Barcelona President confirms Quique Setien axed as manager after Champions League exit

The postmortem began as soon as the final whistle went in Lisbon on Friday with Barcelona humbled once again in Europe.

"We have hit rock bottom," said long serving defender Gerard Pique.

"This is not the first, nor the second, nor the third time. We are not on the right path."

"Coaches and players follow one another, but it has been several years since we have been able to be competitive on a European level.

"We all have to think internally and decide what is best for the club, for Barca. Tonight was unacceptable for Barcelona.

"It's very hard to take but I hope it will be useful for something, for us to all think about it.

"The club needs changes. And I'm not talking at the level of the coach or the players, but structurally the club needs changes of all kinds.

"We must bring in new blood to change this dynamic, and if necessary, I would be the first to leave."

Barcelona have finished the season without a major trophy having also been dumped out in the last eight of the Copa del Rey.