villa chases down a long ball from Maxwell, but he cannot keep the ball in play with his second touch.

Thiago gets to the right byline and cuts the ball back to Messi, but he is tracked all the way by Rivera.

Guardiola is far from relaxed on the touchline as he anxiously waves his players upfield.

Castro is shown the yellow card for a late challenge on Pedro, and he's not happy about that at all.

Keita rolls the ball into the net from Alves's pass, but the right-back is ruled offside and the goal is disallowed!

Barcelona stroke the ball around patiently once more as Sporting are pushed onto the back foot.

Messi loses the ball to Rivera, who attempts an audacious lob from 30 yards which does not remotely trouble Valdes.

Keita comes on to replace Adriano, and Guardiola makes his third and final change.

Sporting make another change as Cases comes off and Bilic replaces him to inject fresh legs.

Villa gets to the byline and loops over a testing delivery, but Messi can only head tamely straight at the keeper!

Castro berates the referee after being penalised for a petty tussle with Pique, and he loses out.

Trejo departs with Ayoze the man to come on in his place for Sporting.

Thiago again forces his way forward, but Villa's snap shot is poorly sliced and runs out of play.

Sporting cannot get near the ball all of a sudden as Barca pass the ball around patiently at the back without too much trouble.

Villa takes the ball down on the edge of the Sporting box, but his shot is blocked and Sporting clear the ball away.