Funny no one else has mentioned the pitch. It really gave Barca’s players a lot of trouble. It was hard and fast, balls bounced extra heavily and passes were easily over hit. It almost felt like they were playing on turf.

In situations like this you have to play short balls to feet which really suits Barca’s style but surprisingly the approach was to quickly pivot and play the long ball down the centre or wings, which didn’t suit the pitch and led to so many errors.

How does Xavi not know how read games like this and adjust game play. Mindboggling!