Barcelona’s exit in the second round of the Champions League was expected after a whopping first-leg defeat at Camp Nou to Paris Saint-Germain.

Dreams of another Remontada belied the fact that they would be playing away from home, and that they didn’t have the players this time around to mount such a fantastic comeback (while PSG were arguably a better team this time around).

And yet, while there was hope, there was also a moratorium on criticising the players. As long as those players could do the impossible, they were either tacitly supported or openly praised.

After last night though, the shackles were off and Barcelona fans vented their frustrations at the players and the club’s transfer policy.

Many fans wanted to see Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele sold, with a common refrain being how Barcelona had wasted the record-breaking transfer fee for Neymar by failing to improve the team.

Coutinho, Griezmann, Dembele should all be sold, but there isn’t a single club in the world that will pay what they earn or make a decent offer.

— Rafael Hernández