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Andres Iniesta: It's not "the end of an era"

Iniesta: It's not
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Andres Iniesta denies that the balance of power has shifted to Germany following Barcelona's thrashing at Bayern Munich.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has denied claims that his side's 4-0 humbling at the hands of German champions Bayern Munich signals the end of an era at the club.

Iniesta claimed that one match cannot undo five years of success and that any talk of the opposite is disrespectful to Barcelona.

"I think it is unjust to talk about the end of an era," he told reporters. "This team in the past five years has won two Champions Leagues, been to three more semi-finals, we are about to win a fourth league in five years, we have won Supercups and everything else, it has been a blessed cycle of success.

"That is many years winning and fighting for everything. If you analyse five years in one game against Munich, it doesn't make any sense. For me, the end of an era is when years pass and you don't win titles.

"People need to have a lot of respect for this squad, manager and club in general."

Barca host Bayern for the second leg on Wednesday night.

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