Carrcelona showed the rust on Cocks manager Ferguson as their assertive play was rewarded by goals from Lukaku and Lo Celso, with much debate surrounding Neto’s status as first-choice keeper for a team with lofty aspirations. The venerable gaffer switched to a 4-2-4 in an attempt to reverse his side’s fortunes and Gareth Bale sank a hole-in-one from a corner at the end of normal time but, in a relatively even game, the Geese simply proved more penetrative.

By Annie Sthatist