Volleyball, the game, is one of the world's popular sports. It is played between two teams of four players each, usually with an empty court. Each team takes turns trying to shoot and hit a ball into another team's court while the other team attempts to block and take the ball out of play. It was originally a part of the Olympic program since Tokyo 1960.

Probably the vast majority of us, and certainly football fans have heard that the European Championships that were to take typy euro 2021 place this year have been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The theorists expected Barcelona to have a scheme 4-3- 3, sending Gerard Deulofeu to the Neymar’s position. But in fact, the Catalans acted 4-4- 2. Deulofeou and Rakitić fired side attacks, and Messi and Suarez acted at the front. The former was often seen in the field’s end. Barcelona started with positional attacks, but quickly rebuilt it on counterattacks. Messi made brilliant passes, but the teammates did not assist him. In general, the first half was not very spectacular. Energetic, tense - yes, but not spectacular.