Updated On: 14 September, 2021 08:59 AM IST | Madrid | AFP
Barcelona’s veteran midfielder Sergio Busquets urges team to move on from Messi’s shock exit and go for European glory; Spanish giants host German champions Bayern in opener tonight

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets (third from left) during a training session yesterday. Pic/AFP
Sergio Busquets said on Monday he was still in a state of shock after Lionel Messi’s departure as Barcelona prepare to start their first Champions League without the Argentine since 2003.
Barca face Bayern Munich at Camp Nou in Group E on Tuesday and will begin the competition as outsiders following a traumatic summer transfer window. Facing debts of more than a billion euros, the club let go 11 players, including Messi, who joined PSG after being told his contract could not be renewed.