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

FT Barcelona 2-1 Real Valladolid.

GOAL! Perez sends Valdes the wrong way with a perfect penalty into the top corner.

Valladolid penalty! Manucho is tripped by Montoya and the visitors have the chance to pull one back here...

Valladolid clear but Alba then drives forward from left back, but fails to get the return pass from Villa.

Montoya forces a corner as Barca probe for this elusive third goal.

Barca sub: Tello on, Fabregas off.

Barca are desperate to get a third, but this time Villa's through ball to Pedro is cut out.

Another chance for Barca! This time Fabregas is the provider, sliding in a ball for Villa, who draws a good save out of Jaime. Pedro then somehow misses an open goal on the rebound!

Barca chance! Fabregas creates a shooting chance, but bends his shot just wide. That would have been quite special.

Chance for Montoya, who shifts the ball onto his left foot but sees his shot from the edge of the box batted away by Jaime.

Manucho, formerly of Manchester United, has already added some presence in attack for Valladolid.

Valladolid sub: Manucho on, Guerra off.

Barca sub: Dos Santos on, Iniesta off.

Valladolid, who are doing a decent job of keeping the score down, hack away another corner.

Montoya drives into the box after it opened up for him but he is unable to get a shot away.

Valladolid sub: Bueno on, Oscar off.

Long ball forward almost finds Villa, but Rueda gets back to intercept.

Barca sub: Thiago on, Busquets off.

Another chance for Barca, but Pedro's attempted pass back to Xavi, who was waiting on the edge of the box, is intercepted.

Great chance for Barca! Superb run by Fabregas, who drives down the left and pulls back for Pedro, who drops his shoulder to create a shooting opportunity - but grazes the top of the bar with his shot.