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LIVE: Barcelona vs Granada

LIVE: Barcelona vs Granada

18' Barca get another corner down their right and hit the angle of post and bar! Roberto's snap shot from the edge of the box is blocked but he gets a second bite of the cherry. This time he beats Maximiano but not the woodwork! Granada survive.

16' Barca attempt to play through the lines but can't get their final pass right. In contrast, Quini lumps a long ball towards Molina who is unable to master it.

14' Barca win a corner down their left. Garcia jostles for the header with Eteki and ends up pushing the Cameroon midfielder over.

12' Molina fires over from the centre of the box from Machis' cross. The home fans whistle as Puertas takes out de Jong. There's a little bit of pushing and shoving which the referee rushes over to cut out.

10' Puertas gets clipped by Balde as he tries to stop Barca's latest attack. Granada welcome the free-kick.

8' Eteki wins a free-kick in Barca's half as he's brought down by Busquets. As expected Barca are seeing a lot of the ball but they haven't created a great deal yet.

6' Granada break forward and Puertas has a shot blocked by Balde from the right of the box. Granada earn another early corner. This time Barca manage to defend it.

4' That concession will embarrass Barca who do not look sure of themselves yet. There's a half-hearted appeal for a penalty in Granada's box but the referee isn't interested.

2' Granada start brightly as Machis wins his side a corner down the left. No doubt Moreno and his team would love an early goal.

1' The visitors Granada get this game underway!

The players come out onto the pitch as Cant del Barca rings out around a half-full Camp Nou. Barca are wearing their usual blue and red stripes. Granada will play in their all-white away strip.

Barca have won 24 of their last 25 home meetings with Granada in La Liga, with the only exception being Granada's 2-1 victory here this past April. The hosts have struggled with Granada lately, losing two of their last four league matches. Can either side pick up a morale-boosting victory here?

Koeman makes five changes to the Barca side that lost so heavily to Bayern last week. The hosts have an extensive injury list so Demir and Coutinho flank Depay up front. There are seven changes to Granada from their 2-1 home loss to Real Betis. One of those is Molina who captains the side.

SUBS: Carlos Bacca, Aaron Escandell, German Sanchez, Isma Ruiz, Luis Suarez, Ruben Rochina, Víctor Diaz, Alberto Soro, Angel Montoro, Carlos Neva, Maxime Gonalons, Santiago Arias.

GRANADA (4-3-3): Luís Maximiano; Quini, Domingos Duarte, Luis Abram, Sergio Escudero; Monchu, Luis Milla, Yan Eteki; Antonio Puertas, Jorge Molina (c), Darwin Machis.

SUBS: Riqui Puig, Oscar Mingueza, Neto, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti, Gerard Pique, Luuk de Jong, Inaki Pena, Pablo Gaviria.

BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-André ter Stegen; Sergino Dest, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Alejandro Balde; Sergi Roberto, Sergio Busquets (c), Frenkie de Jong; Yusuf Demir, Memphis Depay, Philippe Coutinho.

Granada, meanwhile, are yet to win this season having earned just two points from their first four games. That's their joint-worst total at this stage of the season in the 21st century. With Granada winless in their last nine games in La Liga and hovering just above the relegation zone, Robert Moreno needs to get a tune from his players quickly.

After their 3-0 thumping by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week, Barcelona will be glad to return to league action at Camp Nou. Barca are unbeaten in their three games so far this season and, should they avoid defeat here, will have their highest point total from their first four games of a league campaign since 2018/19. They ended up champions.

Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this La Liga match between Barcelona and Granada at Camp Nou.

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