Inter Milan Eliminates Barcelona From Champions League

Inter Milan qualified for the UEFA Champions League (UCL) knockout stages for a second consecutive season as they strolled to a 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzeň

In the process, Simone Inzaghi’s men eliminated five-time champions Barcelona, dropping the Catalan giants into the Europa League for the second campaign in a row.

Before Barcelona even kicked the ball at Camp Nou on Wednesday, it knew that its Champions League fate was already sealed.

Barcelona joins Juventus as traditional powers not to make it out of the group stage, though Barça’s ouster comes from a much more difficult group than what Juventus faced. 

The Bianconeri were bested by PSG and Benfica and dropped a result to Maccabi Haifa en route to its first failure to get out of the group since 2013-14.

This marks Barcelona’s second straight failure in the group phase, with the club finishing behind Bayern and Benfica last season.

Its Europa League voyage ended in the quarterfinals. After successfully navigating Napoli and Galatasaray, Barça was dumped out by eventual champion Eintracht Frankfurt after a wild second leg at Camp Nou.