There was an almost dystopian feel to Barcelona’s home La Liga game against Valencia last Monday.
Defending champions Barca kicked off knowing they needed a win to keep alive any faint hopes of retaining the title — or at least postpone the inevitability of Real Madrid taking the championship away from them for as long as possible.
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Valencia’s visit to Montjuic was also Barca’s first game since it was confirmed Xavi would continue as head coach next season, having said in January he’d step down in the summer — in theory, something positive for their fans to get behind.
Still, the 30,167 crowd was the lowest of the season at what is
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