Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has been forced to eat humble pie as he admits that his team are just not on par with Spanish and European champions Barcelona.

Inter Milan were brushed aside with consummate ease by the Catalan giants on Wednesday evening courtesy of first-half goals by defender Gerard Pique and wing wizard Pedro respectively.

The defeat moved Pep Guardiola's men to the top of Group F and a step closer to securing their place in the last 16, whilst Inter face a nervous final day winner-takes-all clash with Russian champions Rubin Kazan at the San Siro.

Speaking after the game, Nerazzurri coach Mourinho was forced to admit that the Serie A champions are lagging behind La Blaugrana.

"The first half they did much better, but in the second half we did better," he told Sky Sports.

"There was a clear penalty for us which could have given us confidence, when there was still a lot of time left. But what can I say, we are far behind in terms of individual quality, they play better.

"They did well without [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and [Lionel] Messi, but it's as if they were there. For them it's not a problem, they have a clear playing organisation. We missed [Wesley] Sneijder much more than they missed those two players.

"I expected a team with more desire to play, with less fear. The team struggled under Barcelona's pressure," he added.

The defeat means that Inter Milan have only won once in nine UEFA Champions League games since the slef-proclaimed 'Special One' took charge.

Here is the list of shame:

4th November 2008 - DREW - Anorthosis 3-3 Inter Milan

26th November 2008 - LOST - Inter Milan 0-1 Panathinaikos

9th December 2008 - LOST - Werder Bremen 2-1 Inter Milan

24th February 2009 - DREW - Inter Milan 0-0 Manchester United

11th March 2009 - LOST - Manchester United 2-0 Inter Milan

11th September 2009 - DREW - Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona

29th September 2009 - DREW - Rubin Kazan 1-1 Inter Milan

20th October 2009 - DREW - Inter Milan 2-2 Dynamo Kiev

4th November 2009 - WON - Dynamo Kiev 1-2 Inter Milan

24th November 2009 - LOST - Barcelona 2-0 Inter Milan