“Kaputt at Camp Nou”, “What a disappointment”: the Spanish press unanimous on Barça’s elimination from the Europa League

Beaten by Eintracht Frankfurt (2-3) and eliminated from the Europa League after being led 3-0, FC Barcelona fell from above this Thursday evening in the quarter-final second leg. And the Spanish press does not cushion the fall of the Blaugranas this Friday morning. The Catalan media do not spare the club. “Kaputt at Camp Nou”, title Mundo Deportivo to describe the disillusionment of the Xavi band. The newspaper is also offended by the “invasion” of the stands by German supporters. “Whispered even in the warm-up, Xavi’s team seemed to be playing on the outside,” it read. The story is similar on the Sport side, for whom it is “absolutely unacceptable that, in a European match where Barça were playing for a place in the semi-finals, the Camp Nou has become a pressure cooker … for the benefit of the rival team. ” The other Catalan media does not excuse a Barça ” not up to the task ” and who lived ” a real nightmare “. “What a disappointment”, he titled to describe the team’s performance. The Madrid press teases its rival The tone is more sarcastic on the side of Madrid. “En blanco”, AS title to play on the color of the Frankfurt jerseys and the “empty” performance of FC Barcelona. The situation in the stands is even described as “institutional shame” and the elimination considered as “a failure beyond sport”. Marca is also having a field day. The front page of the Madrid newspaper, “El Barça vuelca”, is ironic about the “El Barça vuelva” (“Barça back”) put forward by some Catalans after their 15-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, stopped on Thursday, and the big victory in the Clasico on the lawn of Real at the end of March (0-4). “A great Eintracht gave Xavi’s men no options,” analyzes Marca. Before explaining that Barça “still has a long way to go” to be able to shine in Europe.