The unusual setting of the Estadi Lluis Companys was where Barcelona’s final pre-season game, the traditional curtain raiser to the new campaign, the Joan Gamper Trophy, was played on Tuesday evening.
Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur side were the opponents for a match that was evenly contested at times and not without incident.
Xavi is likely to have learned that he still has much to work on and the team have a long way to go if they want to be back at European football’s top table.
Here are three talking points from the match.