Almería vs BarcelonaLa Liga: Match Thread, Live Updates: FULL-TIME, Almería 0-2 Barcelona: After a difficult first half Barça dominated the final period and cruised to a comfortable win on the road, and they can now clinch second place with a game to spare if they beat Rayo Vallecano at home at the weekend. Not a vintage performance by any means, but the rotations worked and Barça secured all three points despite having plenty of reserves and youngsters in the lineup. Well done, boys!67’ GOAL!!! Almería 0-2 Barcelona (Fermín): IT’S TWO!! An excellent passing sequence down the left wing ends with a great run and assist by Sergi Roberto and a brilliant left-footed finish by Fermín López to double his tally and Barça’s lead!!!SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Sports will bring you live coverage of every UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League match, in addition to exclusive Premier League games. Plus every match from Serie A, as well as matches from Ligue 1 and the Vanarama National League during the 2023-24 season. TNT Sports will also broadcast one game per match week during the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage as well as each quarter-final, semi-final, and the final itself. TNT Sports will also screen one game a week from Division 1 Feminine, Liga F and the Frauen-Bundesliga.* *Any matches that fall within the Saturday blackout window in the UK cannot be shown live. The blackout window prohibits matches being shown on television between 14:45 and 17:15 in the UK. FERMIN BRACE BEATS ALMERIA AS BARCA TIGHTEN GRIP ON SECOND PLACE Barcelona tightened their grip on second place in La Liga with a routine 2-0 victory over bottom side Almeria. Fermin Lopez scored both goals at the Power Horse Stadium as Xavi’s side moved four points clear of third-place Girona in the table with two games remaining. The visitors broke through in the 14th minute when an unmarked Fermin neatly nodded home Hector Fort’s deep cross at the far post. Almeria squandered two great opportunities to equalise in each half, with Leo Baptistao and Anthony Lozano both shooting wide with only Marc-Andre ter Stegen to beat, while Adri Embarba also hit a post for the hosts. It proved costly as Barca doubled their advantage in the 67th minute with Sergi providing the cross for Fermin to brilliantly sweep a first-time shot into the far corner. Substitute Joao Felix hit the side-netting late on, but Fermin’s brace was more than enough to seal the points for the visitors. Almería 0-1 Barcelona: Back underway in Almería!HALFTIME, Almería 0-1 Barcelona: Barça have the lead after a good start but Almería dominated the final 20 minutes and will go into the break as the clear better side. It’s a very entertaining game for the neutrals, but Barça must improve a lot if they want to secure the win in the second half.14’ GOAL!!! Almería 0-1 Barcelona (Fermín): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! Héctor Fort plays a wonderful cross from the left wing and finds Fermín López all alone inside the box for an easy header and the opening goal!KICKOFF! Almería 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway in Almería!WELCOME TO THE POWER HORSE STADIUM!!! The cozy home of Almería in the beautiful region of Andalusia is the site of an important La Liga clash between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one looking for a victory that will be a major step towards clinching second place. FERMIN BRACE BEATS ALMERIA AS BARCA TIGHTEN GRIP ON SECOND PLACE Barcelona tightened their grip on second place in La Liga with a routine 2-0 victory over bottom side Almeria. Fermin Lopez scored both goals at the Power Horse Stadium as Xavi’s side moved four points clear of third-place Girona in the table with two games remaining. The visitors broke through in the 14th minute when an unmarked Fermin neatly nodded home Hector Fort’s deep cross at the far post. Almeria squandered two great opportunities to equalise in each half, with Leo Baptistao and Anthony Lozano both shooting wide with only Marc-Andre ter Stegen to beat, while Adri Embarba also hit a post for the hosts. It proved costly as Barca doubled their advantage in the 67th minute with Sergi providing the cross for Fermin to brilliantly sweep a first-time shot into the far corner. Substitute Joao Felix hit the side-netting late on, but Fermin’s brace was more than enough to seal the points for the visitors. Almería are bottom of the table and have been relegated for weeks, but they caused Barça a lot of problems earlier this season and will look for a famous result in front of the home fans on their league farewell tour. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos! LINEUPS BARCELONA Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Fort; Fermín, Roberto, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Ferran (4-3-3) Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Christensen, Alonso, Cancelo, Romeu, Casadó, Félix, Raphinha, Roque