Bayern Munich embarrassed Barcelona completely in an 8-2 Champions League win on Friday night to reserve a place in the semi-finals of the tournament in Lisbon.
The loss was Barcelona’s worst ever in the Champions League, while Bayern became the first team to score eight goals in a UCL knockout round.
The match started with Thomas Muller, who put Bayern ahead early and David Alaba gave Barcelona an own goal a minute to put the scoreline at 1-1 in the opening 10 minutes.
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Bayern then went back in front just past the 20-minute mark when Ivan Perisic grabbed a pass from Serge Gnabry and shot past Marc-Andre ter Stegen with a shot that took a slight deflection and wound up in the roof of the net.
It was 4-1 in Bayern’s advantage soon after, when a rapid fire a few minutes saw Muller put Gnabry up with a superb first pass for a goal before posting his second of the game at close range. and Joshua Kimmich assists.
The German champions took the lead with three goals in the dressing room, with Barcelona heading to a 45-minute opening that saw them reach four in the opening half of a UCL knockout round for the first time in history of the club confessed.
After the match, Barca defender Gerard Pique said: “I’m in pain. We are all. We can not participate like that. It is very, very difficult to take. Nothing more is worth saying. The club needs changes. Not just the players, I do not want to point anyone out.
“But football is a sport where change is constantly required. We have to change the dynamics that we are, because I believe we have just hit rock bottom. We have to look around, we have to trust people to good things for the club will do. “
Luis Suarez saw Barca give a lifeline to Barca in the second half with an early goal, but Bayern bounced back right when Alphonso Davies tipped over the finish line and cut a pass back to Kimmich for an easy first-time finish to make it 5- make 2
Bayern continued to pile up, this time by Robert Lewandowski, who went home after a cross from Barcelona creditor Philippe Coutinho.
Coutinho then scored a goal of his own minutes later and added a second for full time to defeat the Bundesliga champions’ 8-2 win over Barcelona.
“It’s hard to explain,” Muller said after the game. “I think our team is in unbelievable form at the moment.
“Thank you for the man of the trophy – maybe we have 12 to 15 players who deserve it. We have worked so hard and this intensity. It’s hard to beat us. It was so much fun today.
“For our style of play, it does not matter what the names of the players we stand for. If someone presses and dribbles, it’s not a problem. Then we catch the ball and we have so much talent on the offensive line. “
The side of Hansi Flick, who are 9-0 in the Champions League this season, are now waiting for the winner of Saturday’s match between Manchester City and Lyon to see who they face in the semi-finals. Wednesday, August 19th.
