Barcelona v Real Madrid: La Liga – live!

90+3 min Paulinho wins a corner for Barcelona, which might be enough for them to see this game out.

90+2 min Barcelona waste a bit of time with their last substitution. Luis Suarez is replaced by Paco Alcacer.

90+1 min There will be four minutes of added time.

90 min It’s all Real. Umtiti makes a vital interception from Modric’s cross.

89 min Suarez is down again after a strong but fair tackle.

86 min Suarez is down after a challenge with Ramos, but Real play on. Eventually the ball goes out of play, at which point there is a predictable row between players on both sides.

84 min Marcelo’s dangerous cross towards Bale is headed behind by Jordi Alba. That leads to another corner, before which Real make their final substitution: Toni Kroos is replaced by Mateo Kovacic.

82 min Moments later, Messi flips the ball around Casemiro and tries to blast it past Navas from a ridiculous angle. Navas was well positioned and beat it behind for a corner.

82 min Ramos gives the ball to Messi, who manipulates the ball onto his left foot and curls just wide of the far post.

81 min Vazquez cushions a cutback to Modric, who smacks the bouncing ball over the bar from 20 yards.

80 min ... which is played short and worked infield for Vazquez, who mis-hit shot is kicked away by Pique.

80 min Barcelona looked in control at 2-1 but now they are hanging on a little. Vazquez wins a corner down the right...

79 min “Bale is just what United need,” says David Flynn. “A left-sided attacker who isn’t as good as he used to be. Perfect.”

But he plays on the right.

78 min “There are very few things more entertaining, and better for the soul, than a full-blooded Clasico,” says Matt Dony. “Good to see Bale being a bit nawty; matches like this can bring it out of anyone. You never wish ill on people, but the thought of Ronaldo possibly missing the final does excite me. I mean, it’d be a shame for a big showpiece event, but, but...”

77 min Bale finally gets a yellow card for a foul on Semedo. Marcelo is also booked for dissent. You can see why he wanted a penalty - replays show it was a clear foul by Jordi Alba, not Pique as I first thought.

76 min The popular Marcelo goes over in the area after a risky tackle from Pique. The referee says no penalty. It might have been both a foul and a dive, though it’s hard to be sure as we haven’t seen a replay yet.

73 min “Aside from Spurs, I don’t see anyone in the Premier League who would Bale,” says Paul Moody. “What do you think?”

If I was United’s manager I’d take him in a heartbeat. Chelsea too, depending on what happens there.

70 min Real played well before half-time but their second-half performance has been muck.

69 min Barcelona are sitting on the edge of the area, waiting to win possession and hit Real on the counter attack. That approach almost leads to a third goal when Suarez flips a brilliant first-time pass on the turn that puts Messi through on goal from the halfway line. He scoots into the area and tries to cut a shot across Navas into the far corner. Navas gets down smartly to his left to push it behind for a corner.

67 min Real bring on Lucas Vazquez for Nacho.

66 min Benzema’s cross finds Asensio, who mishits a very difficult volley. Barcelona are in control of this game.

65 min Real are starting to have more of the ball now, though there’s a lack of authority and belief in their attacking. Bale whacks a long-range shot against Umtiti and then appeals for a penalty after being eased off the ball by the same player. There was nothing in it.

61 min Real are really missing Ronaldo. They haven’t got going at all since half-time.

58 min Barcelona have been brilliant since half-time and almost make it 3-1 when Semedo’s low cross flashes right across the face of goal. Paulinho stretched to reach it and ended up clattering Navas.

57 min A Barcelona substitution: Paulinho replaces the immortal Andres Iniesta, who hugs Lionel Messi and leaves the field to a kind of Mexican wave from the Barcelona fans. We’re not worthy.

55 min Suarez has a goal disallowed for offside against Rakitic. It was a very tight decision but probably the correct one.

50 min Ronaldo has a slight ankle sprain, according to the chaps on Sky Sports, so I’m sure he’ll be fine to play for Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

47 min The popular Marcelo robs Iniesta, loafs towards the area and slices a shot over the bar from 20 yards. Barcelona are playing a tight 4-3-2 now, with Semedo at right-back.

46 min The second half is underway.

Both teams make a half-time substitution: Barcelona bring on Nelson Semedo for Philippe Coutinho, and Marco Asensio is on for the presumably injured Cristiano Ronaldo.

Nacho and Pique have just had a row in the tunnel. I suspect this is going to be a very funny second half.

“I don’t know about you, but having thoroughly enjoyed the Champions League semis, I’ve realised I need something other than pure goal-fests,” says Brad McMillan. “I’m happy to admit that the pettiness, childishness and lameness of some of the fouls, followed by exaggerated reactions that wouldn’t look out of place in an Eastenders argument from 1994, is hugely entertaining. The speed and brazenness with which Marcelo got up so quickly, after seeing the red card had been shown, was genuinely impressive. Maybe it’s the bank holiday feeling, but I’d rather be nowhere else than watching this at the moment.”

There’s nothing like it for guilty pleasure. Two of the happiest hours of my so-called career were MBMing the Portugal/Netherlands match at the 2006 World Cup.

Half-time chit-chat

Gene Salorio “I miss Pepe.”

Chris Foley “What a half! Question, was Bale always a bit of a nasty player? He should be off.”

Roy Mora “I want to see the clasico.”

Half-time reading

45+1 min Bale, who should have been booked earlier, is even luckier to avoid a yellow card for studding Umtiti in the back of the leg. That was a weird tackle.

45 min Messi is booked for administering a bit of vigilante justice to Ramos.

43 min Here we are. Suarez and Sergio Ramos are head to head over something or other. Suarez is foaming in all directions, suggesting Ramos elbowed him. The referee gives them both a yellow card.

42 min A chance for Barcelona. Coutinho angles a nice through pass for Messi, who tries to dance around the outrushing Navas. He can’t quite get the ball out of his feet and Navas is able to palm it away on the stretch.

40 min Kroos plays the ball out to the left for Benzema. He shuffles into the area, moves the ball away from Sergi Roberto and whips a cross shot a few yards wide of the far post.

38 min More Real pressure. Marcelo dinks a deep cross beyond the far post, where Ronaldo monsters everyone out the way and loops a header onto the roof of the net. That was a really good effort.

36 min Umtiti sprays Messi’s free-kick wide from six yards, though he was offside so it wouldn’t have counted.

36 min Bale is lucky not to be booked for a hack at Iniesta, who lured him towards the ball and then whisked it away.

34 min After a lethargic start, Real are playing excellently and should probably be ahead. Barcelona are having to play on the counter-attack.