: Football: Barcelona crash out of Champions League as Benfica, Lille and Salzburg reach last 16 #IndiaNEWS Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage for the first time in over

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Football: Barcelona crash out of Champions League as Benfica, Lille and Salzburg reach last 16 #IndiaNEWS
Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage for the first time in over 20 years with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich on Wednesday, as Benfica, French champions Lille and Red Bull Salzburg all qualified for the last 16.Meanwhile, Chelsea missed out on first place in their group to Juventus after conceding a late equaliser away to Zenit Saint Petersburg, while snow in northern Italy forced the postponement of Atalanta’s decisive game against Villarreal.Barcelona started the day in second place in Group E but had to win away to Bayern Munich to be sure of going through, otherwise they risked being overtaken by Benfica.Xavi Hernandez’s side were duly outclassed by an already-qualified Bayern who made it six wins out of six in the group, with Thomas Mueller’s 34th-minute header just crossing the line before Ronald Araujo could clear.The game was played behind closed doors at the Allianz Arena due to coronavirus restrictions in Bavaria, but that did not handicap Bayern, with Leroy Sane’s powerful strike doubling their lead before the break and then Jamal Musiala making it 3-0 just after the hour.‘A new era’The Catalans were knocked out as Benfica beat Dynamo Kiev 2-0 in Lisbon, first-half goals by...Read more

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