Barcelona was eliminated in a two-legged tie against Atletico Madrid with an aggregate score of 3:2, marking a familiar end to the Catalans' journey in the Champions League quarterfinals. Indeed, since Lionel Messi led Barcelona to the European title in 2015, the Catalan club has gone ten consecutive seasons without a trophy in Europe's elite club competition. Out of these ten eliminations, Barcelona was stopped in the quarterfinals six times: by Atletico in 2016 and 2026, Juventus in 2017, Roma in 2018, Bayern in 2020, and PSG in 2024. Interestingly, Barcelona was eliminated just as many times in the semifinals and group stages of the competition. They failed to advance from the group in 2022 and 2023, while they reached the semifinals in 2019, losing to Liverpool, and in 2025, losing to Inter. They were eliminated in the round of 16 by PSG in 2021.