After the conclusion of the fifth round contests, 3 of the 4 clubs in the current Champions League season were eliminated in the group stage, dealing a painful blow to Spanish football.
The only Spanish team still competing in the current season that will represent La Liga in the Champions League is Real Madrid, the defending champion, who advanced to the round of 16 by finishing first in the fifth group with 10 points.
The current season will mark the first time since the 2003–2004 season that only one Spanish side will be present in the round of 16 of the Champions League, according to the “Opta” statistics network.
Barcelona clubs, Atletico Madrid and Seville, failed to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League, after they finished third in their groups, to turn to play in the European League.
The Barcelona team was the biggest shock, which its impossible management did during the last summer transfer market to support the team with the best players in order to compete for all titles, but the European exit will negatively affect the club’s budget, which will lose about 40 million euros expected profits in the event of completing his career In the Champions League of Europe.
Spain’s clubs are having their worst Champions League season in 18 years.
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