Perhaps no opponent understands more than Barcelona what a formidable team Bayern Munich have been under Hansi Flick. The 8-2 defeat still haunts the nightmares of the club's fans.
In reality, that flick is now Barca's coach. Together with Flick, they blew up Bayern in the Champions League. Rafinha scored a hat-trick in a remarkable 4-1 win for the Spanish club.
After the referee's opening whistle at the Olympic Stadium, Rafinha put Barca ahead before Bayern knew it. Firmin took control of Lopes's extended ball on top of Bayern's defense. He then beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and found the address of the net with a left-footed shot. This is Barca's second fastest goal in the Champions League. Mark von Bommel scored in 36 seconds against Panathinaikos in 2005.
After falling behind in just 54 seconds, Bayern were desperate to get back on level terms. They started attacking one after another. Harry Kane did not see the goal twice. However, one of these goals was ruled out for offside. But the English forward did not make any mistakes in 18 minutes. Serge Gnabry's low cross from the left wing sent the ball into the net with a superb volley.
Bayern's power in the match was that time. Hansi Flick's Barca proved once again to be terrifying. Bayern fell behind again in the first half. But not once but twice. In the 36th minute, Fermin Lopes wanted to beat Nayyar after taking the ball from Lamin Yamal. Nayyar also came a little higher to stop him. Despite succeeding in stopping Lopes, Robert could not stop Lewandowski's return shot.
It was not a memorable night for the German goalkeeper. Rafinha let him down again in the 45th minute with a right-footed shot assisted by Mark Casado before the break.
The whole of the second half can be called Barcelona. Rafinha's third goal in the 56th minute rather dimmed Bayern's chances of a comeback. Yamal's perfect pass was well controlled by this Brazilian forward. Then he completed the hat-trick by sending the ball through a low corner. Before this, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero and Roy Mack have a history of hat-tricks in the Champions League against Bayern.
Rafinha's magical performance saw Barca beat Bayern for the first time in almost a decade. They are ten in the table with 6 points from 2 wins in 3 matches.
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