1 own-goal, 2 disallowed goals and a Messi missed penalty - a vist to Camp Nou

After many years of abstract talk my brother and I finally booked flights to watch a game at Camp Nou, the home of FC Barcelona. We were in the city for 3 days and of course we spent a lot of time exploring the work of Gaudi, visiting museums and just generally walking around looking at things wonderful, strange and curious. The football, however, was the highlight of the trip. The city's artifacts and buildings are wonderful and incredibly inspiring, but there is something so visceral about seeing one of the world's greatest teams in one of the world's greatest stadiums.

It wasn't the best performance from Barcelona this season - a 2 vs 0 victory against Recreativo, but with a goal after 45 seconds, an own-goal, a goal disallowed for both teams and Messi, possibly the greatest player in the world missing a penalty it was always exciting.