In the first nine-way debate in the history of TV3, the candidates sought to challenge the candidates on opposite sides of the aisle, but also those with whom they are competing for voters. The presence of the far right muddied the discussion, which at times turned into gibberish.

In a campaign marked by the pandemic, it is logical that the candidate who only until a few weeks ago was the Spanish Minister of Health, the socialist Salvador Illa, gathered most of the attacks. This also occurred because pro-independence candidates fought to be the most effective anti-Illa politician in order to mobilise their voters. And, on the unionist flank, because almost all parties have a boundary vote with the PSC, who aspires to bring together the anti-independence vote. This dynamic helped Illa to be at the centre of the debate and to be able to present himself as a credible presidential candidate with the aim of "rescuing Catalonia from pro-independence supporters".