For the first time in 21 years, Barcelona failed to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League and were thrown into the Europa League. The 0-3 defeat suffered by Bayern Munich this morning damaged the ambitions of Xavi Hernandez's squad to qualify for the last 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League. Before the match against Bayern Munich was held, Barcelona was in second place in Group E with a collection of seven points. Barcelona are two points clear of Benfica in third place. What about Bayern Munich? Die Roten – Bayern Munich's nickname – has been confirmed to qualify for the last 16 with a collection of 15 points. Not only qualifying, Bayern Munich has also been confirmed as the winner of Group E of the 2021-2022 Champions League since the fourth matchday. Seeing that fact, Barcelona must win over Bayern Munich to qualify for the last 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League. Because, if the result is a draw or even a defeat, Benfica has the potential to overtake. That's because in the final match Benfica only hosted a Ukrainian club, Dynamo Kiev.
Sure enough, Barcelona became the butt of Bayern Munich. Die Roten – Bayern Munich's nickname – won 3-0 through goals scored by Thomas Muller in the 34th minute, Leroy Sane (43') and Jamal Musiala (62'). In another match, Benfica won 2-0 over Dynamo Kiev. As a result, Benfica finished in second place in Group E, overtaking Barcelona, who dropped to third.
Xavi failed to bring Barcelona through to the last 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League
Finishing in third position makes Memphis Depay and his friends thrown into the 2021-2022 Europa League. They will face one of the runners-up in the group phase of the 2021-2022 Europa League to compete for a ticket to the last 16. As mentioned above, this condition was also experienced by Barcelona 21 years ago, in 2000-2001 to be exact. At that time joined in Group H with AC Milan, Leeds United and Besiktas, Barcelona only occupied the third position.
AC Milan has 11 points, followed by Leeds United (9), Barcelona (8) and Besiktas (4). As a result, Barcelona was thrown into the UEFA Cup, a competition that is now known as the European League.
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