On Sunday Barça had to play two matches. One was against Málaga and the other against its demons. Martino's men set out to play a good game of football and forget about everything that had happened prior to the match. Messi, Piqué, Pedro, Alexis and the rest showed that the current Barça side is not like that of the past, which used to be affected by the club's uncertainties, having a negative impact of the players' minds and legs.

The best response a team can give in the event of a crisis at the highest level of the club is to act as if nothing had happened. And this is what happened, proving that the professionalism of the players is way above any negative situation.

The matter of the signing of Neymar may still be the source of several more news stories, but it will not be an issue that negatively impacts the progress of the competition. It is the force of football. In this manner, in a country in which everything goes to court - from the Royal Family to the political parties or trade unions -, La Liga continues to be a sport where eleven play against eleven.

Let's hope the sport is capable of surviving in the midst of this self-destructive spirit that seems to have invaded our lives. We are now entering the part of the season when most of the year's work is at stake. Let's welcome those weeks when mistakes cost twice as much and a moment of skill or fortune can bring great rewards and fantastic emotions. Let's keep playing.