Barcelona have been eradicated from the Champions League after Inter beat Viktoria Plzen to make sure they be part of Bayern Munich within the spherical of 16.
- Barca caught in third place after Inter win
- Catalans drop into Europa League
- Upset financially devastating for Barca
WHAT HAPPENED? An Edin Dzeko double and targets from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku noticed Inter beat the Czech workforce 4-0 within the early kick-off on Wednesday, giving them 10 factors from 5 matches, whereas Barca sit six factors behind them in third place earlier than their assembly with Group C leaders Bayern.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The relegation to the Europa League is a devastating monetary blow to the Camp Nou facet. Barca had been pressured to dump belongings over the course of the summer time to fund their spending spree within the window, bringing within the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde in big-money offers. However with out Champions League windfall, the membership’s anticipated earnings for this 12 months will plummet and which will trigger critical issues for Xavi’s workforce.
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DID YOU KNOW? Heading into Wednesday’s match in opposition to Bayern, Barca had misplaced 9 of their 12 Champions League clashes with the German giants. The one workforce to have misplaced extra in opposition to a single opponent is Bayern, who’ve misplaced 10 occasions to Actual Madrid.
THE VERDICT:
Scary occasions at Camp Nou!
WHAT NEXT FOR BARCELONA? After the midweek disappointment, Barca will flip their consideration again to La Liga as they welcome Valencia to Camp Nou on Saturday.
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