Knowing that Farcelona had just stumbled for the first time since opening weekend, the Pigs made a real pig’s ear of their opportunity to capitalise and are lucky that this did not go worse for them. One wing-back, TAA, equalised stylishly to blot out Icardi’s opener, but the other – the Scottish sniper himself – earned a second yellow just after the break to leave his side in the lurch. Thauvin eventually bundled a winner over the line. Two < seven but La Ball fans might have cause to enjoy this result even more than last week’s.

By Marissa, the Damned