More talent, same exit from Europe for Barcelona

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Manchester United won 2-1. Barcelona exited the Europa League on Thursday after Manchester United fought back for a 2-1 win and advanced to the round of 16 on a 4-3 aggregate result. That made it two seasons running that Barcelona hasn't come close to fighting for a Europa League title after failing to even advance from the Champions League group stage. Busquets, a World Cup and three-time Champions League winner, knows the standard required for success. But the magic that made Barcelona an almost untouchable force in Europe had long faded even before Lionel Messi left the club two summers ago, with Barcelona accumulating several painful Champions League eliminations topped by its 8-2 debacle to Bayern Munich in 2020.
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