Nightmare for FC Barcelona fans. Their club knocked out of Champions League quarter-final for the 3th time in a row. This time , by Roma. But why Barcelona didn't make it and how important can be that one goal. Let's take a look.
2014/15 UEFA Champions League
2015 UEFA Champions league final match Barcelona beat Juventus with 3-1. The head coach of catalan club was Luis Enrique. And this is the squad of champions. But that was the last time when Barca saw the Champions league cup.
Squad: Marc-Andre Ter-Shtegen, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Xavi, Pedro.
2015/16 UEFA Champions League
Barcelona in the play off. 1/8 stage Barcelona won the game against Arsenal with 5-1 aggregate. But knocked out from quarter-final. Atletico Madrid won the clash with 3-2 aggregate.
Squad: Ter-Shtegen, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar JR.
2016/17 UEFA Champions League
Almost every football lover should remember the famous come-back of Barcelona against PSJ. In the first leg of 1/8 stage PSJ won with 4-0, but the second leg ended by Barca's comeback with 6-1. But the club, who can do impossible didn't won the battle against Juventus in quarter-final stage. Juventus won the clash with 3-0 aggregate.
Squad: Ter-Shtegen, Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Neymar, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti.
2017/18 UEFA Champions League
Barcelona won the battle against Chelsea in 1/8 stage, but it's important, that Barca didn't win the game in London. Barca made it to quarter-final with 4-1 aggregate. And now, it's time to talk about yesterday's match. Barcelona hosted Roma in quarter-final first leg and won the game with 4-1. No one, but Ernesto Valverde thought that Roma can do come back and go forward. Because Roma heavily won the clash against Shaktar Donetsk. And the important thing in that victory was only one goal. And that one goal was decisive in here too. Before the match the head coach of FC Barcelona said, that he believes in Roma's come-back:
"I’ve been doing this long enough to know that extraordinary things can happen in a game".
Squad: Ter-Shtegen, Semedo, Pique, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Umtiti.
According to this continuous defeats Barcelona need changes. Maybe the players who where unbeaten getting older maybe there is something psychological, or bad luck. Barca needs a coach who will believe in his club's luck, not rival's. But one thing is simple, Barcelona couldn't win away games. Despite of catalan club is unbeaten in La Liga, he couldn't do anything in Champions league and away from Spain.
