What's interesting about the Champions League in the third round in my opinion. Not because Barcelona won big against Bayern Munich or Man City won big against Sparta Prague. But there is one team that impressed me, Lille. They are actually not considered in the Champions League but they can perform very impressively in the Champions League this season.
Whether it's a coincidence or not, Lille is a team that made a surprise in the Champions League this season. They beat Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid one by one in the Champions League. Pep Genesio has made Lille considered by every opponent this season in the Champions League, he has beaten two Madrid giants. Extraordinary.
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Today seems to be a good match day for Barcelona and may other big teams. And indeed Rafinha is having a great moment scoring hattrick in today games, but not just him alone. We have Haaland scoring two goals yet of which the game is not yet over, he might be able to score more goal to make it a Hattrick. Unfortunately for him, Pep has to take him out of the game even if he was not really happy about it. He needed more goals at least one in the match.
Today matches between Barcelona and the Bayern Munich was very interesting match as the game end in victory of Barcelona, although that this season Barcelona performance is very low but with the kind patterns of the game they play today against Bayern it show that they’ve make a little improvement to their performances; I think if they can continue on this way they able to beat every of their opponents, because even the way there today match started I don’t expect any goals from them with how Bayern was trying to attack them right from beginning of the match. 
This is a match between child and adults, I mean Barcelona fielded 6 young players aged between 17 to 21 years in this match but they managed to silence Bayern Munich who are famous for their squad depth and high experience. Lewandowski scored against his former team, while Raphinha scored a hat-trick, it was the great drama of the day.
Many of Bayern Munich's experienced players couldn't believe what they experienced today against Barcelona, this was truly something unusual for them. Even Kompany tried hard to improve the attack by playing more typical attacking players in the second half, but his efforts failed to find results. Bayern Munich lost in front of Barcelona fans with a score of 4-1, it was a great night.
Many of Bayern Munich's experienced players couldn't believe what they experienced today against Barcelona, this was truly something unusual for them. Even Kompany tried hard to improve the attack by playing more typical attacking players in the second half, but his efforts failed to find results. Bayern Munich lost in front of Barcelona fans with a score of 4-1, it was a great night.
I'm quite excited after watching this brilliant display from the Barce side today. Real Madrid did theirs yesterday, and today, barce decided to amaze us. Flick literally made the whole age thing just a number. The quality in today's game was top notch. I felt that barce should have score more than 4, but lewandowski wasn't at his best today. Raphina who has been criticized so many times last season, continue with his brilliant performance this season, and I saw that tonight. I think that captain hand band should remain with him, because he seem to be more confident with his leadership row.
Even when Bayern had the ball in most occasion, Barce literally toyed with them when they are on the ball. The good thing with Barce in this game is the quality of one-two passes that they make. And, I'm not sure why Kompany decide to start mullar ahead of musiala today. Musiala had better impact when he was Sub in, better than mullar that started the game. Congrats to Barce. Now my anticipation is now shifted to this coming weekend, when we will see them facing madrid.
I least expected the outcome of the match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. I thought that even if any team has to win, the goal margin should not be much. However, I was quite surprised when the result of the match became heavily in favor of Barcelona. There is no doubt that the Barcelona guys played very nice football, but the Bayern Munich guys did not do worse. With their performance tonight they don't deserve the humiliation.
I do not understand why Vincent Kompany would have to bench Musiala while Barcelona used Yamal to terrorize them. He should learn and readjust.
I do not understand why Vincent Kompany would have to bench Musiala while Barcelona used Yamal to terrorize them. He should learn and readjust.
let see the result of the evening.
Disappointing 1-1 for Bayer more to be expected.
Inter lucky scoring in the last minute.
Barca destroyed Bayern.
WTF Atletico lost 3-1 at home vs Lille.
City manita to Praga and Liverpool win.
Only 2 teams at full points, Liverpool and Aston Villa.
12 teams in 2 points.
Disappointing 1-1 for Bayer more to be expected.
Inter lucky scoring in the last minute.
Barca destroyed Bayern.
WTF Atletico lost 3-1 at home vs Lille.
City manita to Praga and Liverpool win.
Only 2 teams at full points, Liverpool and Aston Villa.
12 teams in 2 points.
I expected this from Barcelona to night, they have often been bullied by Bayern Munich but maybe they may be the Victor here, overcoming their worst Champions League nightmare for years now. Barcelona attack are way more clinical than last season and so it's expected for them to missed fewer opportunities with goals.
I wasn't too surprised too with their recent performance and so the Victor emerged to be Barcelona with a fine 4-1 
, they weren't after any form of revenge (which i know they won't) even when they got some chance to do that but they didn't waste any chance even the particular open chance that was lost by Lewy, I watched the replay and found out he couldn't hold the speed force he used in getting to the ball position and that made him lose it. It was a fine night, M.Casado et Fermin Lopez cooked alot of chance tonight even though it was merely noticed ( he's also just returning from his injury which trully showed he trained ). It's funny how no one is talking about the ref decisions at some point towards Barcelona despite being at home 
Thus, total goal tonight for each UCL game wasn't above 5, Barcelona could have done that but it was a tough game to handle.... what a night
Wow, who would have thought that Raphinha managed to score a hat-trick in this big match, that was amazing and once again, I really admire the hard work that Hansi Flick managed to do because Hansi Flick managed to maximize the great talents of every player in the Barcelona squad. Also, maybe Barcelona's big win was also a surprise because I thought, even though there would be many goals in this match, but at first I thought goals would be scored by both teams such as 3-2 and or 2-2. But wow, Barcelona managed to beat Bayern Munich with score of 4-1, because in previous seasons Bayern Munich always managed to beat Barcelona with a big score in this Champions League.
But yes, as I always said before, Barcelona is still superior to Bayern Munich even though basically this season they both have good results in the domestic league. But anyway, the factor of Hansi Flick who previously had experience coaching Bayern Munich was like a plus for Barcelona in this match, so it's no wonder that this time Barcelona managed to beat Bayern Munich.
But yes, as I always said before, Barcelona is still superior to Bayern Munich even though basically this season they both have good results in the domestic league. But anyway, the factor of Hansi Flick who previously had experience coaching Bayern Munich was like a plus for Barcelona in this match, so it's no wonder that this time Barcelona managed to beat Bayern Munich.
What PSG did looks like we are going to see them quite disappointing this season without a doubt. They have only 4 points after 3 games and they should have beaten PSV without a doubt, they are much better team and should have won this and yet they still failed to win, this is unacceptable after spending this much money to build a team like this. I understand some teams could have bad days, look at Real Madrid, they lost to Lille, totally unexpected loss and that happens, but in 3 games they have 6 points, only one bad game and two dominant games.
PSG looks terrible, this isn't even about them getting bad results only, this is also about how we saw them have a terrible result on the long run as well, we are talking about terrible results and also looking terrible while getting these results as well. I believe we shouldn't really be considering anything to be this bad, we need to see them play better. As you can understand probably, I lost a good chunk of money on their game lol.
PSG looks terrible, this isn't even about them getting bad results only, this is also about how we saw them have a terrible result on the long run as well, we are talking about terrible results and also looking terrible while getting these results as well. I believe we shouldn't really be considering anything to be this bad, we need to see them play better. As you can understand probably, I lost a good chunk of money on their game lol.
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My prediction: both teams to score, and the total goals will be over three, given the strong offensive capabilities of both sides.
Both teams will score is very possible and has happened. Barcelona scored in the first minute and Bayern Munich replied in the 18th minute.
Now we wait for the results whether Barcelona can win the match to ensure that in this match head to head is not needed for analysis in the bets we have placed. If it happens, the appointment of H. Flick is very appropriate to break this.
The match between the two teams was very tight but Munich gave a gap in the defense line so that it was utilized very well by Hansi Flick's troops on the other side Barcelona's defense line was very tight their teamwork so far has been good.
We wait in the second half which will start soon it is clear that Munich will appear more aggressive considering that they are already 2 goals behind they certainly do not want to lose by a large margin it is likely that further goals will occur again for both teams.
However, if Barcelona is able to maintain this victory until the referee blows the long whistle, yes I agree with you Hansi Flick is the right coach that the Blaugrana have been looking for.
I know Bayern Munich is known for winning a lot of goals, but at this case I will say it will be somehow hard for them to equalize against. Barcelona have already add another goal, making it 4-1. And there is no more signs that shows Bayern Munich will be able to score 3 more goals in this game. So for me I will say that Bayern Munich should take it this way since there weaknesses in defense is been identified by Barcelona and they utilize it in a good manner.
Although, Barcelona are in a good form this season which there are having many victories in their games. I wonder what will happen in their next game again Real Madrid that will be in 3 days now. Because I can’t still say both teams are surprising. Moreover all the games that Barcelona played this month the lose non so far. So we wait and see what will happen.
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Despite Bayern having more possession of the ball, which is generally their style - Barcelona are very confident and in control on the pitch. A quick goal and afterwards a confident dominance in the scoreline shows that Barcelona are very good at the moment and it seems that they have broken a series of poor performances against Bayern. Rafinha's hat-trick I think will be remembered for a long time.Many of Bayern Munich's experienced players couldn't believe what they experienced today against Barcelona, this was truly something unusual for them. Even Kompany tried hard to improve the attack by playing more typical attacking players in the second half, but his efforts failed to find results. Bayern Munich lost in front of Barcelona fans with a score of 4-1, it was a great night.
The consistent scoring of Barcelona took the fight away from the Bayern players, even after the infamous four man changes at the 59th minute. I think they were instrumental to Barcelona ending their goal campaign rather than pushing attacks for Bayern. Kane was really missing from the field in the second half. The confidence of the Barcelona players was on the high in this match while that of their opposition plummeted with the increment of the score line. I think Neuer is really getting too old for his goalkeeping duties and should have way for a younger, more flexible goalkeeper . Lamine Yamal is an underrated blessing to the Barcelona team, just like Pedri. Both were at their best this night with Raphinha being the beast of the match and he would surely take the match ball home.
Full time score 4:1
Full time score 4:1
Barcelona vs Bayern game tonight is quite an interesting one, I couldn't look away for a second because I know I could miss the moment 
.. my eyes were glued to the screen throughout the first half.
Thus,the game is really hard to determine even Barca leading with two goals , Bayern seem to be putting more pressure and they seem to have more shots and possession . Today barca seem to be utilising every chance, not like their last game... it's shows they are progressing, let's see how the second half goes, hopefully doesn't turns but I must say they shouldn't play the same way they played when the game was still 1-0 if they want to win this game becauseit was quite obviousthat they relaxed after the first goal
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Bayern is dominating the game but Barcelona is doing the scoring, and it makes me see how committed Barcelona is in utilizing the few chances that they had. Three shots on target and three goals is something I must appluad them for... my eyes were glued to the screen throughout the first half.Thus,the game is really hard to determine even Barca leading with two goals , Bayern seem to be putting more pressure and they seem to have more shots and possession . Today barca seem to be utilising every chance, not like their last game... it's shows they are progressing, let's see how the second half goes, hopefully doesn't turns but I must say they shouldn't play the same way they played when the game was still 1-0 if they want to win this game becauseit was quite obviousthat they relaxed after the first goal
.It is not yet over until it is over, as the aecond half kicks off I know that it might be difficult for Bayern to equalize all the two goals but we might see more surprises in this second half. If Barcelona wins this match, it means that they are free from Bayern being superior over them.
Despite Bayern having more possession of the ball, which is generally their style - Barcelona are very confident and in control on the pitch. A quick goal and afterwards a confident dominance in the scoreline shows that Barcelona are very good at the moment and it seems that they have broken a series of poor performances against Bayern. Rafinha's hat-trick I think will be remembered for a long time.
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Inter Milan did not play well in the first half. Milan's performance was quite slow. In the first half, Young Boys' players managed 14 shots, while Milan's players made only 3 shots. But the important thing is that Inter Milan failed to score from the penalty at the beginning of the second half. Marko Arnautovic missed the penalty.
I don't know why Martinez was not included in the starting XI. However, it was necessary to keep Martinez in the starting XI in this match. Although not in good form this season, Martinez is one of the most important players in Inter Milan's squad.
Inter Milan is very lucky in today's match. After 90 minutes, Marcus Thuram's goal in extra time gave Inter Milan the lead. The way Inter Milan team performed in the whole match, I didn't think Inter Milan would be able to get 3 points in this match.
But I am very upset with Simone Inzaghi's match tactics. Although this match is the home match of Young boys, we consider Inter Milan as favourites. But in the first half Inter Milan players did not make any effort to score. Inter Milan played very slowly. If Inter Milan had played an attacking strategy against Young Boys in the first half, and tried to score on the counter attack, we could have seen several goals in this match.
Inter Milan is in a very good position in the Champions League at the moment. Inter Milan have won two out of three matches, sharing points only against Manchester City. However, Inter Milan's overall performance needs to improve. If not, this team will lag behind in the future.
Shocking results right now mate!, is way down to 3:1 in the favour of Barcelona just in the first half event, interesting and I doubt if Bayern Munich would come out of this, Barcelona got a striker by name Lewandowski, who seem to know well how how to penatrate and find his way into the back of the net, as he got a bit of knowledge of some individual players in Bayern, being their former striker.
Despite that the game hasn't ended yet, but with the performance so far, I will say worst Bayern Munich first half performance in the hands of Barcelona for a number of seasons.
Despite that the game hasn't ended yet, but with the performance so far, I will say worst Bayern Munich first half performance in the hands of Barcelona for a number of seasons.
There is this guy that is sitting next too me saying Bayern is going to repeat what Real Madrid did yesterday and I just burst out laugh, it's the confidence that is ridiculous like how. Lewandowski is playing his previous team and he knows how some of his mate play, it was advantage for him but more importantly, Bayern Munich coach messed up their starting formation, why start Muller and bench Musiala only to substitute them when it's too tough to handle.
There is no way they are going to win this match, Barcelona has already locked in this game and the chance of adding 1 goal here is 1/10, they are not making anything because they are even careful of their playing style not to get a yellow card neither the red card. I think Bayern need to go and prepare for the next match and improve so they can move on the table otherwise they will have to fight in play off after this stage.
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My prediction: both teams to score, and the total goals will be over three, given the strong offensive capabilities of both sides.
Both teams will score is very possible and has happened. Barcelona scored in the first minute and Bayern Munich replied in the 18th minute.
Now we wait for the results whether Barcelona can win the match to ensure that in this match head to head is not needed for analysis in the bets we have placed. If it happens, the appointment of H. Flick is very appropriate to break this.
The match between the two teams was very tight but Munich gave a gap in the defense line so that it was utilized very well by Hansi Flick's troops on the other side Barcelona's defense line was very tight their teamwork so far has been good.
We wait in the second half which will start soon it is clear that Munich will appear more aggressive considering that they are already 2 goals behind they certainly do not want to lose by a large margin it is likely that further goals will occur again for both teams.
However, if Barcelona is able to maintain this victory until the referee blows the long whistle, yes I agree with you Hansi Flick is the right coach that the Blaugrana have been looking for.
I know Bayern Munich is known for winning a lot of goals, but at this case I will say it will be somehow hard for them to equalize against. Barcelona have already add another goal, making it 4-1. And there is no more signs that shows Bayern Munich will be able to score 3 more goals in this game. So for me I will say that Bayern Munich should take it this way since there weaknesses in defense is been identified by Barcelona and they utilize it in a good manner.
Although, Barcelona are in a good form this season which there are having many victories in their games. I wonder what will happen in their next game again Real Madrid that will be in 3 days now. Because I can’t still say both teams are surprising. Moreover all the games that Barcelona played this month the lose non so far. So we wait and see what will happen.
We wait in the second half which will start soon it is clear that Munich will appear more aggressive considering that they are already 2 goals behind they certainly do not want to lose by a large margin it is likely that further goals will occur again for both teams.
However, if Barcelona is able to maintain this victory until the referee blows the long whistle, yes I agree with you Hansi Flick is the right coach that the Blaugrana have been looking for.
The second half is going on and Barcelona extended their win to 4-1. Rafinha is having one of his best moment in his career scoring three goals in an important Champions League game against a big opponent Bayern Munich; this will be a joyful and unforgettable day and memory for him because he will be very proud of himself.However, if Barcelona is able to maintain this victory until the referee blows the long whistle, yes I agree with you Hansi Flick is the right coach that the Blaugrana have been looking for.
Hensi Flick is showing quality, and he is displaying his experience as a big coach that have experience in several leagues, he set up a very good team and the team has succeeded because they might have more goals soon.
Vincent Kompany made some substitutions to see if his team can still get it right, but it will be very difficult because three goals difference is much they have a lot of work to make it happen which is almost impossible at this moment.
After so much expectations, Manchester City and Liverpool still retain their position in the league table. Barcelona has gained victory over Bayern Munich on their Home. Atletico Madrid has failed to win LOSC and are still struggling to find a draw game in the end.
I also do not see Bayern Munich coming back to equalize the goals rather Barcelona may add more goals before 70 minutes if they keep increasing their pressure in the game I believe Vincent Kompany will kindly go back to the drawing board after this match because losing against Aston Villa alone shows that the team is not prepared to make it out or the group stage this season.
Barcelona now lead 4-1. Does Bayern Munich have any chance to make a comeback in this match? Bayern Munich is a very strong team. Even so, I don't think Bayern Munich will be able to make a comeback after going 3 goals down. Because Munich's opponent is Barcelona. And Munich is now playing against Hansi Flick's mastermind.
Hansi Flick has proved his mettle. From the start of the match, we can see the confidence of the Barcelona players today. We have never seen Barcelona play well in the past against Munich on the Champions League platform. But in today's match, Munich is not able to create any chance. Barcelona's forward players as well as defenders are performing well today. I wouldn't be surprised if Barcelona win by a bigger margin today. Because even after leading 4-1, Barcelona continued their attack. And Barcelona players want to score more goals.
I was very much against Barcelona for this game. Just looking at their last encounters in the Champions League I thought this would be a nightmare for Barcelona. Bayern Munich is very strong and known to be dominant, they will definitely put Barcelona under pressure, that was for sure. But what happened on that field was quite the opposite of what I had expected.
When the first half ended, I saw Barcelona leading 3-1; that is when I began to notice that this was no ordinary game. Barcelona played that half with a confidence and determination I have never seen when they play against Bayern. Three goals against Bayern in a whole match, that is something very rare. Barcelona players looked very organized, both in attack and defense, while Bayern struggled to create chances.
And when the score changed to 4-1 in favor of the second half which was still ongoing, it felt like this match had turned into some kind of a nightmare for Bayern Munich.
Barcelona won 3-1 in the first half.
The match between the two teams was very tight but Munich gave a gap in the defense line so that it was utilized very well by Hansi Flick's troops on the other side Barcelona's defense line was very tight their teamwork so far has been good.
We wait in the second half which will start soon it is clear that Munich will appear more aggressive considering that they are already 2 goals behind they certainly do not want to lose by a large margin it is likely that further goals will occur again for both teams.
However, if Barcelona is able to maintain this victory until the referee blows the long whistle, yes I agree with you Hansi Flick is the right coach that the Blaugrana have been looking for.
It has been an interesting game so far since the beginning of the first half and i just knew that this there will be lots of goals in this match. Bayern Munich started well after conceding in first 2 minutes they dominated the game well until they equalized but i was disappointed how they relaxed after equalizing and that gave Barcelona space which they were punished for. Its 4-1 now and Barcelona deserved to be ahead because they were the better side after Bayern Munich relaxed. Kompany has more work to do if he wants the team to succeed because they still consistency and stability in their game. The match between the two teams was very tight but Munich gave a gap in the defense line so that it was utilized very well by Hansi Flick's troops on the other side Barcelona's defense line was very tight their teamwork so far has been good.
We wait in the second half which will start soon it is clear that Munich will appear more aggressive considering that they are already 2 goals behind they certainly do not want to lose by a large margin it is likely that further goals will occur again for both teams.
However, if Barcelona is able to maintain this victory until the referee blows the long whistle, yes I agree with you Hansi Flick is the right coach that the Blaugrana have been looking for.
The game is not over yet over and we could see another goal again but surely Bayern Munich has lost this game.
I was very surprised by Inter Milan's performance today against Young Boys. Young Boys are not a strong opponent. Even in the Swiss Super league, this team is at the tenth place in the table. Young Boys won only two matches out of 10 matches. I have not seen the Young Boys team play well in the past Champions League matches. The team lost the match against Barcelona by a huge margin of 5-0 and Young Boys lost by a margin of 3-0 against Aston Villa. Inter Milan players cannot play well against such a team today.
In 55 minutes, neither team's players can score a goal. But so far we have seen the dominance of Young Boys players in this match. Inter Milan players are not able to make any advantage in this match. I don't see any strong attacks from Inter Milan players. Inter Milan won't be able to get 3 points against Young Boys if they perform like this.
As an Inter Milan fan today I expected to see a better performance from the Inter Milan players. No team can score in 80 minutes yet. Milan have 57% of the ball but they can't attack much. Young Boys have more attacking players than Inter Milan. Young Boys players seem very confident in the home match.
Inter Milan did not play well in the first half. Milan's performance was quite slow. In the first half, Young Boys' players managed 14 shots, while Milan's players made only 3 shots. But the important thing is that Inter Milan failed to score from the penalty at the beginning of the second half. Marko Arnautovic missed the penalty.
I don't know why Martinez was not included in the starting XI. However, it was necessary to keep Martinez in the starting XI in this match. Although not in good form this season, Martinez is one of the most important players in Inter Milan's squad.
Bayern is dominating the game but Barcelona is doing the scoring, and it makes me see how committed Barcelona is in utilizing the few chances that they had. Three shots on target and three goals is something I must appluad them for.
Bayern Munich defense is just so weak, which is making it so easy for Barcelona to penetrate. Barcelona have been able to score 4 goals, and the match hasn’t ended yet. I'm just kind of surprised, because I never expected Bayern Munich to concede so many goals in the match. No one cares about the club that’s dominating the match, all what everyone cares about is the team that’s scoring. Let’s see how the match goes, but I won’t just be surprised if Barcelona can score more goals in the match because they dominated the match in the second half, and they're still doing everything possible to score more goals in the match. Jump to: