A day after squeaking past Almeria in La Liga and on the day that a triumphant Joan Laporta espoused the virtues of the European Super League, Barça played a match against Club America that advanced all that is wrong in the modern game.
It’s clear that the Blaugranes need money.
Josep Maria Bartomeu had left the club on its knees and whomever came in to tidy up his mess was going to find things tough.
Decisions were going to have to be made from time to time that went against the ethos of the club simply for it to survive.