Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang patiently waited as Dani Alves and Adama Traore stole the show in their first Barcelona performances.
The savvy know-how of the Brazilian, and the vertical threat of the Spaniard, were missing elements to Barcelona’s game that paid dividends right away.
But there was one thing missing. Perhaps the most important thing of all.
A world class goalscorer.
The way that Barcelona captured Aubameyang from Arsenal was highway robbery, and that was about the only way they were ever going to pull off the signing of one of the best number nines in Europe during the January transfer window.