The cracks were already visible but Barcelona’s 8-2 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final on Friday night opened the floodgates. In what was their worst defeat in almost 80 years, Barcelona conceded eight goals, each of which rubbed salt on some already painful wounds from what has been a turbulent season.
This was the first time Barca had conceded eight goals in 74 years when they lost 8-0 to Sevilla in Copa del Rey in 1946. The side suffered even bigger losses with 11-1 defeats in 1940 and 1943 to Sevilla and Real Madrid respectively.
The ruthless evening the Blaugrana suffered on Friday was a far cry from even their recent history. They dominated Spain in the last 11 years, winning eight of those titles but lost La Liga title to arch-rivals Real Madrid last month.
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