Chelsea slipped to a 2–1 defeat against Atalanta on Tuesday night, adding to the growing frustration surrounding the club’s recent form. The London side have now gone four games without a win since beating Barcelona 3–0 in the Champions League, a result many fans are now calling the start of the curse, Softfootball reports.
The Blues followed that emphatic victory with two draws including a 1–1 stalemate with Arsenal and two losses, raising questions about what exactly has gone wrong since their famous night against the Catalans.
Then came the moment that ignited the timeline. Mr Bayo, reacting to Chelsea’s full-time post via the club’s official X handle, see post below;
His message, delivered with the trademark cheek of an Arsenal fan, instantly blew up across football Twitter.
Fans React to Mr Bayo’s Jab
MubarakGM, excited by the challenge, insisted:
I repeat. We need our own share of the Barcelona high line. Let’s meet at the knockouts
Ndukwe FCB wanted maximum heartbreak for Arsenal:
I just dey pray make God of Banter give Arsenal to us for Champions League final this season. Make we break una heart twice. Go ask Manchester United how e dey be.
The Lannister described Barcelona as a football curse:
Barca are now like a curse to other team. You beat them, then you go on winless streak for like 5 games.
Pop of Emirates joked about Arsenal’s trophy dreams:
What if we meet Barcelona at the Champions League final after collecting our Treble then we make it Quadruple through them, na tactics 😂
God Tech turned the moment philosophical:
Crazy things, just few weeks back every boy was hailing this same team.
Moral of this tweet: do not stop winning in life, no one really cares
London Celestine offered a ‘scientific’ explanation:
Baba no worry the only way not to get affected with Barca infection is just play fair and not too much with that you have energy stored for the upcoming games, some teams play Barca like it’s trophy to win us well Barcelona is the standard though
Osuna, meanwhile, turned Barcelona into a final-boss villain:
Barcelona nah Europe VDM
you come for us, you’re the victim
We come for you, you’re also the victim
Ask all the team that won us from last season, how market from Inter Milan finals
At the end of the day, fans have turned this whole Barcelona talk into pure comedy. According to them, beating Barça isn’t just a win it’s a spiritual gamble. One wrong goal and your season enters “factory reset mode.” Chelsea’s post-Barça form has now become the latest meme, with supporters joking that the Catalans don’t lose matches, they collect revenge installments later.
And whether you believe it or not, the streets have already stamped it: if you beat Barcelona, just prepare your apology letter in advance because the football universe always comes for its balance.
