Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 victory over Bayern Munich. He grabbed his first goal inside the opening minute before Harry Kane equalised for the visitors. Barca then went 3-1 ahead going into the break as Raphinha scored again after Robert Lewandowski’s strike. The Brazil international claimed his hat-trick after the break on a comfortable night for Hansi Flick’s men.
Raphinha scored a sensational hat-trick to power Barcelona to a statement 4-1 win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.
Barca had lost six straight games against Bayern before tonight but, under the guidance of ex-Bayern manager Hansi Flick, frequently cut through the German side with ruthless efficiency.
Raphinha’s first goal came inside a minute and was a sign of things to come. While Harry Kane equalised, ex-Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski soon restored the lead.
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A pair of well-taken breakaway goals – set up by superb Marc Casado and Lamine Yamal assists – completed the Raphinha hat-trick and meant the contest was effectively over before an hour had been played.
Bayern have just three points from three games and are 23rd in the Champions League table. Barcelona, meanwhile, climb to 10th.
TALKING POINT – FLICK’S BARCELONA MAY BE THE REAL DEAL
This was a seriously impressive result for Barcelona, against a team that before tonight had lost just once all season.
Flick appeared to get his counter-attacking tactics spot on and the fact it was Raphinha – probably the least-heralded of Barca’s attacking trio – who shone the brightest suggests even greater things could be to come. That matchday one defeat at Monaco feels a long time ago and with Barca having suffered an early red card it’s easy to chalk up as a freak result.
Bigger tests are to come – starting with El Clasico on Sunday. But you can only judge a team off the games they have played, and Flick’s Barcelona look exciting so far.
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