Amid the controversy and bitterness of Chelsea’s Champions League exit, there was something to be far more concerned about.
For the alarming decline of English clubs in Europe's top club competition is as big a problem for the Premier League as the worrying talent drain towards the top leagues in Spain and Germany.
Barring a miracle from either Arsenal (3-1 down) or Manchester City (2-1 down) in their second legs away to Monaco and Barcelona respectively, the Premier League will not have a single representative in this season's Champions League quarter-finals.
It is representative of how far our football has fallen in the past six years - and it could get even worse in the seasons to come.
Europe’s biggest stars now go to Spain rather than England and the Bundesliga has also overtaken the Premier League. For all the wealth of the Premier League's new TV deal, our biggest clubs are missing out on the superstar signings.
Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo went from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009, the Premier League has not been able to boast having the best player in the world.
Eleven years ago, Wayne Rooney joined Man United from Everton.
In the same circumstances these days, Rooney would probably move abroad from Goodison.