RCD Espanyol – FC Barcelona: All square in the rain (1-1) | FC Barcelona
A huge downpour in Barcelona before and during the entire game gave the surface at the RCDE Stadium a greasy top, ensuring that tackles had to be expertly timed, and passes accurate. Both sides appeared to cope well in the opening exchanges under the circumstances.
Ernesto Valverde: ‘We played with a lot of courage because everything was going against us’ | FC Barcelona
“We thought the pitch would be ok, but at halftime we saw that it could become dangerous.