Match Report: Barcelona 0-0 Rubin Kazan

You can rack up all the excuses you want: it's a world cup year, the players are fatigued, they were freezing cold, yada yada. But at the end of the day, the reality of the matter is that Barca are simply not up to par this season. Especially lately.

Last night's match felt somewhat like a final going in, and the draw coming out felt like a loss.