The league’s most-carded side would have been hoping for all the help that they could get against the early leaders but an early injury to star performer Demiral put them straight on the back foot. Emboldened, the visitors opened the scoring through Havertz and proceeded to strangle Lambert’s men for chances. A quickfire double after the break, one a header from diminutive winger Sane and the other a gorgeous volley from Correa, compounded Weasels’ malaise. How much of this poor performance is the result of playing against an impressive team and how much is due to injuries and suspension starting to bite, it’s hard to say, but Farcelona will be pleased with a very comfortable result.

By Edwina Haribo