Call me perverse if you will, and I'm sure you will.

But even though Barcelona have scored 21 times in the last five games, my eye, particularly

after their 5-2 win in Serbia against Red Star Belgrade last night, my eye is drawn to the defence and not simply because the brilliant

Halloween makeup that Powell Cubarcy is wearing in this photo that you can see embedded in the video.

That 17-year-old Paul Kubarsie saying, hey folks, don't worry, I'm fine. Face cut to hell,

looking like a Freddie Krueger victim or Edward Cissor hands. But I'm okay, I'm fine. He took a kick in the face

during the 5-2 win. Spassage, probably not at fault. I think he got booked. Paul leaning down low to clear.

Now why given 21 goals in five matches when I talk about the defence? Well, I think it's

interesting that Gerard Martin played last night, played at left back. Now, he was the one

with his hand in the air when Red Star scored their first call.

But he was out of line.

He wasn't in this Californian teeth,

absolutely perfectly aligned and shiny bright,

offside line that you've become used to.

Used to because that's now 14 times this season alone.

Basilemen's opponents have been allowed to play on by the referee and

put the ball in the net only to find that they were offside and the goals ruled out.

It's semi-automatic, a great phrase from my Polish stage.

Technology, so it's not about personal interpretation up in the Varum, it should in theory be spot on.

It's well over a hundred times now that they've caught their rivals off-side.

What do you need for that? You need a plan. You need brilliant coordination, communication,

and it's partly because of that that they're

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