An away point at Mestalla is always welcome, but when it comes after so many gilt-edged chances are missed, then a 1-1 draw against Valencia is always going to feel like another defeat.
It doesn’t even keep Barcelona hanging on the coat tails of Real Madrid and Girona - and frankly that’s the best that could’ve been hoped for at this stage - because if both win again this weekend, against Villarreal and Alaves respectively, Barca will be seven points behind Los Blancos and nine behind their local rivals.
As a spectacle, a Valencia vs Barca game is always entertaining and this one was no different.