Life in the valley of tears is apparently better with company. After FC Barcelona had already been knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday, Real Madrid also reached the end of the road yesterday, losing to FC Bayern in the quarter-finals.
How did the Royal club’s exit go down at Catalonia’s public broadcaster — or rather with the TV crew of 'TV3'? Apparently about the same way as an FC Barcelona Champions League triumph.
Even a traffic cone suddenly became the Champions League trophy. Pure schadenfreude. It’s hard to imagine the uproar in the German media landscape if, after Borussia Dortmund were knocked out of the Champions League, people suddenly started dancing on tables at Bavarian broadcasting.
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