Lionel Messi remained almost apathetic to the cabin, bench, Marc-André ter Stegen refused to stunned on the door frame. But since the night of the “shame” (“Marca was stood”) is still a long way off for the Argentine soccer Superstar, and the German national Keeper. “This was not a game, it was cold-blooded murder,” wrote the “Goal” of the day after one of the biggest humiliations for the FC Barcelona martial. “As a chronicle of a death foretold Bayern Munich, Barça hit on a devastating way.”
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Messi, ter Stegen – the entire team of the Catalans aimless, helpless, powerless, 2:8 against the German record Champions in the knockout quarter-finals of Lisbon. What is suggested about months, it is now a certainty. The Association is facing a serious break. “No one is for sure, I’m the First to say, he goes, if new blood is coming,” stressed Gerard Piqué, 33 years old, also a club icon.
But of the glorious past with four Champions League titles since 2006, cannot survive the FC Barcelona times more the present. “Bavaria” buried “FC Barcelona”, wrote in “La Vanguardia” from Barcelona. “The players who have brought this Association to the greatest glory, have provided an unworthy image for a hundred-year-old club like Barça,” said “El Mundo Deportivo”.
doubt at the end of the short Era of coach Quique Setien, there is no. Candidates for the succession, there are plenty of even. In addition to the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, the former Barça are called professionals Xavi and Patrick Kluivert and Ronald Koeman. “There are some decisions that we have taken already and others we will meet in the next few days,” said club Boss Josep Maria Bartomeu and announced releases in the coming week. For the Fans, and the members of the Association of the 57 apologised-Year-old.
“I’m not Worried about my future, I know which profession I have chosen,” said Setién and spoke of a “terrible and painful” defeat. Since January, the 61-Year-old is only in the office. He never came. Messi criticized publicly after the missed championship in the Primera Division in the eternally young duel with arch-rival Real Madrid in the game and the Trainer. After the disgrace of Lisbon, the 33-year-old Argentine son-in-law first.
