Football
Chelsea 1-4 Barcelona (2-8): Blues UWCL hopes cruelly extinguished in emphatic Stamford Bridge defeat
Chelsea’s mantra ahead of this game was that “nothing is impossible,” but it was never likely. The Blues crash out of the Champions League after a heavy home loss to Barcelona, extending their Sisyphean wait for a European title.
It marks three consecutive seasons that Chelsea have been knocked out at this stage by Barcelona, with this defeat the most convincing of the lot despite the Blues’ heavy investment in players and staff with European pedigree.
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