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