Champions League exit adds to crisis at Barcelona

Messi, Neymar and Suarez are no match for Atletico Madrid and the Catalan side now looks vulnerable

Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi shows his disappointment after failing to score
(Image credit: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

For years, Arsenal have been regarded as a poor man's Barcelona - but could the Spanish club be about to take a leaf out of the Gunners' book and see their season go up in smoke?

Luis Enrique's team, who were widely expected to become the first side to win back-to-back European Cups since the advent of the Champions League, were dumped out of the competition by Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid last night.

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