88' Deulofeu has been hungry all night and he swivels past the defender to serve a delightful ball to Arnaiz who just can't apply the finishing touch to it.
83' Murcia on the front foot finally, but they still run into traffic. With only a limited number of bodies going forward, their options have remained limited throughout the night.
71' Murcia enjoying a brief spell of possession here, perhaps for the first time in this match, albeit in their own half. And... as soon as they venture into the attacking half, they relinquish position. Looks like that defensive seat they're sitting on is deep and real comfy.
67' Deulofeu releases Vidal into the right side of the box. Vidal drags it back for Alena but a last-ditch tackle saves Murcia from further embarrassment.
65' Barcelona look like they're heavily invested in a drill routine at La Masia and are taking all the space and time that will be afforded to them. And trust me, there is a lot of that on offer. A lot.
63' This match was done and dusted before it even began and there is absolutely nothing happening that suggests we have any more thrills to squeeze out of this game.
60' Aleix Vidal scores with his head! Semedo cuts one back from the right wing and Vidal leaps to get below it so he can loop it over Santome to the far corner.
58' Semedo once again, inadvertently albeit, runs the ball out for a goalkick. The man has pace but he is just a little too hesitant when it comes to cooling his heels.
Vidal drives in from the right side and squares one for Pique who is waiting on the edge of the 6 yard box and he gets enough of a touch on it to roll it into the back of the net.
Alena combines superbly with Deulofeu who makes a delightful turn and then tries to poke it into the side netting but his effort is deflected and the ball hits the post and it comes to nothing.
53' Vidal releases Deulofeu on the left flank and Deulofeu tries to cheekily pass it across the face of the Murcia goalkeeper but his shot is cleared for a corner. The subsequent corner is rubbish though and nothing comes of it.
48' Murcia try to get the ball out of their half but realize they are Murcia and lose the ball. Vidal takes a shot that would have made a division three footballer proud.
46' Barcelona look like they have no intention of upping the tempo in this half. They are shoving the ball around. Deulofeu finally breaks into the final third and tries to link up with Vidal but Murcia clear their lines.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! And we're off in the second half. Barcelona have a 4 goal advantage as they look to run down the clock in what appears to be a contest that's already done and dusted. Will the youngsters make this second half a riveting watch? Let's see.
36' Alena is brought down near the centre of the pitch and Barcelona have a freekick. Deulofeu gets to the ball and tries to feed Alcacer on the right but his pass is cut out and Murcia launch a counter of their own. But Pique steps in with all his experience and passes the ball to Cillessen who clears it for a throw-in.
32' Semedo can't quite chase down a through ball from Vidal on the right flank and another Barcelona attack comes to nothing. It looked strong in the build up but eventually lost steam by the time they approached the final third. Has been tonight's story for the Catalans so far. Let's see if the youngsters can turn it around.
30' Carles Alena tries to find the top corner with a swipe with the inside of his left foot from right outside the box but it sails high above the crossbar and straight into irrelevance.
24' Semedo uses his pace to race past 2 Murcia defenders on the right wing but he can only barely chase the ball down before it goes out. The ball is cleared before Semedo can get back to it and send it into the corridor of uncertainty.
20' Murcia haven't been able to string as many as 2 passes together so far in this match as Barcelona attack down the left flank once again. This time Digne's cross is headed out of danger for a corner.
18' Semedo sends in a driven ball into the area for Deulofeu to attack but the youngster was a bit too early and can't make anything of it. It was almost served on a silver platter for him.
18' Deulofeu with yet another promising run from the left flank, goes past his marker and then tries to drag it back for Alena but Murcia clear in the very last second.
Deulofeu drives into the box with his remarkable pace and he can't quite lay it off to Aleix Vidal sweetly enough but it takes a touch off of a defender and Paco is there to head it home.
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