Though our record against the team from Pamplona is favourable, going to El Sadar has always been one of the away fixtures that has been approached with a degree of trepidation.
Things didn’t look good when Nelson Semedo went walkabout within the first six minutes, allowing Roberto Torres to bury an unstoppable volley.
In truth, at that point, Barca were at sixes and sevens, and looked nothing like reigning champions.
Nothing that transpired in the rest of the first half - a 45 minutes where the Blaugranes didn’t even have a shot on goal - gave even a hint that the visitors could get something from the game.