Football champagne served cold! That’s precisely what Hansi Flick did tonight as his current side, Barcelona, demolished Flick’s former team, Bayern Munich, in the Champions League clash of the titans, 4-1!The Bavarians have been literally bayernized – beaten, defeated, and battered ruthlessly.Led by remarkable Raphinha, who scored a hat-trick, the Blaugrana made a European powerhouse such as Bayern Munich look like a mid-table La Liga lot on Wednesday night at Montjuic stadium. Incredible, unforgettable, sensational!BARCELONA FINALLY GET THEIR REVENGE OVER BAYERN MUNICH IN A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUT 🤯THIS TEAM IS SOMETHING ELSE 👏 pic.twitter.com/mGptEYslYc— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 23, 2024 After just a few months in the dugout of the Catalan team, Flick transformed Barca into a dominant, flawless squad ready to squeeze life out of every rival, including those most challenging ones.And what a spectacle it was straight from the start! Just 57 seconds into the game, Fermin Lopez launched Raphinha in a perfect, one-on-one situation against Neuer, with the Brazilian – Barca’s captain tonight – finishing it superbly for the shocking opener.RAPHINHA 1ST MINUTE GOAL!I TOLD YOU HE WAS MADE FOR UCL NIGHTS! https://t.co/BjnVtRVxOT pic.twitter.com/K85EQgsYZk— Khay Dots (@KhayDots) October 23, 2024 It must have been a severe kick in the gut for the visitors, but the Bavarians just don’t waste time on regret. They fired back almost instantly as Harry Kane headed home an eye-pleasing header only to be voided due to a tiny offside.Well, that’s why Kane went for a jaw-dropping volley the next time the opportunity arose. Gnabry whipped it from the left, and the England captain made a lovely striker’s masterclass of striking it with your body being entirely out of balance.A true genius of the game, one of the Top 3 strikers in the world. Do you know who else is there, too? Robert Lewandowski.Barca’s lethal attacker scored his 97th Champions League goal 20 minutes later, following another Fermin Lopez assist as he made controversial contact with Munich’s Kim in the build-up. The ref decided it was too mild to rule out the goal and reward the Bavarians with a foul.Kompany was fuming by the sideline, but the call stood, just like Barca’s 2-1 lead.If that was unexpected for the Germans, then the goal they conceded in the first half’s ultimate seconds must have been really disturbing. Young Casado sent a mouth-watering pass to the other side, deploying Raphinha on the left flank, who managed to fire it between Upamecano’s legs straight into the far post for 3-1.OMFGGGG RAPHINHAAAAA🔥🔥🔥🔥WHAT A GOAL, WHAT A PASS FROM CASADO AS WELL🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/ugUmwlLQd8— Ali (@Ali400B) October 23, 2024 We guess nobody could have predicted such an outcome, but it was just a prelude to what was about to happen after the break. And that was Raphinha’s final hit, a fantastic hat-trick of an until-recently forgotten footballer.Flick definitely revived him, and Lamine Yamal provided him with an excellent pass for the third goal of the night shortly after the break. Raphinha danced between Munich’s defenders before slotting it low past Neuer, again into the far post, again causing frustration among the Bavarians.🚨🚨| GOAL: RAPHINHA WITH A HAT-TRICK!!!!Barcelona 4-1 Bayern https://t.co/MdomHJ0JeW— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) October 23, 2024 They’ve been beaten by their own weapon, with their own style – brutally, to the ground!Someone should warn Real Madrid on time. El Clasico arrives on Saturday night.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – ROUND 3TuesdayAC Milan – Club Brugge 3-1 (1-0)/Pulisic 34, Reijnders 61, 71 – Sabbe 51/Monaco – Crvena Zvezda 5-1 (2-1)/Minamino 21, 70, Embolo 45+4, Singo 54, Akliouche 90+6 – Ndiaye 27 pen/Arsenal – Shakhtar 1-0 (1-0)/Riznyk 29 og/Aston Villa – Bologna 2-0 (0-0)/McGinn 55, Duran 64/Girona – Slovan B. 2-0 (1-0)/Gutierrez 42, Juanpe 73/Juventus – Stuttgart 0-1 (0-0)/Toure 90+2/PSG – PSV 1-1 (0-1)/Hakimi 55 – Lang 34/Real Madrid – Dortmund 5-2 (0-2)/Rudiger 60, Vinicius Jr. 63, 86, 90+3, Vazquez 83 – Malen 30, Gittens 34/Sturm – Sporting 0-2 (0-1)/Santos 23, Gyokeres 53/WednesdayAtalanta – Celtic 0-0Brest – Leverkusen 1-1 (0-1)/Melou 39 – Wirtz 24/Atletico Madrid – Lille 1-3 (1-0)/Alvarez 8 – Zhegrova 61, David 74 pen, 89/Barcelona – Bayern 4-1 (3-1)/Raphinha 1,45,56, Lewandowski 26 – Kane 18/Benfica – Feyenoord 1-3 (0-2)/Akturkoglu 66 – Ueda 12, Milambo 33, 90+2/Manchester City – Sparta Praha 5-0 (1-0)/Foden 3, Haaland 58,68, Stones 64, Nunes 88 pen/RB Leipzig – Liverpool 0-1 (0-1)/Darwin 27/Salzburg – Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 (0-0)/Kulenovic 49, Petkovic 84/Young Boys – Inter Milan 0-1 (0-0)/Thuram 90+3/
