Inter secured their place in the Champions League.
Inter celebrated their next place at San Siro. PDO
FC Barcelona still had a slim chance of advancing to the top 16 in the Champions League.
But they also disappeared before the team even got on the field.
Barça’s hopes rested on the fact that Viktoria Plzeň, who had progressed without a point in the Euro arenas so far, would have been able to deprive Inter of even a point, but they evaporated like ashes in the wind when the Nerazzurri beat the Czech team no less than 4-0 at home San Siro.
Armenian star Henrikh Mkhitaryan started the scoring in the 35th minute, and Edin Džeko doubled the hosts’ lead even before the break. In the second episode, Džeko and Romelu Lukaku embellished the numbers.
The crushing victory means that Bayern Munich and Inter will continue from Group C. Barcelona’s fate remains to play in the Europa League playoffs in the spring.
On Wednesday, the Catalans will face Bayern Munich in a completely meaningless match. The match at Camp Nou starts at 22:00.