Quote Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker View Post
A set piece occurs any time there is a restart of play following a foul or a ball going out of play.
A penalty is counted as a restart of play following foul play and therefore classified as a set piece.

Also Barcelona create lots of chances and score lots of goals from open play. We don’t and struggled to create many chances last season. Some posters are, quite rightly, a little concerned.
Also the reason they have a lot of set pieces around the box is because they are so potent in open play so draw a lot of fouls.