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Barcelona out of Champions League before kickoff vs. Bayern

Barcelona's head coach Xavi Hernandez waits for the start of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Villareal at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)


The game hadn't even kicked off yet and Barcelona had already lost.

Barcelona was eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League for the second consecutive season on Wednesday, with the result of its home game against Bayern Munich proving meaningless after Inter Milan defeated Viktoria Plzen in the earlier game.

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