Sporting Gijon 1-3 Barcelona

FULL TIME: Sporting Gijon 1-3 Barcelona

3 minutes of stoppage time added by the referee

85': Barcelona are playing a patient game by working the ball around the box, trying to find a gap in Sporting's defence.

SPO 1-3 FCB (70') - Luis Suárez is the 3rd player in Barça history to score 40+ goals in one season, after Messi and Ronaldo Nazario
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) February 17, 2016

81': Marc Bartra has also come on for Pique to play out the rest of the game

Sergio Busquets will miss the next game after receiving a yellow card for reacting to Menendez's foul. He has been subbed and Mascherano comes on.

80': Gerard Pique with a sliding tackle to stop an attack. Risky as he was the last man but effective as Sporting are stopped in their tracks.

75': Turan tries to force his way through the central defence but he is dispossessed as he falls to ground. No foul!

Luis Suarez scores his 40th goal this season in his 36th app. La Liga's top scorer with 24 (Ronaldo 21, Benzema 19) pic.twitter.com/o1ad2jOEyw
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) February 17, 2016

Suarez is now level with Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain on 24 league goals - the highest in Europe's top 5 leagues.

That third goal silenced the Sporting crowd at El Molinon. They were behind their team with an equaliser in sight but have now mellowed down after Suarez's strike.

67': GOAL! Luis Suarez curls one in from inside the box with his left foot! Cuellar had no chance to make a save there! Terrific stuff from Barcelona's no.9!

Players in Europe's top 5 leagues to reach double figures in goals & assists:

L. Suarez (23 & 10)
R. Mahrez (14 & 10)
L. Insigne (10 & 10)
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 17, 2016

62': PENALTY SAVED! Luis Suarez stepped up to take the penalty and Cuellar makes the save by diving to his right! Maybe Suarez should have passed?

61': PENALTY! Neymar is brought down in the box by goalkeeper Cuellar! YELLOW CARD!

58': Halilovic is brought down in the box by Turan but the referee denies Sporting a penalty! Replays showed Turan came in from behind to steal the ball and Halilovic kicked Turan's leg instead of the ball. Boos from the home fans.

56': Suarez tries to chip the goalkeeper but doesn't have enough force on it and Sporting clear the ball.

55': SAVE! Mascarell takes a shot on goal but Claudio Bravo is behind it and make a comfortable save.

53': Break in play as Busquets gets hit in the face from a lofted pass. The medic has been called to have a look as Javier Mascherano warms up.

50': Messi finds Suarez again with a superb through ball but the linesman raises his flag. Offside!

10 - Luis Suárez is the first player to reach the double figure for both goals (23) and assists (10) in La Liga 15/16. Spectacular.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 17, 2016

The second half is underway!

300 - Lionel Messi is the first player to score 300 goals in La Liga (301). Extraordinary. pic.twitter.com/p9Ab605AGh
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 17, 2016

HALF-TIME: Sporting 1-2 Barcelona. A breath-taking half comes to an end!

🔝 This is how Messi scored goal number 300 in the league #FCBlive #Messi300 https://t.co/DjQhJBxhdk pic.twitter.com/9tiGBx0iBV
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 17, 2016

43': Barcelona are running circles around Sporting's defence... And the referee it seems as he falls to ground!

#LIOFACT - Messi is the sixth top scorer of the 5 top leagues, leapfrogging today Delio Onnis, who scored 299 goals in France
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) February 17, 2016

#LIOFACT - Messi is the fifth player to reach 300 goals in 1 of the top 5 European leagues, after Greaves, Müller, Bloomer and Dean.
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) February 17, 2016

Lionel Messi scored Barcelona's 9,000th goal. And now Barcelona's 10,000th. Incredible
— Rik Sharma (@riksharma_) February 17, 2016

Neymar goes close after a one-on-one with a defender but his shot across goal goes wide!

Messi became the first player in the history of the Liga to reach 300 goals #fcblive
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) February 17, 2016

.@FCBarcelona’s Lionel Messi has become the first player to score 300 @LaLigaEN goals #Laliga pic.twitter.com/Tf9iZTtkHq
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) February 17, 2016

33': CLOSE! Messi's shot is saved by Cuellar before Neymar tries to curl it past him and hits the post! Barca are seriously hungry for more!

31': GOAL! Messi and Suarez play a series of one-twos before the Argentine forward fires it home from inside the box to make it 2-1! Make that 301 goals for Messi in La Liga!

Leo Messi scores his 300th Liga BBVA goal #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/1nEOBVF8eg
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) February 17, 2016

27': GOAL! Sporting are back in it! A superb counter-attack sees Menendez send a cross from the left to the far post where Castro does the rest! 1-1!

25': GOAL! Messi receives the ball outside the box, sidesteps two defenders with a sudden burst of acceleration and drives a low shot that beats the keeper and finds the bottom corner! 1-0 to Barcelona.

20': SAVE! Neymar's through ball into the box finds Suarez but his shot is blocked by Ivan Cuellar who did well to come out and stop the shot!

A Sporting banner says: "Messi, you're finished. Come to Sporting!" Of course, all footballers are finished at 28 these days.

15': Arda Turan receives the ball from a Suarez chip inside the box but the referee blows the whistle for Turan's handball. He cannot believe the call!

Today's game is the 100th Liga game of Luis Enrique as coach, with Celta and Barcelona #fcblive [via @pedritonumeros]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) February 17, 2016

9': Sporting get the best chance of the game on a counter attack! Halilovic makes a run through the middle and finds Menendez. His shot beats Bravo but goes just wide of the far post!

6': Messi looks for Adriano again with a chip over the defence but it's too deep and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

5': Sporting intercept a poor pass from Neymar but they're unable to get out of their own half as Barca pressurise them into a mistake and concede a throw-in.

3': Messi finds Adriano on the left and his cut-back finds Ivan Rakitic. But the midfielder's shot from outside the box is wide.

Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 30 games. Will they make it 31 or can Sporting spring a surprise?

Remember, Lionel Messi is on 299 La Liga goals. Can he get his 300th today?

KICKOFF: Gijon get us underway!

🔴🔵 #FCB XI:
13. Bravo
3. Piqué
4. Rakitic
5. Sergio
7. Arda
9. Suárez
10. Messi
11. Neymar
21. Adriano
22. A. Vidal
24. Mathieu#FCBlive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 17, 2016

Sporting Gijon XI vs. Barcelona: Cuellar; Lora, Lichnovsky, Mere, Canella; Mascarell, Cases; Menendez, Halilovic, Perez; Castro.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 17, 2016