The Continental Breakfast – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Roma and Inter … By Adam ShergoldFollow @@adamjshergold Published: 13:09, 13 April 2014 | Updated: 13:09, 13 April 2014 Adios! As signal the end of Barcelona’s La Liga title chances after their shock defeat ar Granada left them trailing the two Madrid clubs in the table Every day Sportsmail takes a look at the European papers to see what are the biggest stories creating talking points on the continent. The Spanish sports papers focus, quite understandably, on Barcelona’s shock defeat at Granada on Saturday night, a most unexpected result that leaves them playing catch-up again in the La Liga title race. AS wave goodbye to Barcelona’s chances of retaining their title, running the headline ‘Adios’ alongside a picture of a dejected Lionel Messi with head in hands after missing one of Barcelona’s many chances. To rule Barcelona out of the title race when they’re a mere point behind their Madrid rivals is a little premature, but AS comment on the fact Lionel Messi and Neymar failed to turn up. Marca plays up the contrast in performance between Barcelona and Real Madrid, whose 4-0 home win over Almeria took them up to second place with leaders Atletico in action on Sunday night. It was ‘a dream’ for Real and the left-hand side features Gareth Bale performing his trademark heart gesture after scoring the second of their four goals. But it was ‘a nightmare’ for Barcelona, who are represented by a dejected image of Messi. The two old rivals are set to meet in the final of the Copa del Rey in Valencia on Wednesday, with Barcelona needed to show a drastic improvement if they’re to avoid defeat. Atletico are at Getafe on Sunday evening. Dream and nightmare: Marca feature a picture of a dejected Lionel Messi alongside a delighted Gareth Bale, celebrating his goal in Real’s 4-0 win over Almeria Job swap: Gazzetta Sportiva suggest that Sampdoria boss Mihajlovic could return to former club Inter Milan this summer if the Nerrazurri fail to qualify for Europe In Italy, La Gazzetta Sportiva preview Sunday afternoon’s big Serie A clash between Sampdoria and Inter Milan, featuring a picture of Sinisa Mihajlovic, who manages against his old club. ‘Mihajlovic hunts for Inter’ reads the headline, with Gazzetta also suggesting that he is interested in the Inter manager’s job. The Nerazzurri are still in with a shout of a Champions League place but have five points to make up to reach fourth place. Further up, ‘spectacular’ Roma cut Juve’s lead to five points with a 3-1 home win over Atalanta. Francesco Totti had a hand in all three goals, scored by Rodrigo Taddei, Adem Ljajic and Gervinho, as they applied a little bit of pressure on title favourites Juventus ahead of their trip to Udinese on Monday night. On the hunt: Corriere report on Roma’s 3-1 win Read more here The post The Continental Breakfast – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Roma and Inter … appeared first on Nigeria Newsline.
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