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Barça, powered by Flick and Lewy and more, sure got one over the Bavarians at last. This wasn?t how it was supposed to go.
When Hansi Flick lifted the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich in 2020 ? on his way to a famous sextuple ? the Bavarians were on top of the world and Flick, their king.
Now Flick is in charge at FC Barcelona, and Bayern?s old Champions League doormats ? Flick had dealt Barça an 8-2 defeat himself in that 2020 run, with the Catalans going 0-4 with no goals scored and eleven conceded in the four meetings since ? are no longer looking like doormats.
Instead, Barça served Bayern a big heaping of humble pie on Wednesday in a 4-1 win that looked for a time like a contest, until Flick?s men exploded ? powered by a hat-trick from Brazilian winger Raphinha. Comments from Flick, Lewandowski, and Raphinha were captured after the match by FCBayern.com
?I?m proud of how we came back after the equaliser, as we had a period in the game when we weren?t so brave. We created some excellent chances. I?m happy; we have a very young team who are implementing our ideas very well,? said the Barça head coach, who has happy to give credit to his former club in victory. ?Bayern Munich are an outstanding team and play very attractive football. We were a touch better today, a touch more clinical in our finishing.?
?I?m very pleased. A victory over Bayern Munich is something special,? added Lewa...