The Champions League night when all heaven broke loose at Camp Nou

Sceptical voices have been raised at the generosity of the refereeing, but none of the game’s most contentious incidents could be described as definitive miscarriages of justice, writes Liam Mackey.

As a pretty cast-iron rule, I’ll take the visceral reality of live football over the televised variety any day – it’s one of the main reasons, after all, why the dear old League of Ireland still manages to hold its own in the face of saturation coverage of the world game on the box.

But I’m always prepared to make an exception, and Wednesday night, watching from the comfort of the sofa as Barcelona redefined the concept of fantasy football, was definitely one of those.