Lionel Messi's departure a shock considering all he has done for Barcelona and for me, says Sergio Busquets

Barcelona suffered their earliest exit from the Champions League in 14 years last year and expectations in Europe's top competition have been further lowered by Lionel Messi's departure.

Barcelona are still digesting the shock of losing Lionel Messi but are not yet counting out the chance of an unlikely tilt for the Champions League, captain Sergio Busquets said ahead of Tuesday's meeting at home to Bayern Munich. Bayern dished out Barca's worst ever European defeat little more than a year ago when they thrashed the Catalans 8-2 in the quarter-finals of the 2019-20 competition, leading to Messi first declaring his intention to leave.