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The silver lining for Barcelona fans in despair... NINE teams in the last 18 years have reached the Champions League knockouts after losing their first two group games, and Tottenham even made it to the final!

Just when Barcelona fans thought their beloved club could not sink any deeper into the mud, Benfica humbled them 3-0 on Wednesday night.

The great Spanish side are a pitiful imitation of their former selves and manager Ronald Koeman appears to be hurtling towards the job centre.

Defeats by Bayern Munich and the Portuguese outfit have seen Barcelona lose their opening two Champions League games and they are rooted to the bottom of Group E.

Ronald's Koeman job is on the line after Barcelona's dreadful start to the campaign

Ronald's Koeman job is on the line after Barcelona's dreadful start to the campaign

The Catalan side were well beaten 3-0 against Benfica on Wednesday night

The Catalan side were well beaten 3-0 against Benfica on Wednesday night

But there is still undoubted quality at the club and injured stars such as Sergio Aguero and Ousmane Dembele to come back in.