New Barca, same old story.
There’s nothing fresh or new about a team that have underperformed for the best part of a year now.
In the first 45 it was great to see some of the confident passing we’ve become known for coming to the fore.
There was no end product, but as a confidence builder, that was, to some degree, acceptable.
Once Memphis’ stunner had given Barca the lead, then it really should’ve been game over. That it wasn’t can’t be pinned on Sergi Barjaun’s shoulders.
The caretaker coach has barely had 48 hours to work with this group of players and whilst there was a little more zip about them at times, free of Koeman’s shackles, there was a vast drop off in quality in the second half.