Often when Barcelona play teams, their respective position in the table means very little. Already this season we've seen teams who are rooted towards the bottom go out and play toe to toe with Barça and in the opening exchanges of this game, that was the case.
| Las Palmas | Barcelona | |
| Possession | 47% | 53% |
| Total Shots | 16 | 13 |
| Shots on Target | 3 | 8 |
| Corners | 3 | 6 |
| Fouls | 10 | 13 |
| Offsides | 3 | 6 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 Affected by the blustery conditions, Barça's ball control was sloppy in the first few minutes which was allowing Las Palmas chances. |