First Division - Day 19

Valladolid 0 - Barcelona 3

Valladolid: Justo Villar; Pedro López, Luis Prieto, César Arzo, Marcos (Nivaldo 84'); Carlos Lázaro, Borja; Marquitos (Pelé 74'), Canobbio, Jonathan Sesma (Medunjanin 79'); Diego Costa. 4-2-3-1.
Barcelona: Víctor Valdés; Dani Alves, Puyol, Piqué (Milito 60'), Abidal; Xavi, Keita (Chygrynskiy 79'), Iniesta; Messi, Ibrahimovic, Henry (Bojan 82'). 4-3-3.

Goals:
0-1. 20. Xavi. Got on end of Dani Alves cross to turn ball past Justo Villar.
0-2. 22. Dani Alves. Cross from right wing which went over head of keeper.
0-3. 54. Messi. Fired shot in to roof of net after Ibrahimovic crossed in.

Yellow cards: Piqué 42', Keita 50', Marcos 80', Borja 84'.

Barcelona ended the first half of the season unbeaten for the first time in their history after a 0-3 win at Valladolid on Saturday. Two goals in as many minutes midway through the first half set them on their way, Dani Alves sending over a cross which Xavi volleyed past Villar, and then scoring himself with another long cross which sailed over the head of the keeper in to the far top corner of the net. Valdés had to make a couple of important saves, in particular from a fierce Borja free kick, but Henry tested Villar with a spectacular scissors kick before Messi ran on to Ibrahimovic's pass to make it three.