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Champions League: all four Italian clubs beaten, a historic first

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport and TuttoMercatoWeb, all four Italian clubs involved in the Champions League have lost, a first in the competition's history.

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All four Italian clubs involved in the Champions League were beaten this matchday, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport. This is a first in the competition's history, according to the sports daily.

TuttoMercatoWeb describes "two days to forget" for Italian football, with four defeats in four matches. Calciomercato.com adds that across all eight matches played by Serie A clubs, only one ended in victory, highlighting the crisis of Italian football in Europe.

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  1. La Gazzetta dello SportLa notte più buia di Champions: 4 italiane sconfitte su 4. È la prima volta nella storia (new window)gazzetta.it
  2. TuttoMercatoWebDue giorni da incubo per l’Italia: 4 sconfitte su 4 in Champions, non era mai successo (new window)tuttomercatoweb.com
  3. Calciomercato.comDisastro italiano in Champions: 4 sconfitte su 4 e solo 1 vittoria in 8 gare, Serie A in crisi in Europa (new window)calciomercato.com