Xavi opted to rest some of his regulars for the visit of Galatasaray with Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Ousmane Dembele, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang starting on the bench.
The Barca boss was also without Dani Alves and Gavi for the match but his rotations didn’t really work out as the hosts toiled despite dominating possession.
Pique, Busquets and Dembele all arrived at half-time, which tells you plenty about what Xavi thought of the first half, and Aubameyang and Luuk de Jong followed but to no avail.
Barca ended the game with 63% possession and having had 16 attempts on goal but only four of those managed to hit the target.