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Yes, besides the great and solid efforts of the players, Hansi Flick also had a huge influence on the success of Barcelona vs Bayern Munich. Barcelona this time did not rely too much on ball possession like they did before against Bayern Munich, but Hansi Flick's tactics were really in accordance with the counterattack that directly penetrated Bayern Munich's defense.

It can be seen from the statistics below, at least, Barcelona shots were very accurate.

Source: Barcelona have scored four goals against Bayern Munich

Despite the three goals scored by Raphina, I feel like they should have awarded the man of the match to Lamine Yamal and if he wasn't, Pedri was absolutely great for them. It was also great to see the youngins like Gavi and the rest getting a call up from the manager already.
Up next would be the league games for themselves between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Told folks this was game was goin' to expose the flaw of Vincent Kompany. I don't rate him too high, I feel like his tactical approach of the game wasn't a smart. That push on Kim Min Jae should be known that football still remains a contact sport.

Crap!!! When was the last time you watch the el clasico games? Did you see the pressure and attacking prowess from barcelona's forward? How about the defense strategy that rendered their competition useless on the pitch?

Oh hell, the pass from yamal to raphinha was superb!! Boy performed a high level of trickery on the pitch today..made a good run, with a defender almost covering up his little space, and the keeper spreading out already, only to put it away under the keeper's arm.
58 secs to the game and he's already 1vs1, with only the keeper to beat? and y'all talking about form? What form?

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I actually thought this was gonna end up bad for Barcelona, just like it did 4 years ago.

I'm so impressed with raphinha this season, he now has a record of scoring four goals in three matches all together, for once kompany will feel disappointed and very much challenged having to face this kind of defeat which is literally on of its kind since this season. i wasn't seeing Barcelona as superior to the German side led by kompany but after this game, it became clear they aren't equals and Bayern Munich has got some assignment to take care of. A draw would have been possible but Bayern didn't utilize their opportunities well and still had some defensive error.

What? Are you joking perhaps? Taking this game into account, in the last 10 games Bayern have 8 wins and Barcelona 2. And I don't advise you to check the goal difference  
The fact is that Bayern are still weak this year - they are weak in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League, we can now say that with confidence.

Barcelona were lucky as Bayern Munich haven't been in a great form lately, they won their last game before this match but from the way they play, you'll realized that they're not yet back in form. We can't also behave like Barcelona didn't play very well and were only lucky as Barcelona brought the game to Bayern Munich and it was an entertaining match to watch. Raphinha scored a hat trick and now it's looking like Real Madrid and Barcelona are just competing against each other. Vinicius jnr scored his hat trick yesterday and today Raphinha has scored his. Harry Kane will always find a way to score even if they lose and that's what just happened as he got a goal.

Am not surprised by what Hansi Flick did today. He has proven that it's not about a particular club having great players but about him being the best manager to manage that club against the other. Bayern Munich vs Barcelona has always been an interesting match to watch. And indeed they never failed today. I love how Raphina is positioned in the game. The three goals he scored, were because he was always in the right position and moving in the right direction. Just a few touches he shoots and scores. Truly he is talented and has made a good record for himself today but let us dont forget about the young Lamal. The young stud is so accurate in his past.

This Barcelona team is so impressive, They follow the instructions of the coach to the latter. What Flick has done with this team is so interesting.
In the first 20 minutes, Barcelona was a shadow of themselves, but after Bayern Munich equalised, they sat up. They made sure all the balls and possession of Bayern Munich amounted to nothing and they found ways to exploit Bayern's weaknesses, something Bayern couldn't do to Barcelona.

It is important to state how good Bayern were, even though they were not clinical, yet they lost. This just shows how good this Barcelona team is currently.
Both teams played a very high line, but Barcelona was just better. they knew how to keep Bayern Munich offside and away from their box while punishing them at the same time for the same high lie. It was a very interesting match.

Seriously I was surprised and disappointed also, although there is always many goals when this two club meets it is not surprising but the surprise this time around was the winning team and that’s Barcelona, certainly they have got one back against Bayern Munich for the first for over 9 years now. I will say just like how Bayern holds the possession today and Barca winning it is the difference of the coach or let’s say it’s the pattern used by the managers.

When Barcelona lost to Bayern Munich with an 8-2 margin it was this same Hansi Flick that was the manager of the Bavarians, now at Barcelona he has done the same thing which I even thought during the game could get to a similar result like 8-2. The difference is Hansi flick also possesses the ball but he prefers the direct football and players running towards the oppositions most especially his wingers instead of calming down and passing back. This is different for managers like Kompany and even Xavi, this managers prefers the traditional tiki taka and it looks outdated without pressing the opponent and this  is what Bayern Munich played today.

Benfica lost 3-1 to Feyenoord tonight. Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored again, he is playing really well.

Inter won 1-0 with the goal he scored in extra time. Young Boys were good in this match, I watched the match until the end.
David von Ballmoos saved a penalty, he was the star of Young Boys tonight.

Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-1, this is a very good result for Barcelona.
Raphinha scored 3 goals and made a hat trick.

Bayern Leverkusen often annoys me when they draw an easy match like this, while they often try fo avoid lost, I still see this shows that they are still not top teams.
Inter milan where lucky to score in the last minute, thanks to M. Thuram 90mins+ and now they where able to secure all three points.

Barcelona cane out victorious against their nightmare with a 4 goals to 1 victory, another Brazilian getting an hattrick for their club in the Champions League just like yesterday. I guessed we can say we're beginning to see those among the main Ballon d'Or contenders, which are Vinicius Junior and Raphinha.


This game is too shocking, LOSC just defeated Real Madrid in their last Champions League match before this and now trash Atletico Madrid,  the underdog is tormenting the Spanish team.

Manchester City dominated to get an excellent goals scored with a cleansheet, they truly bullied their opponent today, just like we often experienced.

The English team are really doing well in the Champions League especially from the fact that two teams (Liverpool and Aston Villa) are the ones topping the table, while the other English teams are doing well also. Let's see how long they'll remain undefeated and if any English team cam make it to the final.

Inter won the match with a last minute goal. Simone Inzaghi started the game with a rotating squad, he had many of his best players ready on the bench, he went onto the field thinking they would win easily, but it was not easy. Young Boys is a team with only 9 points in the league, and they could not win a single point in the Champions League, yet Inter had a very hard time.

Simone Inzaghi later added Truham, Dimarco and Bastoni to the game and they tried harder to score, and in the end Truham scored that goal. I can't remember exactly whether it was in the first or second half, Inter also had one missed penalty.

Flick's experience at Bayern was put to good use in this match because he knew how to anticipate the attacks so that they could make Bayern have to bow down at the end of the match.

It cannot be denied that Bayern are very good at controlling the ball and the rhythm they do is also actually quite good, it's just that in this case Flick knows Bayern's weakness is the fast counter-attack carried out so that even though Bayern managed to have possession of the ball, Barcelona's momentum and rhythm were much better in this match.

The 4 goals scored by Barcelona in this match all started from quick counter-attacks and actually if we look at almost of these 4 goals occurred because of the mistakes of the Bayern players both in the offside trap and the anticipation they failed to do which ultimately led to goals.
The first goal, occurred because of the players' mistakes due to the failed offside trap, the second goal occurred because the Bayern defender failed to intercept the ball, the 3rd and 4th goals were almost the same as the first goal process so in this I think Flick really explored and read the Bayern game which made them lose and ended their dominance over Barcelona over the past few seasons.

I think so too, there were not many goals scored in the Barcelona vs Bayern Munich match because we know Bayern Munich's defense is quite strong but that is wrong because in reality in this match Barcelona was able to embarrass Bayern Munich. Barcelona has been able to end a bad streak when facing Bayern Munich and in today's match they were able to prove it.

I think because of Hansi Flick's experience that was able to make Barcelona appear different in today's match so that their opponents had difficulty reading Barcelona's playing style. Statistically, Barcelona was able to destroy Bayern Munich's defense because they were able to record 12 attacks. Barcelona has risen and maybe opposing team watch out be wary of the rapid progress made by Hansi Flick this season.

Barcelona are doing perfectly fine in the Champions league and am just marveled at how this team have became so formidable to the extent of beating Bayern munich by 4:1 but despite the win i think Bayern munich did their best and i commend Harry Kane for his efforts in the team and always making sure to register his name in the score sheet as he was the one who scored the one goal Bayern munich got. This week have been very memorable as Rafinha got a hat trick just after Vinicius Jr also got a hat trick for Real Madrid in their match against Borussia Dortmund yesterday.

I didn't get a chance to see any of the ECL games and just catching up with the results from yesterday and today.
Looks like we have an unexpected leader of the table, Aston Villa, who are emerging as the dark horse of this tournament.
In fact, all 4 Premier League clubs have won their games in this round, and they now occupy the top 3, with Arsenal lagging a bit behind in 9th position, but with the same amount of points as 3rd Man City.

In contrast, only one of the 4 German teams has won their game. Stuttgart, a much underrated team in my opinion, has finally managed to earn 3 points after the additional time winner by Toure. I don't know what the odds were, but I'm sure Juventus was the favourite.

I think the gap between Premier League teams and the rest will get wider as the league progresses. I think only Real and Barcelona can perform at a similarly high level, but they might not be as consistent as the English teams.

The goal margin was just too much in the match, which is the most surprising thing, Barcelona scored 4 goals in the match, and Bayern Munich were able to score just 1 goal in the match, and they had some chances in the match, but they couldn’t convert them to goals. Bayern dominated the match, but they ended up losing to Barcelona with a wide goal margin, which is even the most surprising aspect. Seriously, I am really disappointed with what Bayern Munich played in the match, conceding so many goals in the match is really a bad one for them. Barcelona took advantage of the chances they had in the match, and they utilized it well.

Basically, dominating the ball possession is the play style of Barcelona. They did this in the past because they used tiki-taka strategy. It is just interesting that Barcelona is no longer dominating the ball possession but they could win the match with a convincing score (4 goals). I think Barcelona has a different play style under Flick's management. However, this is a good change, Barcelona doesn't solely rely on the same strategy anymore.

Of course, scoring in a very early match will always motive more the players. But Bayern Munich actually could equalize the score in minute 18'. Before Barcelona second goal, the match is still quite tight. But the goal in minute 36' and 45' changed the game very much. With these additional goals, Bayern Munich mentality was decreasing. They looked to have no much hope anymore in this match.

Besides the impressive performance of Raphinha, I also really appreciated the accuracy of Barcelona players. They have 4 shots on target, they scored 4 goals. It means they have 100% accuracy when they have good opportunity to score goals. It is a bit different with Bayern Munich players, they scored 1 goal only from 3 shots on target.

In the end, Barcelona was able to beat Bayern Munich again with a fairly large score. Barca was doubted in this match, especially with their young players. however, Flick was able to answer those doubts by winning full points at Camp Nou. based on H2H Barcelona always had difficulty beating this German giant team, thanks to Hansi Flick's touch it was time for Barcelona to beat Bayern Munich again. a match that was a little emotional for me personally, because Barca is my favorite team and at the same time broke the dominance that in several meetings Barca always fell to Bayern both home and away. besides, it was not wrong if Flick appointed Raphinha as the team captain. in this match, he was Man of the Match. he scored three goals against Neuer, as if he put the ball in very easily. Lewa also took part, he contributed one goal against Neuer. besides, I like to see the appearance of Casado, Pedri, Yamal with their individual actions. they are very confident, especially Lamine Yamal, he dribbled the Bayern Munich players several times. Next, Barca will visit Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid's home base for the El Clasico match in the Domestic League.
In another match, even though ATM was so favored plus playing at home, unfortunately they had to be willing to fall to Lille with a score of 1-3.

Flick really gave a very different feel to Barcelona this season because apart from those who made a new breakthrough for this season in this match also proved that Flick deserved to be Barcelona coach because he could even change Barcelona's h2h which always seemed chaotic against Bayern because they could not win. Flick did his job well because if before Barcelona even always struggled to beat Bayern but in this match they won very easily with a score that was quite striking.

This is certainly a very good progress for Barcelona even though it is still early but in the end with consistency like this it will certainly make Barcelona more confident in navigating the season.
Now their job is just to try better in el clasico because of course not only Barcelona got a mental injection but Madrid also felt the same after they both won easily.