we ve documented barca s financial problems for a while. they ve not got much money. what they ve spent of late, they ve spent badly. their manager isn t inspiring them, but spanish journalist ernest macia told me earlier one player s absence is the key. gary linacre saint barcelona without lionel messi is what you would expected to be without him. plenty of struggles for them. it expected to be without him. plenty of struggles for them. of struggles for them. it cannot be down to just of struggles for them. it cannot be down to just one of struggles for them. it cannot be down to just one guy of struggles for them. it cannot be down to just one guy though, - of struggles for them. it cannot be down to just one guy though, can l of struggles for them. it cannot be l down to just one guy though, can it? barcelona struggling to make it out of the group for the first time in over 20 years, but they weren t the only spanish side to suffer in midweek, were they? nope. if we look at w
champions league goal. just one point from two games for unai emery s side. on tuesday, atletico madrid crept past ac milan thanks to a red card and a late penalty, whilst real madrid were stunned by moldovan minnows tiraspol. so, only two wins from eight for spanish sides in the champions league. none top their groups. so, are we starting to see a changing of the guard in europe? maybe not quite. here s spanish jounalist ernest macia with some optimism, except if you re a barcelona fan. i think the teams are competitive in the european level. we have seen vre out last the european level. we have seen vre out last year the european level. we have seen vre out last year and madrid is still very out last year and madrid is still very competitive. i think they will very competitive. ! think they will classify very competitive. i think they will classify even to the situation now is not classify even to the situation now is not good. for barcelona, yes, they is not good. for barcelo
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