Barcelona successfully defended and extended its historic unbeaten streak to 32 games after a hard-fought, unexciting win against Las Palmas on Saturday afternoon. As the Blaugrana prepare for a crucial week of football, here's a few takeaways from what we saw at the Canary Islands.
1. No excuses: Barça played like garbage
Let's get this out of the way: it was not an acceptable performance for the standard this team has created since last season. It was a horrible outing, with passing troubles, finishing troubles, defensive troubles... it was bad from start to finish, with the first goal being the only true Barça-quality moment we saw from the Catalans all game, with a great possession sequence being used to break down the defense.