UEFA Champions League Ruthless Bayern Munich send Barcelona to Europa League

Barcelona Europa League

FC Barcelona will continue their European campaign this season in Europa League following their 3-0 defeat to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich tonight at Allianz Arena.

The Champions league dream is over for Barça and its fans this season.

With just two goals scored in six games, the La Liga side could not make it through to the round of 16.

Thomas Müller (34th minutes), Leroy Sané (43th minutes) and youngster Jamal Musiala in the 62nd minutes secured all three points for the German side.

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Ter Stegen was strongless on Leroy Sane's thunderbolt.
Ter Stegen was strongless on Leroy Sane’s thunderbolt.

According to Spanish outlet Marca, it is the first time since 2000/01 season that Barcelona will play in the Europa League.

That year, they failed to qualify to the last 16 round as they finished third behind AC Milan and Leeds United.

Barça’s losses after this shocking exit from the UCL are estimated at €20M.

In addition, Benfica secured the second ticket of Group E with a 2-0 win over Dynamo Kiev.


Aimé ATTI

Aimé ATTI is a bilingual journalist who breathes football and shares his passion on Africa Top Sports

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