2023-12-15 11:15:42
Many major European teams failed to reach the podium during the current year 2023 at all levels, including Manchester United, the historic champion of English football, and its eternal rival Liverpool.
That period suffered from moments of massive defeat in various tournaments, both local and continental, but it will certainly not stand idly by in 2024, and will try to reconcile its fans and return to the podiums again.
In this report, Al Ain Sports highlights 5 international teams that were not destined to win any title throughout the year 2023, in all competitions.
Liverpool
Manchester United finished last season’s English Premier League in fifth place, with 67 points, behind Manchester City and Arsenal, and Manchester United and Newcastle United.
On the continental level, Liverpool exited the Champions League in the round of 16 after losing 2-5 at home to Spanish Real Madrid, who also won the second leg with an unanswered goal.
In the 2022-2023 FA Cup, the Reds exited the tournament early in the fourth round, losing 1-2 to Brighton, and then left the Carabao Cup in the round of 16, losing 3-2 at the hands of Manchester City.
Milan
Milan lost its Italian League title this year, and was content with only fourth place in the standings with 70 points, behind Napoli, Lazio, and its arch-neighbor, Inter Milan.
The Rossoneri exited the Italian Cup early in the round of 16 after losing to Torino with an unanswered goal on January 11.
On the continent, the team left the European Champions League in the quarter-finals at the hands of Inter Milan, losing 3-0 on aggregate from the first and second leg. It also lost the local Super Cup title to the same team with the same result at the beginning of this year.
Juventus
The Italian team Juventus has lost its luster greatly in recent years, and is no longer with the same strength and ferocity that distinguished it at all local and continental levels, and has lost the opportunity to win all titles this year.
In the Italian League, Juventus completely collapsed and ended the season in seventh place with 62 points, a full 28 points behind Napoli, who won the title at the time, while they were eliminated from the semi-finals of the local cup at the hands of Inter Milan, losing 1-2 on aggregate.
After finishing third in the Champions League groups, Juventus moved to the Europa League competitions and was defeated in the semi-finals by Sevilla with an aggregate score of 3-2.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund stood on the cusp of winning the German League title for the first time in a long time, but lost the title in a dramatic scenario at the hands of its eternal rival, Bayern Munich, in the final round of the competition.
Bayern won the title with 71 points, superior on goal difference only to Borussia Dortmund, whose dream of second place stopped, while the team exited the German Cup in the quarter-finals after losing 0-2 at the hands of Leipzig.
Borussia Dortmund’s campaign in the Champions League was halted at the round of 16 after a 0-2 loss to Chelsea, conceding its advantage in the first leg by one goal without a response.
Chelsea
The Chelsea team collapsed significantly at all levels during the current year, and was eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter-finals after losing 0-2 back and forth at the hands of Real Madrid.
The “Blues” exited the FA Cup competitions in the third round, after a harsh loss to Manchester City, 4-0, and also lost to “Al-Samawi” with 2-0 goals from the same stage in the Carabao Cup.
The biggest collapse came at the English Premier League level, where the team finished the season in 12th place with only 44 points, and achieved only one victory in the last 5 rounds.
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