In the early hours of Thursday (27th), the focus of the UEFA Europa League Group C battle, although Barcelona has been well aware of the fate of the current tournament, but they still suffered a strong impact on the home field of Bayern Munich, two consecutive matches to the score of 0-3 defeat, which is the first time since 23 years ago, two consecutive UEFA Europa League group stage was eliminated. In addition to the heavy blows suffered at the soccer level, Barcelona's financial situation is also in crisis, it was revealed that the team's transfer operation in the summer was originally based on the expectation of at least entering the top eight of the UEFA Europa League, and now at least a loss of 20 million euros, the financial pressure is enormous.
Meanwhile, in another Group C match, Inter Milan beat Bercentenary 4-0 at home, which meant Barcelona was out of the tournament early without having started the match. Under such unfavorable circumstances, the players looked a bit lost, and not a single shot hit the target in the whole match. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, won easily on the road with goals from Shadio Vinny, Zupmootin and Banjeevon Birkhart, sealing their place at the top of the group. Barcelona, on the other hand, are certain to finish in third place and will move on to the Europa League playoffs.
Barcelona's last UEFA Europa League group stage exit in two consecutive years occurred in the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons, coached by Yinkel. After the match, coach Xavi said, "We were completely uncompetitive in this match, the players knew about the exit before the match and it had a huge impact on their psyche. I understand that outsiders will think Barcelona failed, but we have our own analysis. Going out is cruel, but I think the team still has its value."
Currently, Barcelona's debt stands at €1.3 billion. Despite this, they still splashed out 150 million euros in reinforcements in the summer through several financial operations, including the sale of future broadcast revenues and other means. It is reported that the team's budget was originally based on the expectation of reaching the top eight of the UEFA Europa League, and now, due to the group stage exit, including television broadcasting and ticket revenues, the bonuses for the top 16 and top 8 alone have been lost by 20 million euros, which may have an impact on the transfer plan in January or next summer.
