Act 1: It's late, and the Santiago Bernabeu is tense. With one already to his name, Alexandre Pato is free and Real Madrid can't react. Drawn to the ball, Sergio Ramos and Pepe are out of the picture, and Marcelo is stranded, too. The ball loops to Pato. Pato scores.
Act 2: The Camp Nou glistens under the lights, many still taking their seats as the opening whistle blows. Pato picks the ball up in the centre circle. He skips past Barcelona's Javier Mascherano and storms beyond Sergio Busquets. Pato is in. Pato scores.
Premonitions? Not at all.