The rarified atmosphere around Barcelona which encompasses their often myopic, hysterical media, their downtrodden and traumatised fans, plus a directorate which has spent more time baling water out of the craft than sailing forward over the past few seasons means that defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League will tip most of them back into full-on crisis mode despite this season's excellent opening phase.
This, of course, would be a nonsensical position to adopt.
For context, despite playing at home, Barça are are underdogs considering past results. Their all-time record against Germany's most powerful and relentless club is, quite simply, atrocious.