In the end Andrei Iniesta's second-half goal -- inevitably set up by Messi -- gave the home side a comfortable buffer and left Pep Guardiola's team on course to defend their title.
Earlier this year, when a retreat for a hundred Microsoft managers turned into a giddy pep rally for the much-anticipated Longhorn, a dramatic Windows overhaul set for 2005 or later, Raikes played the spoiler.