On February 14, 2017, the Bara They fell 4-0 against PSG in the Parque de los Prncipes. The line-up of that team led by Luis Enrique was amazing and the win in Paris seemed like an accident. Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Piqu, Umtiti, Alba; Busquets, Iniesta, Andre Gomes; Neymar, Messi and Surez was the lineup that night that was later arranged with a comeback for history: the 6-1 at Camp Nou with Neymar stellar and Aytekin in focus.
That defeat, however, was more than an accident. It was a warning of a glorious cycle that was ending and that only three weeks later was confirmed with another conceded win: 3-0 against Juve. Luis Enrique will leave at the end of the season with an aroma at the end of the cycle … and Neymar will also go to PSG. And Bara, in the Champions League, will begin their free fall.
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In the 17-18, with Valverde on the bench, the stick of Rome will arrive. 3-0 at the Olmpico and eliminated in the quarterfinals. History would repeat itself a year later. This time in the semifinals, but another huge stick: 4-0 at Anfield against Roma. Fourth win in three years and the feeling that the team does not measure up in Europe.
The worst of all was still missing, in 19-20. Quarterfinals of the Champions League, a single match due to the pandemic, Setin on the bench … and Bayern 8-2. A defeat that pushed Leo Messi to send a burofax to ask for his departure. In the end he would stay because Bartomeu did not respond to his request, but Bara continued with his noisy fall in Europe.
Last year, two wins and elimination in the second round. Every time before outside of Europe. First, Cristiano’s Juve made him 0-3 at the Camp Nou. And then PSG came, 1-4 on the night Mbapp signed a hat-trick.
This year, three wins in six games
The reality of Bara denounced by XaviThe one that ended with the Barça team in the Europa League has become even more visible this season. Nothing remains of that team that fell 4-0 in Paris and had MSN in attack. In six games in the first phase, the Catalans have been thrashed in three: Bayern 3-0 double and Benfica 3-0 also in Da Luz.
In total, 10 wins in Europe since 2017 that have ended with the elimination in the first group stage and with Bara having to attend the second European competition, a Europa League in which Bara never imagined.
The 10 goals conceded by Barcelona
- 16/17 PSG 4- Barcelona 0
- 16/17 Juve 3- Barcelona 0
- 17/18 Rome 3- Barcelona 0
- 18/19 Liverpool 4- Barcelona 0
- 19/20 Bayern 8- Barcelona 2
- 20/21 Bara 0-Juve 3
- 20/21 Bara 1- PSG 4
- 21/22 Bara 0- Bayern 3
- 21/22 Benfica 3- Bara 0
- 21/22 Bayern 3- Bara 0
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The reality that Xavi denounces and that comes from afar: 10 goals in the Champions League since 2017