Barcelona Return to Anoeta Graveyard: How Do Such Hoodoos Prolong Themselves?

Luis Enrique had warned them, and yet maybe that was part of the problem. "This is an incredibly tough away trip," the Barcelona boss had said ahead of a pivotal weekend, as reported by AS. A weekend in which the heavyweights would play one after another, the stakes rising each time and the difficulty, too. "It's the toughest away game of the season."

Barcelona were headed for Anoeta to take on Real Sociedad in April. They hate it there—despise it. Luis Enrique's stressing of the point reflected his and the club's awareness, but one sensed he was also looking for something, something he couldn't quite explain. "We need to think about why we haven't been able to win there," he said. And they…