The end of a hegemony: Cristiano and Messi will not play the chambers after 16 years

This Wednesday 10 March the FC Barcelona fell deleted in the eighth of final of the present edition of the UEFA Champions League in front of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), after the tie (1-1) in the party of turn celebrated in the Park of the Princes and signed like this another shipwreck, afterwards to conquer the maximum European competition in 2015 of the hand of the current seleccionador of Spain, Luis Enrique.

Since the hangmen for the Barcelona group were: Athletic of Madrid (fourth), Juventus (fourth), Rome (fourth), Liverpool (semifinals), Bayern (fourth) and in the current edition in front of the PSG of Mauritius Pochettino (eighth), the one who saw how directed the eliminatory in the own party of turn in the Camp Nou after carrying the triumph 1-4, in a night in which it carried all the reflectors Kylian Mbapé with his triplete.

In Paris, in spite of the change of dynamics of the culés and to leave good feelings, the tie avoided another feat like the made in the 2017, when the Barcelona guided by the Argentinian Leo Messi and Neymar attained to give turn to the eliminatory after falling in the gone 4-0, after carrying the turn by a marker of 6-1. This time, the global finished 2-5 and treats of the first fall of the FC Barcelona in eighth after 14 years.

The last elimination in this instance was in front of the Liverpool in the season 2006-07. But it was not the only data that left the eighth of final of the present season. Also it is necessary to signal that the fall of the Juventus of Turín in front of the FC Carry leave to the tournament without Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi for the chambers, an unpublished situation in the last 16 years. Voucher remember, that the course mentioned, 'CR7' remained went in front of the Milan when still for the Manchester United.

Outside the most winning

There is trace back until the season 2004-05, to find with some quarter-finals of the Champions without the maximum exponents of the competition in the last almost two decades. The Argentinian conquered the European title in the courses: 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015, all playing for the FC Barcelona. Whereas the Portuguese won one with the Manchester United (2008) and four with the Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 1017 and 2018).