Barcelona Was allowed in to hang a banner

One of the most curious aspects of the closed-doors game played out between Barcelona and Las Palmas last weekend was the fact that there was a pitch invader despite the lack of any fans, but that mystery has now been solved.

It has been revealed that Barcelona gave the invader and two others - all belonging to the 'Omnium Cultural' association - permission to enter the Camp Nou to hang a pro-democracy banner.

The incident was discussed in the weekly report sent to the Spanish FA's Competition Committee and the government's Anti-Violence Commission.

"The referee referred to the incident in his report, indicating that the pitch invader didn't interfere with play, given that the home team's players were celebrating their second goal," the report said.

"According to information provided by LaLiga's match director, the person had previously been accompanied by two others and they were where they were with permission from the home club to hang a banner."

The pitch invader was quickly caught by security personnel and escorted away.