Barcelona closed in qualification for the Champions League last 16 after goals from Rafinha and Jordi Alba handed the hosts a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan
Rafinha gave Barcelona the lead in the 32nd minute, meeting a fine Luis Suarez cross to hand Ernesto Valverde's side the initiative
Inter did have half-chances to score, with their best opportunities landing to substitute Matteo Politano, but the Serie A side rarely threatened Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the Barca goal, before Alba wrapped the game up eight minutes from time
The result means Barcelona go three points ahead of second-placed Inter in Group B with three games of the group stages left to play
Barcelona began quietly and showed some signs of early nerves
 Ivan Perisic fired a warning shot from range in the third minute as he tried to capitalise on a poor clearance from Ter Stegen
 On the quarter-hour mark, Perisic drilled a dangerous cross into the path of Mauro Icardi, but he couldn't make sufficient contact to turn the ball into the net
After that, Barcelona steadily grew in confidence and Clement Lenglet was denied a goal when his powerful header from a corner was blocked by the thigh of Samir Handanovic
As Barcelona continued to move through the gears they took the lead through Rafinha
 The Brazilian winger, who was chosen to take Lionel Messi's place on the right flank, received Suarez's perfectly executed pass in the box and side-footed the ball home to the delight of Barcelona's talismanic forward in the stands
Politano, who was widely tipped to start the match, came on in the second half for Antonio Candreva and he energised the Inter attack
 His deceptive cross into the box headed goalbound and it required Ter Stegen to claw the ball away with Perisic ready to pounce
 The Sassuolo loanee came close again moments later, but he blazed his close-range effort over the bar following a sloppy giveaway from Arthur
Even though Inter rallied back, Barcelona responded positively with Suarez and Lenglet both forcing Handanovic into a string of fine saves before Philippe Coutinho rattled the woodwork in the 69th minute
And with Barcelona continuing to apply the pressure, they found their winning goal through Jordi Alba seven minutes from time as Ivan Rakitic's incisive pass was latched onto by the Spanish full-back, who slotted home to complete their convincing victory without Messi
Suarez was a constant problem for Inter's two centre backs Miranda and Milan Skriniar
 When Barcelona were facing some early pressure in the second half, he alleviated it by his clever running into the channels alongside his hold-up play
His performance arguably deserved a goal but he picked up a worthy assist for Rafinha's opener in the first half
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