体坛英语资讯：Analysis: Backlash for Barcas European exit
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 11-- <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-0 <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Roma">Roma</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="club">club</span>.</p><p><span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-1 <span word="first">first</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>, <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="fitter">fitter</span>, <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="based">based</span> '<span word="El">El</span> <span word="Mundo">Mundo</span> <span word="Deportivo">Deportivo</span>' <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="unrecognizable">unrecognizable</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="overrun">overrun</span>," <span word="while">while</span> '<span word="Diario">Diario</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span>' <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="forgiving">forgiving</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span>' <span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> "<span word="lamentable">lamentable</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="no">no</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>.</p><p><span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Supercup">Supercup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="setback">setback</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Enrique">Enrique</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Leo">Leo</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="groin">groin</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="March">March</span>: <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Suarez">Suarez</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="sluggish">sluggish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Umtiti">Umtiti</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="legged">legged</span>. <span word="Pique">Pique</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Umtiti">Umtiti</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.</p>
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