Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have been eliminated from this season's UEFA Champions League after failing to win their penultimate group games of the campaign. The pair's exit means that for the first in over a decade, only one club from the Spanish top-flight - Real Madrid - will feature in the knockout stage of the competition.
Ahead of the night's encounter, the Blaugrana knew that they had no chance of progressing to the next round after Inter Milan hit Viktoria Plzen for four in the early Group H affair. The test at Camp Nou proved to be pointless for Xavi's men who were humiliated further by Bayern Munich, conceding three goals in the encounter.
0 - Since at least 2003/04 season, @FCBarcelona only failed twice to hit the target in a single game in @ChampionsLeague, both against @FCBayern at Camp nou (the other time took place last season). Nightmare. pic.twitter.com/BJlGRuHRWF
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 26, 2022
Over in Madrid, Atletico were also put to the sword by Bayer Leverkusen. Diego Simeone's men come back from trailing 2-1 in the first half to level the score in the second. However, they were cruelly eliminated after Yannick Carrasco missed a 99th-minute spot-kick before Reinaldo Mandava's rebounded header also came off the crossbar.
With the results, both clubs have been demoted to the Europa League, joining Sevilla whose elimination was confirmed on Tuesday night. Only defending champions Real Madrid remain La Liga's representative in Europe's elite competition.
1 - Since the @ChampionsLeague have the last 16 tie (2003/04), this will be the first time with only one @LaLigaEN side involved in this round (@realmadriden). Fall. pic.twitter.com/NtVUmxuyXP
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 26, 2022
