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Barcelona striker Luuk de Jong, looking confused and helpless against Benfica

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All Of What’s Miserable About Barcelona In 2021 Is Congealed Into The Form Of This Doofus

Luis Paez-Pumar

Jorginho of Chelsea battles for possession with Kieran Tierney of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on May 12, 2021 in London, England.

The Premier League Top Four Race Is Wide Open Thanks To Jorginho’s Boner

Patrick Redford

Referee Felix Brych (R) shows a red card to Paris Saint-Germain's Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye during the UEFA Champions League first leg semi-final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 28, 2021. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Savor The Rich Notes Of PSG’s Latest Champions League Meltdown

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 27 Christian Pulisic of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between Real Madrid and Chelsea FC at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on April 27, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. Sporting stadiums around Spain remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

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Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain's Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on April 13, 2021

PSG Lost When It Should’ve Won After Winning When It Should’ve Lost, And Still Won Anyway

Kingsley Coman of FC Bayern München celebrates scoring the 4th team goal during the UEFA Champions League Group A stage match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Atletico Madrid

Champions League

All Of What’s Miserable About Barcelona In 2021 Is Congealed Into The Form Of This Doofus

The Premier League Top Four Race Is Wide Open Thanks To Jorginho’s Boner

Savor The Rich Notes Of PSG’s Latest Champions League Meltdown

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PSG Lost When It Should’ve Won After Winning When It Should’ve Lost, And Still Won Anyway

Bayern Munich Looks Set To Steamroll Europe Again