Girona unleash one final surge and Stuani connects with an inswinging cross from the right. But Ter Stegen holds onto the ball, and that should be that.
90' +2
Martinez is the furthest man forward for Girona as he latches onto a long ball over the top of the Barca defence, before drawing a smart save out of Ter Stegen. However, he had strayed offside.
90' +1
We are going to have six additional minutes at the conclusion of this game.
89'
The hosts continue their search for an equaliser. A ball to the far post is met by Casals, but he cannot direct his volley the right side of the post.
88'
F. Kessié enters the game and replaces Raphinha.
Barca make a conservative change with Kessie replacing Raphinha.
85'
The hosts turn up the pressure and Villa gets a shot away from inside the area, but it is straight at Ter Stegen.
81'
Alejandro Balde enters the game and replaces Ansu Fati.
Joel Roca enters the game and replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
Iván Martín enters the game and replaces Juanpe.
Meanwhile, Barca replace Fati with Balde in a change that epitomises Xavi's intention to see out this one-goal lead.
Martin also enters the action with Ramirez making way.
Girona make a double-change. The first sees Casals replace Riquelme.
79'
The visitors continue to threaten with their opponents still standing firm. Meanwhile, there is activity on both benches and substitutions may be imminent.
77'
Barca have possession and looking to create an opening for the second goal that would surely put this fixture beyond Girona.
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74'
Arnau Martínez gets yellow.
Martinez goes into the book after catching Alba late while looking to maintain Girona's pressure from a corner.
73'
Girona threaten an equaliser and force a corner. Time is running out, so they must look to capitalise on these opportunities.
71'
Barca still a goal to the good as we enter the final 20 minutes of this contest. Can they see out this advantage?
70'
C. Stuani enters the game and replaces V. Castellanos.
A double-change for Girona. The first sees Stuani replace Castellanos.
Meanwhile, Couto is unable to continue after picking up a knock. He goes off to be replaced by Villa.
69'
Toni Villa enters the game and replaces Yan Couto.
63'
They have had to be patient, but the Blaugrana finally break the deadlock at Municipal de Montilivi. Is this the launchpad they were looking for, or can Girona respond?
61'
Pedri has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Jordi Alba.
PEDRI!!! 1-0 BARCA! The visitors take the lead just after the hour mark. Following a patient build-up, Gazzaniga can only help Alba's inviting cross into the path of Pedri, who makes no mistake in finding the empty net from close range.
Alba provided an inviting centre that was begging to be attacked.
59'
Valery enters the game and replaces Y. Herrera.
Activity on the Girona bench with Fernandez replacing Herrera.
58'
Both sides are cancelling each other out at the moment, with neither able to enjoy a lengthy spell of possession to build some decent momentum.
52'
Barca back in control of possession and Xavi will have encouraged his players to demonstrate more creativity to break down the Girona defence.
49'
Gavi gets yellow.
Gavi slides in late on Martinez and has his name taken by the referee.
48'
Barca look to start the second half strongly. Pedri's attempted throughball is cut out but drops kindly for Raphinha, who cannot keep his volley down.
46'
Jordi Alba enters the game and replaces Marcos Alonso.
Barca make a change at the break with Alba replacing Alonso.
Girona get the ball rolling once more in the second half.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: GIRONA 0-0 BARCELONA
45' +3
Pedri gets yellow.
Pedri takes his protestations too far and goes into the book.
45' +1
We are going to play two minutes of additional time at the end of this first half.
44'
V. Castellanos gets yellow.
Castellanos leads with his arm and catches Busquets in the face. He also has his name taken.
43'
Ansu Fati gets yellow.
Fati slides in and catches Gazzaniga late as he looked to keep a Barca attack alive. He subsequently receives the game's first yellow card.
41'
The visitors work their way into the Girona area and the ball is cut back for Pedri to strike. However, the midfielder's attempt is straight at Gazzaniga and lacking any ferocity.
39'
Barca patiently building possession as we approach the latter stages of the first half. But the Girona defence remains stubborn for now.
37'
Nothing comes from the throw-in, but Girona look to continue to pressure Barca. However, their momentum stalls when Riquelme strays offside.
35'
The hosts have an opportunity to threaten their opponents as they force a throw-in down the left flank. Can they make the most of this?
31'
Pedri embarks on a strong run into the penalty area from the right, but he is eventually snuffed out by the Girona defence.
29'
Fati finds space and unleashes a fierce drive from the edge of the box, but it is always rising and not concerning Gazzaniga.
28'
Couto cunningly stems Barca's momentum by theatrically falling to the ground clutching his face after being accidentally caught by Alonso. The referee awards Girona a free-kick, but that was unneccesary from the winger.
26'
Pedri enters the game and replaces O. Dembélé.
Dembele signals to the bench that he cannot continue. The winger is replaced by Pedri.
24'
Castellanos goes for the spectacular as he controls a long ball on the edge of the box, before attempting an overhead kick. However, it is never troubling Ter Stegen.
23'
A concern for Barca as Dembele looks to race away down the left flank, before suddenly pulling up. The France international is not moving easily and Xavi will keep a close eye on him.
21'
Girona embark on a rare venture forward down the right flank. But Barca are alert to the pending threat and quickly dispossess their opponents.
17'
Girona are looking to gain a foothold in the contest, but Barca are denying them any real opportunity to keep possession and gain momentum.
14'
Barca enjoying plenty of possession inside the opening quarter of an hour. But they are yet to test the Girona goalkeeper as of yet.
10'
Nothing came of the corner, but there was a scuffle involving Busquets and Martinez in the six-yard box that culminated in the latter being wrestled to the ground. The referee was quickly on the scene to diffuse the situation.
9'
Barca enjoy a lengthy spell of pressure deep inside Girona's half. The hosts need to maintain their concentration levels.
7'
Barca will be favourites to get all three points here, but Girona will not roll over. Their last-gasp defeat at Villarreal ended a seven-match unbeaten run in the Spanish top flight.
3'
NO PENALTY! Barca quickly establish control of possession, but Girona catch them off guard on the counter. Couto goes down under pressure from Alonso, but the referee quickly waves away any penalty appeals.
1'
The referee blows his whistle and Barcelona get us under way.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Marcos Alonso; Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong; Raphinha, Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembele.
SUBS: Juan Carlos Martin, Cristhian Stuani, Viktor Tsygankov, Valery Fernandez, Toni Villa, Javi Hernandez, Ivan Martin, Borja Garcia, Alexander Callens, Toni Fuidias, Casals.
GIRONA (4-1-4-1): Paulo Gazzaniga; Arnau Martinez, Juanpe, Bernardo Espinosa, Miguel Gutierrez; Oriol Romeu; Yan Couto, Yangel Herrera, Aleix Garcia, Rodrigo Riquelme; Valentin Castellanos.
Municipal de Montilivi is the venue for the Catalan derby, where leaders Barcelona can move six points clear at the LaLiga summit with an eighth successive win in all competitions.
Hello and welcome to live text coverage of the LaLiga clash between Girona and Barcelona.
The teams are out and kick-off is fast approaching in Catalonia.
Girona have held their own so far but will know if they are to get anything out of this game, they cannot afford to waste any opportunities that fall their way.
That's all for today. Thank you for following our live coverage. Until next time, goodbye!
Barca are back in LaLiga action on Wednesday when they travel to Real Betis. Meanwhile, Girona next play on February 5, when they host Valencia.
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