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'We're not going to make it!'

Spanish Primera Liga (La Liga) giants FC Barcelona blew another chance to win a title. They failed to punch their ticket to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. After failing to win the Copa del Rey following the Supercopa de España, the club is now in danger of being "irrelevant" this season.

Barcelona were brought to their knees by Athletic Bilbao in the quarterfinals of the 2023-2024 Copa del Rey at the San Mestalla in Bilbao, Spain on Friday (June 25). They lost 2-4 in extra time. At one point, they came from behind to win the game, but a defensive collapse cost them the game.

We conceded a goal in the first minute of the game. They conceded a goal to Gorka Gurujeta, who started at the other end. The game turned around midway through the first half. Roberto Lewandowski equalized in the 26th minute of the first half, and six minutes later, Ramin Yamal struck again to give us the lead. We went into halftime with a 2-1 lead.

The second half started with another early goal. In the fourth minute of the second half, Oyin Sanset equalized with a header. The teams battled back and forth to force overtime, where they conceded back-to-back goals. They conceded a goal to Inaki Williams in the 17th minute of the first overtime period, and they were beaten by Nico Williams in the 16th minute of the second overtime period.

They held a huge 61-39 advantage in possession and were outshot 747-450. They also had a better passing percentage, 87%-78%, but were completely outworked in offensive efficiency. They were outshot by more than four times, 7-29, and had a 4-7 advantage in shots on goal. They also had fewer corner kicks, 2-9.

After handing over their Copa del Rey semifinal ticket to Bilbao, Barcelona have already blown two of their four chances to win the title this season. It has already drank seaweed soup in the final of the Supercopa de España. Barcelona lost the 2023-2024 Supercopa de 먹튀검증 España final to rivals Real Madrid on Friday at Al-Waleed Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was a humiliating 1-4 defeat.

Their only remaining chances to win the title are in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League. The team is currently in third place in La Liga with 44 points. They're well behind leader Girona (52 points) and a good distance behind second-place Real Madrid (51 points). In the UEFA Champions League, they're in the round of 16, where they'll face Italian Serie A side Napoli in the quarterfinals. With their recent struggles, their prospects in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League are looking very bleak.