Barcelona vs Villarreal - LIVE!
Ansu Fati notched a brace in Ronald Koeman's first league game in charge, while Lionel Messi also netted from the penalty spot against Unai Emery's side.
Pau Torres later scored an own goal as Barcelona made a strong start to their bid to regain the title they lost to Real Madrid last term.
Follow all the reaction LIVE with Standard Sport's Ben Hayward in Barcelona...
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Date, time and venue
Barcelona vs Villarreal is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off.
This match will be played behind closed doors at Camp Nou with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
TV channel: UK viewers will be able to watch the match on Premier Sports, in conjunction with LaLigaTV, which holds the rights to show Spanish football across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Viewers with a Sky subscription can sign up to watch LaLigaTV for free until October 15, while those who don't have the same time to sign up and stream matches on Premier Player.
Team news
Barcelona XI: Neto, Roberto, Lenglet, Pique, Alba, De Jong, Busquets, Coutinho, Messi, Griezmann, Ansu Fati
Substitutes: Inaki Pena, Arnau Tenas, Araujo, Mingo, Junior, Alena, Pjanic, Rafinha, Riqui Puig, Dembele, Pedri, Trincao
Villarreal XI: Asenjo; Mario, Abiol, Pau Torres, Estupinan; Moi, Parejo, Coquelin, Chukwueze; Gerard, Alcacer
Substitutes: Rulli, Funes Mori, Jaume Costa, Trigueros, Iborra, Lanchi, Kubo, Baena, Bacca, Fer Nino
Prediction: Barcelona 1-0 Villarreal
Though Barcelona have endured a turbulent summer after a difficult end to last season, it's difficult to look past a home win.
Indeed, there may still be unrest within the squad, with Messi publicly criticising the club for "throwing" Luis Suarez out and into the hands of rivals Atletico Madrid.
However, with Messi still in the team - and Koeman looking for his first Barca win - I'm expecting a narrow home win.
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13 mins: Griezmann now on the right, but the French forward hasn't been involved much so far...
12 mins: Villarreal pass the ball around at the back, but eventually lose it with a long punt into Barca's half...
11 mins: Villarreal with some good passing around the Barcelona area, but a move breaks down and Barcelona launch an attack...
10 mins: Messi finds Coutinho in the area, the Brazilian now over on the left. He links up with Alba, but Villarreal defend the attack well and get the ball away...
9 mins: Alba with an important interception in the area. Barcelona back in possession...
8 mins: A misunderstanding sees Dani Parejo pass the ball back towards his defence, but it goes out for a corner as there is nobody there to collect. Villarreal then clear and finally get up field...
7 mins: All of Villarreal's players in the Barcelona half defending now...
6 mins: Villarreal clear the corner, but Barcelona win it back straight away...
5 mins: First danger from Messi. He feeds Jordi Alba an the defender's cross is deflected beg¡hid for a corner...
4 mins: Neto clears the ball again, after an interception from Sergio Busquets. Fati then races forward on the attack, but is penalised for a foul as he clashes with a Villarreal defender in the area...