McDonalds at 5am? Barca is no culture club for Baggies

Our man inside the game has seen plenty of midweek trips to the sun backfire.

Of all the cities in the world that I have binged on, Barcelona would have to be in my top five. And I don’t necessarily mean for debauchery and depravity. Barcelona is a bohemian city and as such its cultural offerings run much deeper than Irish bars and replica Messi shirts.

Barcelona has always been willing to tolerate the excesses of its artists. Miro, Dali and Antonio Gaudi are represented and revered in equal measure all over the city and devoted connoisseurs of their work flock to Barcelona to pay homage to their legacy.