Barcelona will play in the Europa League in the new year. The very same Barcelona that wanted to -- and still want to -- form a European Super League earlier this year are no longer good enough to make the knockout rounds of the Champions League, missing it for the first time in 17 seasons. What chance would they have in a Super League?
Wednesday's 3-0 defeat against a Bayern Munich side in second gear, coupled with Benfica's big win over Dynamo Kiev in Lisbon, sentenced them to third place in Group E and condemned them to Thursday night football in 2022.