Barcelona’s dream of a historic treble came to an end after they were eliminated from the Champions League in the semi-finals by Inter Milan.
Barcelona drew 3-3 with Inter Milan in the first leg, then lost 4-3 in extra time in the second leg.
Despite Barcelona’s performance in both matches, and many believing they deserved to advance to the final, luck and Yann Sommer’s brilliance against Inter prevented Barça from reaching their first continental final in 10 years.
Thus, the curtain falls on Barcelona’s dream of a historic treble this season, the second in Flick’s coaching career after his treble with Bayern Munich in 2020.
Barcelona won the Copa del Rey and leads La Liga by four points over Real Madrid with four rounds remaining.
Relevo reports in Spain that Real Madrid is the happiest with Barcelona’s defeat to Inter.
The feeling within Real Madrid is that Barça’s exit, after a grueling match in Italy, will benefit the club’s chances of winning La Liga.
This is specifically about the El Clásico scheduled for next Sunday, and Carlo Ancelotti’s squad are now hopeful that Barcelona’s disappointment in their European exit will facilitate their mission to secure three points that will reignite La Liga.
Real Madrid has lost three times this season to Barcelona: the first in La Liga (4-0), the second in the Spanish Super Cup (5-2), and the most recent (3-2) in the Copa del Rey final.
