Forlorn Barcelona adjust to new normal of European inferiority

Barcelona: The most striking thing about Barcelona's limp 3-0 defeat by Bayern Munich on Tuesday was how inevitable it was, and how easily the players and coach Ronald Koeman accepted their drastic drop in status from European giants to outsiders.

Less than a year ago the Catalans had gone 38 games unbeaten at home in the Champions League but now they have lost their last three European games at the Camp Nou, falling 3-0 to Juventus and 4-1 to Paris St Germain before Tuesday's debacle.

The scoreline may not have been as savage as the 8-2 defeat suffered against Bayern in the 2019-20 quarter-finals but the performance was even more desperate, Koeman's side ending this game without a shot on target.