Lionel Messi and his sunken Barcelona team-mates get a police escort as they fly home to face the music after last night’s Champions League defeat to Manchester City.
The Argentinian superstar looked shell-shocked in the wake of the Spanish giants’ 3-1 loss at the Etihad.
Their faces are complete contrast to their arrival on Monday when they were all smiles.
And they would be after dishing out a 4-0 hammering to City and boss Pep Guardiola on his Nou Camp return two weeks ago.
It looked like it was all going so well for the Catalan side as Messi, who bagged a hat-trick in the first game, gave them the lead after 21 minutes at the Etihad with his 90the Champions League strike.
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But the Blues roared back with two goals from Ilkay Gundogan and one from Kevin De Bruyne turned the tie on its head.
Barca still top Group C with nine points from four games but City are just two behind in the race to finish in pole – and earn a favourable draw in the knockout stage.
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