9.12.2021 10:35
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The Champions League met almost all eight-finalists on Wednesday, but FC Barcelona is not among them. The big Catalan club lost 0: 3 on Bayern Munich and finished third in the E-group behind 100% Bavorms and second-placed Benfica Lisbon.
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Barcelona will not play the elimination part of the most prestigious European competition for the first time since the 2003/2004 season. At that time she did not even advance to the Champions League and after the 6th place in the domestic competition she fell to the UEFA Cup, where Púchov got in her way in the 1st round and drew 1: 1 with him on September 24, 2003 in Trnava. She succeeded in retaliation 8: 0 and the final became the round of 16 against Celtic Glasgow.
The Catalans did not last advanced directly from the Champions League in 2000. At that time, AC Milan and Leeds United were above them. They then lost to Liverpool in the semifinals of the UEFA Cup. “They were better than us, they surpassed us. We tried to push them and take their balls, but they quickly showed us their strength and took the duel under control. We are starting a new era, from scratch. We have to work hard, Barcelona has got many things into this situation. This is our reality. I can’t say anything else. ” Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez, according to uefa.com and the AP agency, stated after the loss to Bayern.
Catalan captain Sergio Busquets, who knows that the match at the empty stadium in Munich did not decide the fate of the Barcelona people, did not look for excuses either. “Of course we are very frustrated. We can blame ourselves for this situation. If we had more points, we would not be in it. We did not play the first two meetings well.” admitted.
One of Bayern’s three scorers was Thomas Müller, who scored the 50th goal in the Champions League. The first German to achieve this goal in the competition. “It’s nice, but I still have a few football matches ahead of me. My goal was a classic, a header after Robert Lewandowski center. It is clear that this team can always wake up against Barcelona.” Müller said.
The Bavarian coach could also be happy with the satisfaction after the meeting. “We played against an opponent with a big name. Still we didn’t let him do anything, we dominated.” stated Julian Nagelsmann.
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