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Charlotte Coates FT: Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona That's all from this live text tonight as Barcelona close the gap to Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to just two points. We'll have plenty more football coming your way over the weekend so make sure you join us. See you soon! FT: Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona Hansi Flick has recorded his 50th victory in just 67 matches for Barcelona in all competitions (D8 L9 ), the third manager in the history of the Catalan club to reach this milestone faster after Luis Enrique (60 matches in 2015) and Helenio Herrera (64 matches in 1959). FT: Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona Real Oviedo’s Santi Cazorla, with 40 years and 286 days old, has become the oldest starting player to face Barcelona in La Liga in the 21st century. FT: Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona Barcelona have won their last seven Thursday La Liga matches, equalling their longest run of consecutive wins on that day in their entire history in the competition (six between 1929 and 1984). Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona It's a fifth win in six games for Barcelona as they move to within two points of rivals Real Madrid. Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona Barca seeing it out now as Oviedo fans start to leave the stadium. They can be proud of the effort their side have put in tonight. Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona Eric Bailly goes into the book for kneeing Robert Lewandowski in the back. Think there was an elbow to the back of the head in there too. Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona The night is over for Pedri and Marcus Rashford with Marc Bernal and Andreas Christensen entering the action. Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona Oviedo break down the right again and Lucas Ahijado finds himself in space in the box but Joan Garcia makes a great save. Real Oviedo 1-3 Barcelona It's a third assist of the season for Marcus Rashford as Barca surely wrap up the three points. Ronald Araujo (88 mins) Game over. In comes Marcus Rashford's corner and it's Ronald Araujo who powers a header into the bottom corner. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Marcus Rashford is down and clutching his shoulder off the pitch after a physical challenge. He's back to his feet and ready to take Barca's corner. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Barca's way of running down the clock is by not losing the ball. Pretty good way to go about it if you ask me. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Frenkie de Jong looks to lift a ball into the box for Robert Lewandowski. It's a near impossible pass but it's a decent attempt. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Could you actually be bothered trying to get the ball off Pedri and Frenkie de Jong? It's an impossible task. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Ferran Torres blasts the free-kick straight into the wall and strikes the rebound wide of the far post as we enter the final 10 minutes. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Pedri breaks down the left, cuts inside and spreads the play wide to Jules Kounde. The attack breaks down before Kounde is bundled into by Salomon Rondon. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Robert Lewandowski goes for goal from the most impossible of angles and forces a save out of Aaron Escandell. Ferran Torres stands in the middle of the box with his arms out wide. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona Oviedo find a rare attack as Josip Brekalo forces a diving save out of Joan Garcia after a break down the right. Barca need a third goal before they can start feeling comfortable. Real Oviedo 1-2 Barcelona A double switch for Oviedo with Alex Fores and Josip Brekalo replacing Alberto Reina and Ilyas Chaira. Robert Lewandowski has now scored against 21 of the 25 La Liga teams he has faced Barcelona came from behind to avoid a shock defeat by strugglers Real Oviedo as Santi Cazorla made his first La Liga start for the Asturian club at the age of 40. Alberto Reina pounced on a mistake from Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia to give Oviedo a surprise first-half lead, but second-half goals from Eric Garcia, Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo secured a 3-1 win that preserved the Blaugrana's unbeaten start to the season. Former Arsenal and Spain midfielder Cazorla was forced to leave boyhood club Real Oviedo in 2003 without making a senior appearance because of financial difficulties. He returned to the club in 2023, and last season helped them win the La Liga 2 promotion play-offs to return to the top flight for the first time since 2001. A sold-out Carlos Tartiere stadium saw Cazorla make the first La Liga start of his long career, and for a time it looked like the football gods were smiling on him. Oviedo found themselves trapped inside their own penalty area - Aaron Escandell made three acrobatic stops to deny Marcus Rashford and Araujo while Raphinha hit the post from distance - before keeper Garcia gifted them the lead. The summer signing from city rivals Espanyol was quick off his line to intercept a bouncing Cazorla through ball outside his penalty area, but then overhit a pass intended for Marc Casado. Oviedo midfielder Reina ran on to the loose ball and hit a curling effort that looped over the backpedaling Eric Garcia and Gerard Martin before bouncing up into the roof of the net. "I'm enjoying but suffering, we are making a massive effort as a team, " Cazorla told Dazn as he left the pitch at half-time. "Let's see if we can catch them on the break and score a second. " Cazorla struggled with injuries during his six-year spell at Arsenal That's exactly what Oviedo tried to do. Barcelona looked sluggish early in the second half despite Frenkie de Jong replacing Casado, and were almost cut out when Haissem Hassan beat Martin to the byeline but saw his low cross beaten away by Garcia. Ultimately, Barcelona's superior quality told. Eric Garcia stabbed in after Escandell tipped Ferran Torres' swivel volley on to the post, and 14 minutes later, substitutes combined as Lewandowski met De Jong's inswinging cross at its peak with a flicked header that kissed the crossbar on its way in. In the final moments Araujo headed home from a Rashford corner - the Englishman's third assist in three league games - to secure the win. Oviedo's second goal of the season will be of little consolation, as they remain in the relegation zone with just three points after six games. Barcelona remain second and close the gap between themselves and league leaders Real Madrid to two points. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 25th September 2025 at 22: 24 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. 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