MADRID: Lionel Messi's body language said it all as Barcelona were sent into full-blown meltdown in their historic Champions League quarter-final humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich on Friday .
He looked beaten as he stared at the floor with his shoulders drooping, deflated, done, exhausted, perhaps even, old.Bayern were 4-1 up at that point, but there was no chance of a comeback in the second half and instead it became Barcelona's worst-ever defeat in Europe. "No-one is essential," said Gerard Pique, one of the last survivors along with Messi of Barcelona's glorious era under Pep Guardiola a decade ago.
Yet it is not clear who would replace them given Barca's financial problems mean this is not a recovery that can be driven by a string of new signings. It is the kind of job that might suit Mauricio Pochettino - a coach who is on the market - even if he thought he had left behind the days of precious few signings and an emphasis on bringing through youth.Trophies during that period would prove harder, not easier, to come by. Is Messi prepared to spend the final years of his career as a mentor rather than a winner?
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