Champions League wrap: Benfica cruise past Barcelona to pile pressure on Ronald Koeman

The defeat means Barcelona are under pressure to avoid missing out on the knockout stage for the first time since the 2003-04 season when they did not feature in the competition at all

Benfica add to Barcelona’s misery with a 3-0 Champions League victory (Armando Franca/AP)

Barcelona have made their worst start to a Champions League campaign ever after a chastening 3-0 defeat at Benfica.

The Portuguese side dealt a further blow to Ronald Koeman, with Barcelona slumping to their second successive defeat in the competition as they also finished the match with 10 men.