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Not good enough or just unlucky? A Barcelona Champions League and Clasico post-mortem

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Time heals all wounds.

For culers around the world, it’ll take until the dawn of a new season to fully recover from the trophyless disappointment of this one.

In the span of a week, Barcelona’s new found hope and optimism were shattered.

A surprise run to the Champions League quarter-finals. Heading into the second leg with a one-goal lead that grew to two within the opening minutes at the Estadi Olímpic.

An unbeaten run in La Liga, dating back to January 27th, the day that Xavi announced he would step down as manager at the end of the season after a shocking 5-3 defeat at the hands of Villareal.