No one could wipe the grin off Riqui Puig's face. At the end of 120 minutes in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, Barcelona were still standing, somehow. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had rescued them repeatedly, but his work was not done yet and nor was theirs. They still lingered on the edge.
It was late, it was Barcelona 1-1 Real Sociedad, and it was time for penalties.
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Standing at the side of the pitch in Seville, Barca manager Ronald Koeman held a piece of paper.