The Catalan team finished third in Group C and the capital team fourth in Group B. Also, among the Hispanics, Juventus were another disappointment, as were Ajax in Amsterdam. Marseille, champion in 1993, left empty-handed. Leverkusen, vice-champion in 2002, did not qualify for the round of 16.
The current edition of the Champions League has revealed a new order in European football. Several of the former powers did not qualify for the top 16 round, while teams that were not on the favorites list managed to qualify.
The paradigm of this new order is the Barcelona . The Catalan team was one of the teams that spent the most money during the last transfer window with the arrival of players like Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha or Jules Koundé; which meant a total release of $153 million.
Despite the economic effort, the Catalan cast finished third in Group C, beaten by Bayern Münich and Inter Milan, one of the surprises of this Champions League. Thus, for the second consecutive year, the culé team He will have to fight for the Europa League.
Aleti, with nothing
Atlético de Madrid’s situation is even worse than the Blaugrana’s. the cast who leads Diego Simeone for the eleventh consecutive season finished fourth in Group D.
After Final defeat 2-1 against Porto, in Portugal the Cholo team finished with only five points and lost the definition against Bayer Leverkusen, due to clashes between the two teams. Location that grants advanced holidays internationally.
Still in Spain Sevilla, which is now under the management of Jorge Sampaoli, had to settle for the Europa League after maintaining an unattainable distance against Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, in the G.
In Italy, the Juventus He’s one step away from being kicked out of everything in Group H. La Vecchia Signora can no longer catch up with Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica. With three points to their credit, the Turin team have the same units as the Israeli team of Maccabi Haifa, who play with the Lusitanians.
in the D, Alexis Sánchez’s Olympique de Marseille – champion of the tournament in 1993 – fell in the discounts against Tottenham English and said goodbye early to the two continental tournaments.
Charles Aránguiz injured from Bayer Leverkusen finalist in 2002, finished third in group B and can only play in the Europa League. In A, Ajax Amsterdam (four-time champions of the Champions League) could not face the power of Liverpool and Napoli and finds itself alone with the second most important international tournament.
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Source: Latercera
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