but as both come to terms with financial realities, there is a growing feeling that we're about to witness the end of an era. earlier this week, real were humbled at home in the champions league by moldovan side sheriff. last night, barcelona were beaten 3—0 by benfica. 0ur reporter ben croucher joins me now, and, ben, these are worrying times for both clubs. hugely. could we be seeing a changing of the guard in european and spanish football? we'll touch on real in a second, but first, here's some reaction to that barcelona defeat on wednesday. "total loss," said marca. diario as simply said, "sunk." this is why it's so damning. their worst start to a champions league campaign. bottom of their group. and they've conceded six goals, scoring none — the first time that's ever happened in the competition.