Realistically, both the European and relegation spots are still in the running as the season approaches its end, and both teams are very much in the midst of having their seasons go either way.
In light of this, it appeared that these two evenly matched clubs would provide an exciting contest; nevertheless, from an offensive standpoint, the first half lacked genuine quality. It took until the 34th minute for the first opportunity of note to arrive when a ball to the far post found Ramon Terrats, and the midfielder took a touch before sending an effort goalwards that might have snuck into the top right-hand corner of the net but for a sharp reaction save from Joan Garcia, who tipped it over the crossbar. A first-half goal looked rather unlikely, but six minutes before half-time, the hosts went ahead when the visitors didn’t clear a corner.