The Catalans held the upper hand in the European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final tie after a confident victory in the Nou Camp. And they had Diego Maradona at the heart of the side, at 23 reckoned to be the best footballer on the planet.
The Argentinian seemed to hold no fears about the second leg, declaring the lead “sufficient but we will still have to work very hard.”
Reds' boss Ron Atkinson tried to lift morale ahead of the sternest of tests by declaring on the eve of the game: “Barcelona are not a team of super-men.