Hello and welcome to live coverage of Barcelona v Real Sociedad from the Camp Nou. Kick-off is at 7.45 and we'll have team news shortly!

Peep peep, that's your lot! Barcelona have won it with goals from two of their defenders, and go nine points clear at the top of La Liga with five games to play.

Willian Jose has had a poor game, and overhits a through ball straight to Ter Stegen. That may well be it for Sociedad.

We've got four added minutes here, what have Sociedad got left?

SUBSTITUTION. Sergi Roberto comes on for Vidal for Barcelona. Unrelated to that header I believe, as Vidal has been quietly excellent tonight.

Coutinho whips in a corner from the left. Vidal rises for a free header six yards out, but heads it straight back to Coutinho who is offside.

SUBSTITUTION. Llorente and Juanmi are off for Sociedad, replaced by Ramirez and Barrenetxea.

Zaldua bombs forward on the right and wins a corner for Sociedad.

Sociedad are pushing forward here, with Vidal going through the full repertoire of tackles in his efforts to win the ball back. They're leaving gaps at the back though, and Messi nearly gets in from a quick counter-attack.

A comical foul from Munoz on Semedo gives Barcelona a free-kick on the right. Messi whips it in, it deflects off Pardo and Vidal volleys awkwardly over the bar it the back post.

Suarez leads a break for Barcelona and shifts it to Rakitic on the left. He strides purposefully into Sociedad's area but cracks a high drive into Rulli's side-netting.

Jordi Alba's immediate riposte seemed to have taken the wind out of Sociedad for a few minutes, and they looking a bit nervy at the back for a few minutes. They're pressing forward again though, and a very ambitious thirty yarder from Sangalli sails well over.

SUBSTITUTION. Coutinho replaces Dembele for Barcelona.

CLOSE! Another Messi and Suarez one-two, and Messi's in on Rulli again. As with the earlier chance, the goalkeeper does just enough to put Messi off as they come together and the ball bounces out for a goal kick.

Breathless stuff! That goal by Alba was VAR checked as Dembele ran across the line of the shot in an offside position, but the shot was deemed to be far enough after Alba had let his shot go.

GOAL! Barcelona 2 Real Sociedad 1 (Jordi Alba 64). Barcelona have struck back immediately! Jordi Alba picks the ball up on the left of the Sociedad area, cuts inside his mine and fires a low drive into the far corner!

GOAL! Barcelona 1 Real Sociedad 1 (Juanmi 62). This is a stunning goal. Merino picks the ball up around thirty yards from Barcelona's goal. He slides a perfectly timed, guided and weighted ball right through the middle of the Barcelona defence to the onrushing Juanmi, who timed him run to perfection. He slides in to hook it past ter Stegen, and we're level!

Sociedad are behind but they're well in the game here. But for one perfectly-executed set piece, there's not been much in it in terms of decent chances.

CLOSE! Messi drives at the Sociedad defence again, before helping to work the ball across to Dembele on the left. Dembele's low, right-footed curler drifts just wide of the far post.

SUBSTITUTION. Sergio Busquets is on to replace Arthur for Barcelona.

Ter Stegen and Jordi Alba get mixed up about who is dealing with a harmless cross, and Ter Stegen fumbles it before Barcleona scramble it clear. Momentary panic there.