There's been understandable consternation from those who are either of an Barcelona persuasion or who simply like and respect Hansi Flick, when they saw the state of the German coach on Saturday. The Spanish champions had beaten Alavés 3-1 at home to go clear at the top of LaLiga despite the visitors taking the lead after 44 seconds.

Flick was back on the touchline of the club's beloved Camp Nou for only the second time since its re-opening, following a long period of extensive renovations. And yet the Barça boss looked like a man who'd won the lottery jackpot, but lost the ticket: slumped in his seat long after the final whistle, looking like there were tears in his eyes, wearing a blank thousand-yard stare, with a metaphorical black cloud over his head. One of his players, Raph

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