End of an era? The Barça did not classify like second of group from 2006

In the previous of the duel between FC Barcelona and the Juventus in the Camp Nou seemed little likely, by not saying absurd, that the 'Vechia Signora' achieved a victory that snatched him the first place of the Group G to the Barça, especially by the exert of the blaugrana in the previous clashes in the Champions League. The goleadas in front of the Ferencváros and Dynamo of Kiev, in addition to the triumph in Turín of the Catalans, invited to think that the ones of Ronald Koeman could not lose, by more than three goals and without annotating, in the visit of the bianconeros to the City Condal.

Although the situation of the Barcelona in LaLiga has been critical from the beginning of season, reason by which to day of today occupy the ninth square of the competition, the feelings had not transported to the Champions League although, at least, in the party of gone in front of the Dynamo Kiev, the blaugrana suffered to obtain the three points. Of rest, the League of Champions had turned into a bubble for the Barça where, apparently, everything seemed to be well.

The Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo and Weston McKennie (and almost Leonardo Bonucci, also) left to the discovered all the weaknesses of a team that is more than far to recover his best level, what invites to think in that, if the rivals of the group G had been more demanding, the situation that lives today the Barça would be even more alarming. Of any way, the ones of Ronald Koeman will be in the draw of Zúrich of this Monday (12:00 hours, in Spain), but will do it like second of groups, an almost unpublished situation.

It is the first time, in thirteen years, that the Barcelona does not classify like head of groups. It is necessary to retreat until the season 2006-2007. In the penultimate year of Frank Rikjaard like trainer culé, Chelsea surpassed to the Barcelona and remained with the first square of the group. It was the result of a course that all the barcelonismo wanted to forget. Although the club remained of second in the League, by behind the Real Madrid with the same points, in Europe all expected more. The Barça fell deleted in the eighth of final in front of the Liverpool (1-1 in the Camp Nou; 2-0 in Anfield).

Precedents little alentadores

To the Barcelona, definitively, has not gone him well when it classifies like second in the phase of groups. In the two previous occasions to the one of the season 2006-2007, the results were equal of negative. In the campaign 2004-2005, with Rikjaard in the bench, the culés remained in the second square of the group F, surpassed by the AC Milan by three units (13 vs. 10). In this campaign, also remained deleted in the eighth of final, curiously in front of an English rival, Chelsea. The picture blaugrana reached a tie (2-2) in the Camp Nou, but fell in London by 4-1.

Ten years before, in the 1994-1995, the Barça neither reached the first square of the groups and did not go at all positive. The culés were surpassed by the IFK Göteborg Swedish and had to confront in chambers in front of the Paris Saint-Germain. In this edition still did not have the eighth of final, by what the Barcelona also fell in the second phase of the competition (1-1 in the gone and 1-2 in the turn).