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Coutinho again, and the Barca nightmare is over, final score 2-8. AP
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks broken after the 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich. Reuters
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Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after the 8-2 humiliation. AP
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Thomas Muller celebrates giving Bayern a 1-0 lead. Reuters
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Lionel Messi after the match. Reuters
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Bayern Munich celebrate. EPA
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Barcelona star Lionel Messi's future at the club will now be under scrutiny. Reuters
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Bayern Munich players celebrate after the astonishing win. EPA
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Barcelona coach Quique Setien. EPA
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Bayern Munich's David Alaba scores an own goal to make the score 1-1. Reuters
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Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic (L) celebrates putting Bayern 2-1 ahead. AFP
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Serge Gnabry (L) after making the score 1-3. EPA
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Thomas Mueller celebrates after making it 1-4. Reuters
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Luis Suarez, right, gives Barca brief hope after pulling a goal back, 2-4. PA
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Joshua Kimmich makes it 2-5. EPA
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Robert Lewandowski on target for 2-6. Reuters
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Bayern Munich's Philippe Coutinho gets in on the act, and it's 2-7. Reuters
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Coutinho again, and the Barca nightmare is over, final score 2-8. AP
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks broken after the 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich. Reuters
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Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after the 8-2 humiliation. AP
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Thomas Muller celebrates giving Bayern a 1-0 lead. Reuters
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Lionel Messi after the match. Reuters
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Bayern Munich celebrate. EPA
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Barcelona star Lionel Messi's future at the club will now be under scrutiny. Reuters
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Bayern Munich players celebrate after the astonishing win. EPA
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Barcelona coach Quique Setien. EPA
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Bayern Munich's David Alaba scores an own goal to make the score 1-1. Reuters
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Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic (L) celebrates putting Bayern 2-1 ahead. AFP
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Serge Gnabry (L) after making the score 1-3. EPA
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Thomas Mueller celebrates after making it 1-4. Reuters
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Luis Suarez, right, gives Barca brief hope after pulling a goal back, 2-4. PA
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Joshua Kimmich makes it 2-5. EPA
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Robert Lewandowski on target for 2-6. Reuters
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Bayern Munich's Philippe Coutinho gets in on the act, and it's 2-7. Reuters
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Coutinho again, and the Barca nightmare is over, final score 2-8. AP
Barcelona humiliation: What has gone wrong with the Spanish giants?
The club face some major work to rebuild after Champions League nightmare
Dominic Hart
15 August, 2020
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