We commonly say that to excel and to create beautifully in high octane, insanely high stakes matches like Saturday's Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, a footballer needs "eyes in the back of his head."
Well, on this occasion, a spectator, both coaches, and the poor old refereeing team needed five or six eyes and more than one brain each even to compute what was going on, never mind attempt to influence it and come away with a victory.
Not that this Clasico -- which hands a huge "head to head" advantage to the reigning champions Madrid and means that, should they finish tied with Barcelona on points at the top, they will win the league -- began that way.