Barcelona broke the jinx by defeating their opponents Bayern Munich 4-1 today in the third round of the Champions League.
After losing 11 of their last 15 matches against the Bavarians, six of them in a row, the Azulgranas took advantage of their home advantage at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic and got rid of the ghosts that had been attacking them.
A goal by Raphinha just 57 seconds after the opening whistle (the earliest goal allowed by the Germans in the history of these tournaments), opened the scoring for the Culés, but in the 18th minute, superstar Harry Kane equalized with a right-footed shot.
Robert Lewandowski, 20 minutes later, put Hansi Flick’s team ahead with a goal that sent the stands wild, an action in which Fermín López scored his second assist of the night.
The Mediterranean side’s revenge continued to be forged when Raphinha appeared again with a pair of goals, one before the break and the other in the second half, to score a hat-trick and seal the match against last year’s semi-finalists.
With this victory Barcelona accumulates six points with a pair of wins and an inexplicable setback against Monaco last September.
Results of the day:
Atalanta 0-Celtic 0
Brest 1-Leverkusen 1
Atletico Madrid 1-Lille 3
Benfica 1-Feyenoord 3
Manchester City 5-Sparta Prague 0
Leipzig 0-Liverpool 1
Salzburg 0-Dinamo Zagreb 2
Young Boys 0-Inter Milan 1
