In February, when the Champions League returns, there will be a new world champion to be crowned in Qatar 2022 and three great absentees in the round of 16: Barcelona, Atlético and Juventus. They all failed in the 2022-23 league. And it is even worse for the mattress team: as the last classified in group B, it is outside Europe. Meanwhile, Barcelona and Juventus will compete for the Europa League.
Many mistakes led Atlético to this very difficult farewell. Diego Simeone’s doubts, defensive problems, injuries, an unbalanced team, no real ‘killer’ in place, a difficult economic situation, extra-sports conflicts or the fact that the Metropolitano stopped to be a fortress. All this concluded that Atlético once again had to wait for the next season with dreams of the Champions League continuing to elude them.
This is the second time in a row that Barcelona,five-time European champions, have missed the round of 16. Only 7 points have been added to the league, while Bayern, first in group C, have of 18, full, and Inter, second, 10. Since Sevilla was also eliminated from the Champions League (3rd in group G), Real Madrid, current champion , remained the sole representative of LaLiga in the second round.
The power of the Premier
The Premier showed its power in this league and qualified 4 of its representatives for the next round. Two of them, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Tottenham, currently led by Antonio Conte. they are looking to win the Champions League for the first time. Instead, Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool, currently runners-up in Europe, won 6 times and Chelsea, now coached by Graham Potter, 2 times.
The whole thing, just from Bayern
Bayern, first in group C, that of Barcelona, has been the only team to achieve the full number of league victories, 18. Germany is equal to England as the country with the most representatives, since Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt and Leipzig.
Juventus, for whom a third Champions League seems unlikely to come, is another great absentee at the start of the KO rounds. But Italy will have 3 teams, Milan (after 8 years, since 2014), Napoli and Inter.
Shot for PSG
The last day, and by a carom, led PSG of Leo Messi to be second in the group. A blow to his quest to win his first Champions League. Portugal qualified Benfica and Porto and Belgium hope Bruges’ feat continues.
Source: La Verdad
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