Pep Guardiola’s reckless approach plays into Luis Enrique’s grateful hands

For long periods during the build-up to this game, it appeared as though a Champions League semi-final was about to take place with only one manager present.

Images, words and thoughts were focused on Pep Guardiola as Barcelona royalty returned home, albeit wearing a different tracksuit, with different players and speaking a different language.

The game itself, though, provided a reminder of Guardiola’s fallibility and diverted at least some of the attention towards his latest successor at the Camp Nou. But if Luis Enrique is to give his time in charge at Barca a more permanent feel, his must ensure his side build on the sublime brilliance of Lionel Messi and negotiate a return leg in Germany that is now firmly tilted in their favour.