After the Madrid derby had been drawn on Saturday night, the visit to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan took on a new significance.
A reasonably happy hunting ground of late, complacency was going to be Barca’s enemy in Seville.
An early lead thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s inventive finish was wiped out in double quick time precisely because of that complacency and lack of concentration.
On another night things could’ve been so much worse for the Catalans, and the fact that it wasn’t should be a source of pride from a team that worked hard to deliver the three points.