Leo Messi does have a bit of a problem when it comes to scoring penalties. Barcelona gets a lot of penalty attempts which is as you expect. However Messi on the spot is not as beguiling as his open field goals. 14 missed in 63 attempts or 1 in 5 chances of failure. Last evening, his penalty was impressively saved by Gorka Iraizoz.

The match against Bilbao, a side they’ve become very familiar with proved costly in other ways with Sergio Busquets and Dani Alves having to leave because of injuries.