The world football village was in an uproar after Barcelona was bitterly eliminated.
(Baonghean.vn) - Early this morning (April 11), Barcelona traveled to AS Roma's Olimpico Stadium to play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals with the advantage of winning 4-1 in the first leg. However, coach Valverde and his team easily lost that advantage.
 |
| AS Roma players celebrate after the match. Photo: Twitter |
The football world witnessed the extraordinary efforts of AS Roma players. Goals from Edin Dzeko, Danielle De Rossi and Kostas Manolas turned Barcelona's dream of winning the treble into smoke.
Marca - a famous Spanish football newspaper has an article with the title: "Valverde's conservative style has harmed him". The author of the article analyzes the 54-year-old strategist's mistakes in tactics and his conservative and uncreative use of players.
The most expensive words such as “Amazing”, “Shocking defeat” or “AS Roma knocked Barcelona out” were used by leading sports journalists. Eurosport magazine reported on Barcelona’s defeat with the article: “History calls, how did AS Roma knock Barcelona out of the Champions League?”
On Twitter, former Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa expressed his disbelief after watching the match at the Olimpico stadium.
 |
| Messi's overwhelming disappointment. Photo: Getty |
The Dailystar newspaper spent time analyzing and rating the Barcelona stars who played in this match. Almost all players were rated 6 points, no star scored 7 points. Notably, the two stars on the attack line, Luis Suarez, were only rated 5 points and Messi 6 points.
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has called on the home fans to stand behind the team's defeat. On his personal Twitter, the president wrote: "The elimination from the Champions League is an unacceptable defeat for all Barca fans. But now the fans, the coach and the players must be more united than ever."
In contrast to the disappointment of Barcelona and their fans, the excitement of AS Roma players and fans was extreme. Midfielder De Rossi revealed to the press that this was the first time he had celebrated such a meaningful victory in the club's history./.
| AS Roma players "party" after eliminating Barca to enter the semi-finals. Video: UEFA |
Roma beat Barca 3-0, came from behind to enter the Champions League semi-finals
Roma made a miracle when they leveled the score 4-4 and entered the semi-finals according to the away goals rule.
.jpg "UEFA Champions League: Nỗi thất vọng mang tên AC Milan")
