I wrote about it on twitter in the lead up to the game, I am not surprised. I had not seen anything this season that led me to believe they were a danger in Europe. I had hoped, mistakenly, that Setien would bring something back along the lines of collective attacking/passing play but that never materialized. There were glimpses but he too looked like a yes man to Bartomeu with team selections and I did not envision that. When you see the majority of the money received from the Neymar transfer either on the bench or in the opponent's squad, that tells you quite a bit already. Messi cannot win on his own and it's the most isolated he has been that I can recall - even lacking a very inconsistent Suarez who still managed to demonstrate the level he can reach with the goal. Too tepid in the end and that was clear to me even prior to confinement. Dembele getting the medical green light changed nothing for me
Bayern on the other hand, very impressive. Attacking width coupled with overlapping fullbacks and central midfield control & pressure is a hallmark of a Pep side and why Bayern looked more like Barca than Barca - that was strange to witness
Davies was remarkable but I left very impressed with Goretzka, Kimmich & of course the familiar Thiago