- 72'
Mix-up between Mascherano and Valdes, which almost leads to a Porto equaliser. Fortunately for Barca, Abidal is on hand to clear the danger.
- 71'
Iniesta almost finds Pedro with a lovely pass through the middle, but he can't quite reach it.
- 70'
Sanchez with some good touches on the left, linking up well with Iniesta.
- 69'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Rodriguez is replaced by Varela for Porto.
- 67'
Messi through on goal...nope, offside. Very close call, but the officials got it right.
- 67'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0826/lionelmessiteamcelebvporto_275x155.jpg"> <br>Barca goalscorer Lionel Messi (10) is congratulated by his team-mates
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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Rolando practically rugby tackles Messi before the referee decides he can't let play go on any further.
- 65'
Fabregas really is doing a thorough stretch on the sidelines.
- 64'
Sanchez's first touch and he's immediately fouled on the left.
- 63'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Another change for Barca. Sergio Busquets replaces Adriano.
- 62'
The crowd have been a little subdued this second half, but they're starting to find their voice now.
- 61'
Barca nearly broke away from that corner a minute ago and scored...Pedro losing his footing and allowing Helton to clear.
- 61'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Villa makes way for new signing Sanchez.
- 60'
Rodriguez wins Porto a corner on the left. Barca clear.
- 59'
Hulk takes on Keita in the Barca box. Keita comes away the ball.
- 58'
Messi again finds Villa in space on the left. This time Villa goes back to Messi, whose shot is blocked.
- 56'
Barcelona's possession number is still at 67%.
- 55'
Messi to Iniesta, who plays in Villa...the striker's shot is straight at Helton. Lovely stuff from Barca.
- 54'
Guarin tries his luck from 30 yards...HE HITS THE POST!
- 53'
Messi tries to release Pedro with a flick over the top, but his target is offside. Meanwhile, Fabregas is warming up on the touchline.
- 52'
Moutinho's shot from the left is tipped behind by Valdes. Porto are starting to come into this a little now.
- 51'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Iniesta kicks the ball away and picks up a completely needless booking.
- 50'
Guarin does really well to pick Iniesta's pocket and send Porto forward.
- 49'
Rodriguez does well to get a cross over the left for Porto, but there's nobody in place to take advantage.
- 48'
Iniesta tries to release Villa with a cheeky back-heel, but his ball is blocked.
- 47'
Barca start the second half with a long spell of possession.
- 46'
Away we go with the second half in Monaco. Porto are going to have to shift it up a gear to stop Barca picking up yet another trophy tonight.
- 45'
<b>HT:</b> Some stats for you. Porto had five attempts on goal to Barca's four in the first half, but Barca enjoyed 67% of the possession. Interestingly the two teams have collectively covered almost identical distance - 51,282 metres for Barca; 51,358 metres for Porto.
- 45'
Half-time in Monaco and the Champions League winners lead the Europa League winners 1-0, thanks to Messi's clinical finish.
- 45'
Iniesta tries a shot from distance, but his effort is blocked.
- 44'
Corner for Barca on their left - won by that man Messi.
- 43'
Messi tries to beat Fucile on the right, but this time the Porto man comes out on top.
- 41'
Flares have filled the stadium with smoke again as Barca fans celebrate.
- 40'
It's no less than Barca have deserved to be honest. Great finish from Messi.
- 39'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Disaster for Porto. Guarin's tackle sees the ball deflect back towards his own goal where Messi is waiting...he skips around Helton with wonderfully quick feet to slot home. 1-0 BARCA!
- 37'
Lovely link-up play between Adriano and Villa on the left. Villa pulls a ball back for Xavi, whose shot is tipped over the bar from 20 yards.
- 36'
Villa caught offside yet again. He's furious, but the assistant referee got it spot on.
- 34'
Porto are well organised defensively though. They've caught Barca offside several times already and won't be taken cheaply tonight.
- 33'
Barcelona starting to click a little bit now. Messi is seeing more and more of the ball.
- 30'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0826/lionelmessivporto_275x155.jpg"> <br>Barcelona's Lionel Messi runs with the ball.
- 29'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Rodriguez goes in the book for a foul.
- 29'
Messi with a lovely snaking run. He finds Iniesta, but the midfielder can't quite get the ball under control.
- 27'
Messi gets a roughing up from Otamendi. Fair tackle, Messi didn't like it.
- 26'
Villa caught offside trying to break on the left.
- 25'
Great cross from Hulk on the right. Valdes comes and just gets his fingers on it to deny a Porto finish.
- 24'
Valdes comes to punch and does well.
- 23'
Corner to Porto on their right. Hulk to swing it over...
- 22'
Not a great game so far, needs a goal.
- 20'
Barca have dominated possession in the first 20 minutes, but the Champions League winners are still to create a clear-cut opening.
- 19'
Messi is caught offside chasing Iniesta's pass forward.
- 18'
Pedro is eventually sent away down the right, but his cross is headed away at the near post.
- 17'
Barca toying with Porto halfway inside the attacking half, waiting to find a gap.
- 15'
Hulk's effort is straight into the Porto wall.
- 14'
Mascherano in hard on Hulk. He's certain he got the ball, but the referee doesn't like it. Another shooting chance for Porto here.
- 12'
Messi breaks and finds Pedro on the right. Pedro's return almost puts him in, but Rolando makes the tackle.
- 12'
Hulk shoots from a tight angle at the other end. Valdes dives, but the shot is wide.
- 11'
Pedro beats the offside trap via a lucky deflection and tries a first-time volley over Helton. His effort lands on the roof of the net.
- 10'
Villa into Messi, who tries to swivel 20 yards out. He beats himself with that one.
- 9'
Pedro cuts in from Barca's right and tries to find Xavi on the edge of the box, but his pass is intercepted.
- 8'
Moutinho's shot draws a full-length save from Valdes.
- 7'
Mascherano puts Valdes under pressure and the goalkeeper slices away.
- 6'
Hulk can't get his shot up and down quickly enough. Victor Valdes watches the ball sail over his head.
- 5'
Abidal concedes a free-kick right on the edge of the Barca box, blocking a shot with his hands. Hulk will fancy this one...
- 4'
Four minutes in and Porto have barely had a touch. Barca picking up where they left off in last season's Champions League final.
- 3'
Not a great playing surface it has to be said.
- 2'
Barcelona immediately into their oh-so familliar passing patterns.
- 1'
And we're underway! Firecrackers have filled the stadium with smoke.
Barca's other big summer signing Alexis Sanchez also starts on the bench in Monaco.
So the big news team wise is Cesc Fabregas starts on the bench for Barca. You may remember he used to play for Arsenal...
<b>Porto Starting XI</b>: Helton, Otamendi, Fucile, Sapunaru, Rolando, Souza, Guarin, Joao Moutinho, Cristian Rodriguez, Kleber, Hulk // <b>Subs</b>: Bracali, Maicon, Belluschi, Varela, Djalma, Fernando, Defour
<b>Barcelona starting XI</b>: Valdes, Adriano, Abidal, Dani Alves, Xavi, Iniesta, Mascherano, Keita, Villa, Pedro, Messi // <b>Subs</b>: Oier, Fabregas, Sanchez, Thiago, Busquets, Fontas, Jonathan
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