Inter beats Viktoria Plzen (4-0) and leaves Xavi’s men without options despite having two games pending
The culé team will play the Europa League again
MADRID, 26 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
FC Barcelona ran out of options to advance to the round of 16 in the Champions League this Wednesday, a mathematical goodbye with two games to play that came in Milan, with Inter’s victory (4-0) over Viktoria Plzen inside the Group C.
Xavi’s team had a thread of life since they failed again two weeks ago against Inter at the Camp Nou (3-3). Without depending on himself, the culé team needed the Italian team not to win this Wednesday on matchday five. Far from a miracle, Barça will return to the Europa League whatever they do.
Simone Inzaghi’s men took the first 15 minutes calmly, but the siege intensified from then on. The visiting goalkeeper, Jindrich Stanek, made three incredible saves to Dimarco and Mjitarián, and the defense also repelled more than one danger in extremis.
Mjitarián made it 1-0 in the 35th minute and Dzeko doubled the lead shortly after against a Plzen side with little motivation and intensity. The Czechs had a couple of attempts with Bassey and a weak shot from Fortune. After the break, Inter continued to arrive and Plzen, bottom with zero points, demonstrated the impossible of the culé miracle.
Mkhitaryan and Lautaro touched the third and it was Dzko who pushed the 3-0. The Giuseppe Meazza celebrated their party in advance, rounded off by Lukaku on his return to the green and from the Nerazzurri, with the ticket to the crossings secured along with Bayern Munich, at stake for both the first place in their appointment next week.
Thus, Barça, who plays at 9:00 p.m. against the German team at the Camp Nou, was left with no mathematical options to reach the round of 16. A hard blow for the Xavi Hernández team, a new project with the aim of winning titles and regaining its place in Europe, which is heading for the Europa League for the second season in a row.
