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Barcelona have finally banished their Bayern Munich ghosts after thrashing the Bavarians 4-1 with a dominant performance.
Raphinha gave Barcelona an early lead, but a wave of Bayern attacks and a Harry Kane goal turned the tie. However, the Blaugrana roused themselves and scored three more to register a famous victory.
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key match details
Barcelona had revenge on their minds after losing the last six meetings in this tie. They declared intent with a goal inside the first minute. Latching onto Fermín Lopez's precise through ball, Raphinha effortlessly rounded Manuel Neuer and slotted into the vacant net.
Bayern Munich responded fervently, with Harry Kane twice denied, first by Inaki Pena's reflex save and then an offside flag. Undeterred, Kane equalised in the 18th minute, converting Serge Gnabry's inviting cross with aplomb, and Bayern looked to turn the tide.
However, the Blaugrana improved the quality of the ball advancement and soon regained the lead through Robert Lewandowski's first-time finish, courtesy of Fermin's cleverness behind Kim Min-Jae and Neuer. Raphinha doubled his tally on the stroke of halftime, receiving Marc Casado's sublime pass and piercing through Dayot Upamecano's legs.
Raphinha remained unstoppable, sealing his hat-trick with a pinpoint strike after Lamine Yamal's exceptional pass.
Vincent Kompany's quadruple substitution on the hour mark failed to revitalise Bayern, as Kingsley Coman's effort sailed harmlessly wide. But Barcelona coped with the fresh danger with minimal fuss.
The win put Barcelona on six points in the UCL standings. Conversely, the defeat places a huge question mark on Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich, as they lost their second consecutive game in the competition.
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