Muller, Nagelsmann take swipe at Barcelona after sending them to Europa

Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Muller have taken a swipe at Barcelona shortly after sending the Catalan giants to their worst Champions League outing in more than 20 years.

Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala scored the goals for Group E winners Bayern, who progressed to the knockout phase with a 100 per cent record.

While broke Barcelona missed out on the last 16 spot and the champions league big money which would have helped their situation.

But despite condemning Barcelona to Europa League finish, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann and his player Thomas Muller still three a shades at them.

“We played against an opponent who, of course, has a very big name and actually had to win today,” Nagelsmann told DAZN.

“We have never really let it unfold properly. In the second half we clearly defended deeper and let them have the ball a little more, but I believe that if we put it on properly, then we could have scored significantly more goals than three.”

“Barca cannot cope with our intensity,” Muller told DAZN post-match.

“Technically, they have it all, great players on a technical and tactical level.

“But they cannot compete at maximum intensity in top-level football.”

It is the fourth time Barcelona have been eliminated in the Champions League group stage after 1997-98, 1998-99 and 2000-01, and the second time that they have fallen to the secondary European competition from the Champions League group stage following 2000-2001 (then, to play the UEFA Cup after finishing third behind Milan and Leeds United).

Barca’s tally of two goals after their six group-stage matches is their lowest recorded total in the Champions League, whilst only in 1997-98 (14) did they concede more goals at this stage than the nine they have shipped this season.