Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has appeared to troll the Premier League with a comment made on social media after this week's round of European games.
It was a disastrous week for English clubs in Europe, with four eliminated from their respective competitions.
Manchester City and fellow Premier League side Arsenal were both eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday night to leave England without a representative in the competition.
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City were beaten on penalties by 14-time winners Real Madrid after their quarter-final tie ended 4-4 following extra-time.
Meanwhile, Arsenal were beaten 1-0 away from home by Bayern Munich to lose 3-2 on aggregate to the Bundesliga side.
While in the Europa League, Liverpool and West Ham were dumped out of the competition at the quarter-final stage.
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Despite winning 1-0 against Atalanta on Thursday night, Liverpool were eliminated after a 3-1 aggregate defeat, while West Ham went down by the same aggregate score to Bayer Leverkusen after drawing 1-1 in their quarter-final second leg.
It means England has just one club left in Europe this season, Aston Villa, who are through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League after beating Lille on penalties.
Germany, meanwhile, still has three clubs left in Europe – Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and Leverkusen in the Europa League.
Dortmund defender Hummels took to social media on Friday to post a cheeky comment, seemingly aimed English football fans.
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"Good harvesting this week my fellow farmers," he posted on X.
It references a joke among English fans that the Bundesliga was an uncompetitive 'farmer's league' for years during Bayern Munich's dominant period.
The disastrous week for English clubs in Europe is likely to leave the Premier League without a fifth Champions League spot next season.
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Italy's Serie A has already secured a bonus place based on co-efficient rankings this season, with the Bundesliga set to gain an extra spot instead of the Premier League.
Germany needs just 0.488 coefficient points to secure the final extra place, or two wins; or a win and two draws in their remaining European games this season.
Topics: Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, Borussia Dortmund, Mats Hummels
Rory O'Callaghan