Barcelona an Unbeatable Machine: AS Roma Coach Rudi Garcia

Italian football club AS Roma's head coach Rudi Garcia has said FC Barcelona were too good in their 1-6 UEFA Champions League group stage thrashing and admitted that the Catalan unit "is an unbeatable machine". (Barcelona Played the Perfect Game, Says Luis Suarez)

Barcelona pounded Roma with braces each from Argentine star Lionel Messi and forward Luis Suarez at the Camp Nou stadium on Tuesday. (Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez Among 8 Barcelona Players Named in UEFA Team of the Year)

Roma had held Barcelona 1-1 in the home leg last month but failed to match the firepower of Luis Enrique's men in the Group E return leg match. ('Barcelona is the Best Team in the World')

"We needed a miracle to win tonight and we didn't get one. The result is down to Barcelona's performance and this just goes to show how well we did in the game in Rome," Garcia told the club's website asroma.it on Tuesday.

"A team that beats Real Madrid 4-0 and is playing at top form is an unbeatable machine. They are out of this world and you can't play against them right now. You didn't need tonight's performance to know that they're a great side," he added.

"We are quite a way off them and if they're not the best in the world, then they are right up there. I'm upset and angry because the scoreline was huge."

However, there was some relief even before their match as Belarusian team BATE Borisov and German outfit Bayer Leverkusen played out a draw, also on Tuesday in another Group E match, meaning their qualification to the pre-quarterfinals will depend on their match at home against Borisov on December 9.

Currently, Roma are second in the group on goal difference with five points. With Barcelona already qualified, Roma can progress with a win against Borisov.

"The good news had arrived even before kick-off," Garcia said. "The draw between Borisov and Leverkusen leaves fate in our hands."