Welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of the Champions League tie between Barcelona and Inter Milan at Camp Nou.
Barca have started their European campaign with two wins from two, scoring a combined eight goals in seeing off PSV Eindhoven and Tottenham Hotspur.
Inter have also made a perfect start to life in Group B by earning a couple of 2-1 comeback wins against PSV and Spurs, but something has to give tonight in just the seventh-ever meeting between the two sides.
Follow all of the action as it unfolds in Catalonia with our extensive updates below.
STARTING XI: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Arthur; Rafinha, Coutinho, Suarez
SUBS: Cillessen, Semedo, Dembele, Malcom, El Haddadi, Vidal, Chumi
STARTING XI: Handanovic; D'Ambrosio, Skriniar, Miranda, Asamoah; Brozovic, Vecino; Candreva, Valero, Perisic; Icardi
SUBS: Padelli, Vrsaljko, De Vrij, Martinez, Keita Balde, Ranocchia, Politano
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Ernesto Valverde: "We have to find a way to play without [Messi]. We will certainly miss him, but we hope we miss him while winning. You guys aren't the only ones trying to find out how we will try to replace Leo. The coaches from the other teams are as well and I'm not going to give away what we are going to do. We can't have all the weight of Leo Messi on one player, we must do it all together. Messi is one of a kind but I think we have the players to step up and fill the vacuum. He's the best player, what do you want me to say? We depend on him, like we depend on others, but he is the best. The doctors say about three weeks and sometimes people talk about getting back sooner. I'd love to say it will be magic and next week he'll be back but I don't think that is the case."
Luciano Spalletti: "Whenever you are facing Barcelona and the talent they have all over the field, one of the best teams in the world, inevitably they are going to be the favourites at Camp Nou. We must have great self-belief that doesn't tip over into arrogance, because we are going through a strong period of form. We've got to repeat what we did in the last few games and maintain humility, relying on all our love for this sport. Even if his replacements will want to show all they can do, Messi remains a different player to the rest. When you think you've seen it all, he invents something different. The problem for us won't be how to mark one player or another, but how we can use the ball better. It's difficult to say what Valverde will do in Messi's absence, but I expect a 4-3-3."
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BARCELONA SUBS: Cillessen, Semedo, Dembele, Malcom, El Haddadi, Vidal, Chumi
INTER MILAN SUBS: Padelli, Vrsaljko, De Vrij, Martinez, Keita Balde, Ranocchia, Politano
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