Even before the last day of the Champions League group stage, the adventure is already over for FC Barcelona, dominated by Bayern Munich (0-3) and Atlético Madrid, held in check by Sporting Lisbon (2-2).
If Barça is guaranteed to be transferred to the Europa League, Atlético Madrid will play its place in this competition next week on the lawn of Porto.
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Two disappointments which made the headlines in the Spanish press on Thursday, starting with the daily
Marca
, a Madrid daily, which headlines on the Colchoneros: "
Cruel is impossible
", recalling that Diego Simeone's team has had the opportunity to take the advantage late in the game but Carrasco failed in his penalty attempt (99th).
Moments later it was the post that returned an attempt by Antoine Griezmann's teammates.
Cruel fate for Atlético Madrid regrets Marca.
brand
AS
, another daily which deals primarily with the news of Madrid clubs, also evokes the elimination of Atlético Madrid by titling "
Night of terror
".
No word to qualify the failure of Barça but a score that speaks for itself: "0-3".
The disappointment of the Colchoneros on the front page of AS AS
The Catalan daily
Sport
illustrates its front page with a photo of the eliminated Barcelona players.
"
Consumed failure
" for a dryly beaten team at the end of
the "sadest" match.
»
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The point after the fifth day
“Consumed failure” for Sport Sport
“
Ciao, Kaputt
”, laughs, bitterly,
El Mundo Deportivo
, recalling that FCB will have to settle for the Europa League for the second time in a row due to its “
inefficiency
” .
Barça down for El Mundo Deportivo.
EL Mundo Deportivo
"
Penance
" headlines Esportiu, the Catalan newspaper, showing poor Robert Lewandowski on the ground.
Almost the same speech in the columns of
El Pais
, which highlights "Barcelona's endless anguish" in Europe, recalling that the Spanish club "
sold its assets to finance transfers
".
A strategy not paying for the moment.
The front page of Esportiu.
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