Welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the Spanish league clash between Racing Santander and Barcelona at El Sardinero!

The final whistle blows, and Barelona reduce the gap at the top of La Liga back to 10 points!

Three minutes of added time are signalled by the fourth official.

Even with just a couple of minutes left in this game, Barcelona's possession count still reads 72 per cent.

Barca substitution: Adriano replaces Pedro.

Pedro is played in with a lovely disguised through ball. He tries to lob the keeper but Mario is not fooled and makes the save easily.

Barcelona substitution: Seydou Keita replaces Xavi.

Valdes comes out to claim the corner but he drops a pretty simple catch! Diop is quickest to react but his shot doesn't make it through the bodies in the box.

Alves is penalised for a leaping on to the back of a Racing player as he jumped for a header. Racing's free-kick leads to a corner.

Another great run from Messi, but he is denied a hat-trick (for now?) by a combination of Mario and one of his defenders.

Fabregas is sent tumbling after a foul in midfield. Barca will take the free-kick short and just keep possession.

According to Infostrada, Messi has already scored 21 goals for Barca in this calendar year. It's the second week of March, for goodness sake!

There is a new impetus in the Racing attack as the tired legs of Munitis have given way to Jairo. they are still struggling to get any shots away, though.

Barcelona substitution: Cristian Tello replaces Cuenca.

Racing have the ball in the back of the net, but the flag was up for offside against two players before Valdes was beaten.

Racing substitution: Jairo replaces Munitis.

Racing try to hit Barca on the break but Mascherano is across to tackle Adrian.

Barca string together two dozen or so passes as they probe around the edge of box before Iniesta stumbles and Racing can clear.

Papakouly Diop heads over from the corner for Racing.

Victor Valdes screams at his team-mates to get organised as Barca defend Racing's first corner of the match.

Mario saves a shot from Messi from the edge of the box and Racing manage to block the follow-up effort and scramble the ball clear!