The Spanish champions will be at Old Trafford on Wednesday to contend the first leg of our Champions League quarter-final, but first they had to tackle Atletico Madrid, the team with the best chance of overhauling their eight-point La Liga lead.
Diego Simeone's side were in second position heading into Saturday evening's match at the Nou Camp, knowing only a win would be realistically be enough to assist an unlikely charge for the title.
But the Argentinean's competitive side were unable to take anything from Barcelona's famous fortress, eventually succumbing to two goals in the final 10 minutes.