Barcelona suffered fresh embarrassment and probably hit rock bottom on Wednesday with another heavy Champions League defeat enough to condemn the Catalans to the Europa League.
It’s the first time since 2000/01 that Barca have failed to progress from the group stages and just the fourth time in the club’s history they’ve failed to make it out of the group.
An early Champions League exit is obviously a massive blow for the Catalans both from a footballing perspective and a financial one. Reports reckon Barca will lose around €20 million from being knocked out of Europe’s top competition after budgeting for a run to the quarter-finals.