Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 3-0 on Wednesday night to become the first club to knock the La Liga side out of the Champions League group stage since Leeds United in 2000.
Goals from Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala secured an emphatic victory at the Allianz Arena, while breaking the Whites’ record in the process,
Five-time tournament winners Barcelona are cash-strapped and were forced to offload their superstar forward Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, with the club now languishing seventh in La Liga.
They have held serious continental pedigree over the past two decades but their phenomenal record of reaching the knockouts phase in each of the last 20 years came to an end on Wednesday night.
The last time they failed to progress from the group stage was when David O'Leary's swashbuckling Leeds side upset the odds on their memorable run to the semi-finals.
In October 2000, the Whites entertained a star-studded Barcelona side at Elland Road still reeling from a 4-0 drubbing endured a month beforehand.
Leeds were not without a stellar line-up of their own, however, as they fielded a side that featured internationals like Jonathan Woodgate, Alan Smith and Mark Viduka.
Lee Bowyer gave the Whites an early lead that night but disaster struck in stoppage time when Rivaldo equalised for the Catalonians in the 94th minute.
But those dropped points would prove to be Barca's undoing, as Leeds' famous draw in the San Siro against AC Milan the following month would be enough to see them progress alongside the Italians and dump Barcelona out of the competition.
