Bundesliga
Bayern humbled in Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski and Hansi Flick returned to haunt Bayern Munich as a Raphinha-inspired Barcelona inflicted a second defeat in three UEFA Champions League games on Vincent Kompany’s side.
Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich
Goals: 1-0 Raphinha 1' (assist: López), 1-1 Kane 18' (assist: Gnabry), 2-1 Lewandowski 36' (assist: López), 3-1 Raphinha 45' (assist: Casado), 4-1 Raphinha 56' (assist: Yamal)
Beaten 1-0 at Aston Villa last time out, Bayern were up against it from the get-go in the Catalan capital as Raphinha capitalised on defensive uncertainty to race clear and round Manuer Neuer for 1-0 with barely a minute on the clock. Bayern responded through Harry Kane, who had a goal ruled out for offside before smartly volleying in a Serge Gnabry cross to level. Former Bayern No.9 Lewandowski went within a whisker of restoring Barca’s lead in the 26th minute, but made no mistake with his next effort after the visiting defence had been undone by another searching long ball. It got worse still for the record champions as Raphinha thundered in a third goal on the stroke of half-time.
João Palhinha fired off a warning shot soon after the restart, but couldn't find the target. Barcelona went one better as the unplayable Raphinha raced onto Lamine Yamal's clever pass and fired beyond Neuer to complete his hat-trick. Kompany responded by introducing Jamal Musiala as part of a quartet of changes. Two of the new faces combined with 66 minutes gone, but Kingsley Coman failed to keep his shot down after collecting a pass from Leroy Sané on the edge of the Barca area. That was as close as Bayern went to troubling the home side, who were unlucky not to add a fifth through Lewandowski late on. The result leaves Bayern on three points from as many league round fixtures, ahead of home games against Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain.
Match stats
- Bayern have scored 38 goals, whilst conceding 14 in their first 11 competitive games under Kompany.
- This was their second - and heaviest - defeat since the Belgian replaced Thomas Tuchel as head coach.
- Bayern have lost their last three away games in the Champions League.
- Ex-Munich head coach Flick boasts the best win percentage (81.9 per cent) of any Bayern boss in history, winning seven trophies during a 19-month spell.
- Lewandowski is second on Bayern's all-time scoring chart with 344 goals. He scored for the first time in three attempts against his former club as a Barca player.
- Raphinha is the fourth player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick against Bayern, after Roy Makaay, Sergio Aguero and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Teams
Barcelona: Peña - Koundé, Cubarsi, Martínez, Balde - Casadó, Pedri (c) (Gavi 85'), López (De Jong 61') - Yamal (Fati 85'), Lewandowski (Victor 85'), Raphinha (Olmo 75')
Unused subs: Szczęsny, Kochen, Torre, Fort, Martín, Dominguez
Out: Ter Stegen (cruciate ligament), Torres (thigh), Bernal (cruciate ligament), Christensen (achilles), Araújo (hamstring)
Coach: Hansi Flick
Bayern: Neuer (c) - Guerreiro (Laimer 85'), Kim, Upamecano, Davies - Kimmich, Palhinha (Goretzka 60') - Olise (Sané 60'), Müller (Musiala 60'), Gnabry (Coman 60') - Kane
Unused subs: Peretz, Ulreich, Dier, Ibrahimovic, Tel, Aznou
Out: Boey (knee), Ito (ankle), Pavlović (collar), Stanišić (knee)
Coach: Vincent Kompany
As it happened!
4 - 1(3 - 1)
Barcelona
FINAL
Bayern
90'
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Three added minutes
Bayern can't wait to hear the whistle...
86'
vs
Worth a go
Peña pushes a Coman strike behind for a corner, which comes to nothing after Musiala's shot is blocked.
90'
vs
Leon Goretzka
85'
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Ch-ch-ch-changes
Laimer's on at right-back for Bayern, with Guerreiro hooked. Lewandowski is one of three Barca players to make way, alongside Yamal and Pedri. He didn't celebrate his goal against his old flame - and might have had one or two more.
85'
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Konrad Laimer
Raphaël Guerreiro
85'
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Pau Victor
Robert Lewandowski
85'
vs
Ansu Fati
Lamine Yamal
85'
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Gavi
Pedri
83'
vs
Almost a fifth!
But Lewandowski can't turn in Yamal's brilliant pass.
79'
vs
Well beaten
It's a rare sight, but Bayern just don't look like they know how to get back into this. They want this to end, so they can focus on Sunday's trip to Bochum.
76'
vs
Standing ovation
Raphinha laps it up. On comes Dani Olmo, who hit a hat-trick of his own against Bayern for former club Leipzig in the 2023 Supercup.
76'
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Dani Olmo
Raphinha
70'
vs
Not happening
Bayern are second best here. Hosts Barca are controlling the play and tempo.
66'
vs
Wayward
The subs combine as Sané tees up Coman, who cuts inside and rifles off target. There was more in that!
64'
vs
Long way back
Bayern are staring a second successive Champions League defeat in the face...
61'
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Frenkie De Jong
Fermiin López
60'
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Cavalry
These are usually the sort of changes you expect when Bayern are cruising - not with three goals to overturn.
60'
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Kingsley Coman
Serge Gnabry
60'
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Jamal Musiala
Thomas Müller
60'
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Leroy Sané
Michael Olise
60'
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Leon Goretzka
João Palhinha
56'
vs
Hat-trick!
Raphinha makes it four, the Brazilian finishing a slick counter after Bayern failed to make anything of a corner.
50'
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Wide!
Palhinha latches onto a loose ball after an Olise strike is blocked, but the Portugal man can't land his attempt on target.
46'
vs
Under way again!
No changes at the break. What have Kompany's side got in the locker?
0 - 0
Kick-off!
0 - 0
Half-time
45'
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Stunner!
Barca pull clear as Raphinha collects a long pass, drifts inside and finds the bottom corner with a sensational strike. No chance for Neuer.
44'
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Added time
An extra two minutes for Bayern to get back on level terms...
39'
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Attack vs. defence
Bayern have scored 38 goals in 11 games under Kompany, but they've also shipped 12...
34'
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LewanGOALski
Barca are back in front, thanks to another dose of uncertain Bayern defending. Lamine's long pass finds López, who clips past the on-rushing Neuer. Lewandowski reacts fastest, and cannot miss.
26'
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Danger!
Neuer's under pressure and can only hit his rushed clearance at Lamine. Luckily for him, the rebound goes behind.
27'
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Joshua Kimmich
26'
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Lewandowski!
Inches away from the Pole, who just can't steer Raphinha's cut-back on goal. Let-off for Bayern!
23'
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Blocked!
A home shirt gets in the way of Olise's goal-bound strike from range. He looks a real threat whenever in possession...
18'
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Like a hurri-KANE!
There it is. Olise's quick thinking catches out the Barcelona defence. Gnabry collects the Frenchman's raking pass and crosses for Kane to coolly volley in his 14th goal in 11 competitive games this season. Game on!
16'
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Almost!
Bayern are sniffing as Müller goes close to getting on the end of Olise's teasing cross into the six-yard box.
14'
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High lines
Bayern are seeing more of the ball and look capable of punishing Barca's high line, but they also look vulnerable, as has been the case so often this season, of being hit on the break themselves.
11'
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Disallowed!
Kane was in an offside position. Routine decision.
10'
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Kane strikes!
The England captain heads in a Müller cross, but this will go to the VAR...
7'
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Right idea
Bayern attack for the first time as Kane races onto Guerreiro's through-ball, but Barca goalkeeper Peña beats him to it.
1'
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Early lead!
Bayern are caught out in the opening minute as Raphinha races beyond the defence, rounds Manuel Neuer and slots home.
0 - 0
Kick-off!
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Teams out
Great atmosphere at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Kick-off is moments away...