Bayern Munich has shown Barcelona the UCL exit door as they spanked them 3-0, sending them into the Europa league, their first time in 20 years. Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane both got on the score line.
The Catalans resisted for half an hour, keeping the Germans at an arm’s length and Ousmane Dembele was their brightest spark. Now, Xavi Hernandez will await Pedri, Ansu Fati, and others’ returns, readying for Thursday night action in the Europa League after Christmas.
Barcelona are going to have to change a lot to stand any chance of winning the Europa League. A lot can change between now and February, and if Xavi can get his ideas across then they should be able to compete.
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For now, though, they’re a long way away from that. They could face strong teams like Borussia Dortmund, one of Atalanta or Villarreal, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, West Ham, Real Sociedad, Real Betis and countless others.
Below are the scores from other matches played:
Wednesday 8 December 2021
