Until Liverpool knocked out Villarreal , this season the only teams who had been able to knock out Spanish clubs - Athletic ousting Valencia before losing to Sevilla in the Europa .
Barcelona knocked out by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League - had been Spanish .
Until Liverpool knocked out Villarreal , this season the only teams who had been able to knock out Spanish clubs - Athletic ousting Valencia before losing to Sevilla in the Europa and Barcelona knocked out by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League - had been Spanish .