Barcelona are DUMPED OUT of the Champions League

Barcelona are DUMPED OUT of the Champions League without even kicking a ball after Inter Milan’s win over Viktoria Plzen – with Xavi’s men knocked out at the group stage for the second straight year

  • Barcelona are out of the Champions League after Inter Milan’s 4-0 win vs Plzen 
  • Xavi’s men are out for the second straight year – and without kicking a ball 
  • The LaLiga giants will now focus their efforts on winning the Europa League 
  • The latest disappointment is sure to heap massive pressure on Barca boss Xavi 

Barcelona have been dumped out of the Champions League group stages for the second straight season after Inter Milan thrashed Viktoria Plzen 4-0. 

Xavi’s men were eliminated from the competition without even kicking a ball after the Serie A side’s win sealed their fate, with their later kick-off against Bayern Munich now a dead-rubber affair for the Spanish giants.

Barca were relying on something of a miracle to get through to the knockout stages – needing Inter to drop points against a side who had lost all of their games so far in Group C – while also needing to beat Bayern Munich.

Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League after Inter Milan’s win over Viktoria Plzn – putting huge pressure on Xavi

Barcelona will be hugely disappointed to bow out after splashing out £150m on players

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But their hopes were swiftly dashed as Inter raced into a 2-0 lead at half time – before adding gloss to the scoreline with a thumping win at the San Siro. 

A double from Edin Dzeko, Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s first-half header and a late Romelu Lukaku strike sealed the home side’s progression into the knockout rounds as Xavi’s Barcelona team watched on from afar.  

For Barca, the elimination will come as a huge disappointment and one that will put huge pressure on Xavi’s position – with his side also trailing leaders Real Madrid in the LaLiga table. 

Inter Milan consigned them to another season in the Europa League – with Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) scoring their opening goal in their 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzen

The Spanish coach will have to focus his efforts on winning the lesser Europa League, which will be a bitter pill to swallow for the club’s board having splashed out £150m on a series of star names, including Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde and Raphinha.

Barca were third prior to their home clash against Bayern with four points – after one win, one draw and two losses.

Their 3-3 draw against Inter last time out all but sealed their fate – with Inter knowing they had a straight forward task to reach the last 16.  




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