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Champions League | Group Stage
Dec 8, 2021 at 8pm UK
Allianz Arena
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Bayern
3 - 0
Barcelona

Muller (34'), Sane (43'), Musiala (62')
Richards (82')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Busquets (3'), Araujo (16')

Xavi: 'Europa League must be turning point for Barcelona'

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Xavi calls on his Barcelona players to use being eliminated from the Champions League as the catalyst to revive their season.
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Xavi has acknowledged that Barcelona 'were unable to compete' with Bayern Munich as they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat in the Champions League.

Barcelona went into the contest requiring a victory to progress through to the last 16, but losing at the Allianz Arena ultimately led to the Spanish giants finishing third behind Wednesday's opponents and Benfica.

The Catalan side will now play Europa League football after Christmas, a demotion that Xavi wants his players to use as a catalyst for an improved second half to the campaign.

Speaking to Spanish TV, Xavi said: "Today, Bayern were better than us, they were superior. We have tried; we have pressed high, taken the ball from them but our situation is the harsh reality that we have.

"Today is the start of a new chapter for us and we have to start demanding a lot more from ourselves, we must use this as a turning point to change many things. Today we did not compete with a top team and our reality is that we are a Europa League team.

"We are going to face this reality with all the dignity in the world and work to bring Barca back to where we deserve to be, which is not the Europa League. It really annoys me to face our reality, I am angry. Barca does not deserve this. There are many circumstances that have made us like this."

Barcelona also sit in seventh position in the La Liga table, 16 points adrift of leaders and rivals Real Madrid. body check tags ::

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2Barcelona29197360342664
3GironaGirona29195559342562
4Athletic Bilbao29168550262456
5Atletico MadridAtletico29174854342055
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8Valencia28117103232040
9Villarreal29108114751-438
10Getafe2991193742-538
11Las PalmasLas Palmas29107122932-337
12Osasuna29106133343-1036
13AlavesAlaves2988132635-932
14Mallorca29612112535-1030
15Rayo Vallecano29611122538-1329
16Sevilla29610133644-828
17Celta Vigo2969143244-1227
18CadizCadiz29313132040-2022
19Granada2828183058-2814
20Almeria29110182857-2913
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