Huesca vs Barcelona live blog, full-time: Barça score just once, win on the road

FULL-TIME, Huesca 0-1 Barcelona: The second half was uneventful with very few chances, and Barça couldn’t score another goal to kill the game but the final whistle is here and Barça have taken all three points.

SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Huesca 0-1 Barcelona: And we’re back underway! Come on, boys, let’s finish the job!

HALFTIME, Huesca 0-1 Barcelona: Pretty good first half from Barça, who have dominated and created good chances throughout the half, but have just the one goal to show for it. Still, some pretty nice attacking moves and a marvelous first half from Pedri.

GOAL! Huesca 0-1 Barcelona (De Jong 27’): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD! After 27 minutes of complete dominance Barça are finally ahead thanks to a perfect cross from Messi and a beautiful first time finish from Frenkie De Jong!

KICKOFF! Huesca 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway! Come on, boys!

LINEUPS

BARCELONA

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Dembélé, Messi, Pedri; Braithwaite (4-2-3-1)

Bench: Neto (GK), Iñaki Peña (GK), Mingueza, Firpo, Aleñá, Pjanic, Matheus, Puig, Trincão, Konrad, Griezmann

HUESCA

Starting XI: Álvaro; Pulido, Insua, Siovas, Galán; Rico, Mosquera, Seoane; Gómez, Mir, Ontiveros (4-3-3)

Bench: Fernández (GK), Luisinho, López, Doumbia, Eugeni, Real, Nwakali, Ferreiro, Okazaki, Escriche

WELCOME TO THE ESTADIO EL ALCORAZ!!! The cozy home of SD Huesca is the site of an important La Liga match between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one needing a win to stay in the fight for a Top 4 spot and looking to make it six wins without a loss in the league. Huesca have not been very good this season and are bottom of the league, but they’ll definitely try and make it tough for the Blaugrana. This should be a good one, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. LET’S LIVE BLOG!!!

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MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2020-21 La Liga, Matchday 17

Date/Time: Sunday, January 3, 2021, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Monday)

Venue: Estadio El Alcoraz, Huesca, Spain

Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

VAR: José Luis González González

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA

How to watch on TV: beIN SPORTS (USA & Canada), LaLigaTV (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), Not Available (India), others

How to stream: FuboTV (USA), Premier Player (UK), Facebook Live (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Matchday Thread Rules

We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:

Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, no swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.

Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!