For many Barcelona fans the past few weeks have felt like the darkest chapters in the club’s proud history.
Most of us recognize that this moment has been years in the making, masked by the facade of seemingly endless trophies.
Even when we were bad, we thought we were good because at least there were La Liga and Copa del Rey championships to celebrate.
And yet every year there were red flags. Embarrassing Champions League defeats, and record signing players that consistently under-performed.
We now know that the system has been broken for a long time.