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Barcelona out of Champions League even before 3-0 loss to Bayern

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Bayern's Benjamin Pavard, left, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 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 even before a 3-0 loss at home against Bayern Munich in a game that proved meaningless after Inter Milan defeated Viktoria Plzen 4-0 in the earlier game.

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