It turns out Barca's European exit had an impact on the wider football world as well. To be more precise, Valencia were one of the sides to suffer, missing out on bonus payments included in the deal that took midfielder Andre Gomes to the Camp Nou in 2016.
According to 'SuperDeporte', 'Los Che' would have been in line for an additional payment of €11m had Barca reached the semi-finals of the competition.
A limp performance in Rome saw the Catlans ejected from the Champions League at the same stage as last season, when they also suffered a nightmare in Italy as they went down 3-0 to Juventus in Turin in the first leg.
As a result, Valencia will earn barely €1m for Barca's run to the quarters in the last two seasons, with the bigwigs at the Mestalla no doubt wondering whether they should have set the bar slightly lower during the transfer negotiations.