They looked a bit bereft of ideas, even playing against 9 men and, if anything, Atleti looked like the better side for much of the game. The 2-1 win was a bit flattering.

Also, they've been playing every three days since they took part in the world club championship and that will basically carry on until after we play them.

So it seemed even the roided up, bionic catalan supermen cannot run all day.