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  • Barcelona v Leganes (19:45 GMT)

  • Messi starts from the bench, Coutinho plays

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Live Reporting

Saj Chowdhury

  1. ICYMI: Koulibaly not involved in Napoli game

    Napoli 0-0 Lazio

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    Napoli's Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly is not playing against Lazio after the appeal against his red card in the defeat by Inter Milan was rejected.

    Napoli had contested the decision on the grounds of wrongful dismissal because Koulibaly, 27, was sent off after approaching the referee over alleged racist chanting.

    Read more here.

  2. Meanwhile, at the Stadio San Paolo

    Napoli 0-0 Lazio

    The visitors have had a decent start with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic forcing a great save from keeper Alex Meret.

    It's 0-0 with nine minutes gone.

  3. Real win but they're, like, 30 points behind*

    Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla

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    On Saturday, Real Madrid - remember them? - beat Sevilla 2-0 at home thanks to strikes from Casemiro and Luka Modric.

    Los Blancos closed the gap to the leaders to seven points, although in the *'Barcelona league points system' that's like being 30 points behind.

    Read the full report here.

  4. Ton up!

    Barcelona v Leganes (19:45 GMT)

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  5. Messi... benched!

    Barcelona v Leganes (19:45 GMT)

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    That's right. The big little man starts from the bench.

    It's Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele either side of Luis Suarez.

    Carles Alena earns a spot in midfield, with Arturo Vidal and Ivan Rakitic also on the bench.

    Barca have a Copa del Rey quarter against Sevilla in midweek - imagine that...resting players before a cup game.

    Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Pique, Vermaelen, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Arthur, Alena; Coutinho, Dembele, Suárez Barcelona

    Subs: Cillessen, Semedo, Rakitic, Messi, Malcom, Murillo, Vidal

    Leganes XI: Cuellar; Nyom, Tarín, Siovas, Omeruo, Jonathan Silva; Recio, Vesga, Oscar; En-Nesyri, Braithwaite

    Subs: Lunin, Juanfran, El Zhar, Gumbau, Eraso, Santos, Kravets.

  6. Team news to make you faint coming up...

    Barcelona v Leganes (19:45 GMT)

  7. Will lightning strike twice?

    Barcelona v Leganes (19:45 GMT)

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    Barcelona have lost two league games this season - one was that epic home encounter against Real Betis, the other was that less epic encounter against Leganes.

    Leganes were bottom of the table back in September with one point - they are now 13th in the table with 22.

    If logic worked the way its supposed to work then that would mean that the Madrid club should give Barca an even tougher game, but it doesn't.

    Expect Barcelona to move five clear of second-placed Atletico.

    Live text of this match and updates from the Serie A match between second-place Napoli and fitfh-place Lazio coming up.