FC Barcelona 2–8 FC Bayern Munich
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 The Estádio da Luz hosted the match | |||||||
| Event | 2019–20 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 14 August 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Thomas Müller (Bayern) | ||||||
| Referee | Damir Skomina (Slovenia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear night 24 °C (75 °F) 54% humidity[2] | ||||||
The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich was played on 14 August 2020 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal. Bayern Munich won the match 8–2, making it Barcelona's heaviest defeat since 1951, 69 years earlier, when they lost 6–0 to Espanyol at the 1950–51 La Liga. It was also the first time they had conceded eight goals in a game since 1946, when they lost 8–0 to Sevilla in the 1946 Copa del Generalísimo.
Background
Fixtures between Barcelona and Bayern Munich had earlier been tough encounters between two of Europe's most decorated sides, in which four knock-out ties since 2008–09 UEFA Champions League yielded 26 goals prior to this game.
History
It was the fourth time the two sides had faced each other in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League and the fifth time overall since 1998. Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, but a rematch in the semi-finals of the 2012–13 competition saw Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller inspire Bayern to a 7–0 aggregate victory, including a 3–0 win at the Camp Nou.[3][4] En route to winning the title in 2015, Lionel Messi and Neymar were Barcelona's key players in a 5–3 aggregate win over Bayern in the semi-finals.[5][6]
Road to the quarter-finals
Both teams qualified for the knockout phase as winners of their respective groups. Barcelona had faced Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and Slavia Prague, while Bayern, who faced Tottenham Hotspur, Olympiacos and Red Star Belgrade won all six of their group matches, including an emphatic 7–2 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,[7] scoring 24 goals and conceding just seven. Barcelona faced Napoli in the round of 16 and won 4–2 on aggregate, while Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 7–1 on aggregate, with the second leg matches of both teams played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Match
Summary
The match was played on 14 August 2020 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, as part of a single-elimination tournament, following UEFA's decision to complete the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League seasons, which had been halted since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at neutral venues. The Estádio da Luz and Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon were chosen as the venues for the UEFA Champions League, with the final match at Estádio da Luz.[9][10]
First half
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In the opening 10 minutes, Thomas Müller fired Bayern Munich ahead following a one-two with Robert Lewandowski. David Alaba sliced a cross from Jordi Alba into his own net shortly after to level the scores, before Barcelona themselves missed two opportunities; Suárez was denied by Manuel Neuer and Lionel Messi hit the post with a curling cross-cum-shot. The following minutes took the game away from Barcelona, though, as Ivan Perišić smashed in a deflected shot in the 21st minute for Bayern, fed by a pass from Serge Gnabry after a passing error from Sergi Roberto. Gnabry himself scored with a shot from a through-ball from Leon Goretzka in the 27th minute, and Müller quickly added the fourth four minutes later from a cross by Joshua Kimmich.
Second half
In the 57th minute, a neat turn and finish from the centre of the box to the bottom-right corner by Suárez gave the Spanish side a glimmer of hope, but that proved premature, as Kimmich's side-footed finish in the 63rd minute, connecting with a delivery from Alphonso Davies – who had beaten his marker, Nelson Semedo, at the edge of the box – made the scoreline 5–2 to the Germans. Bayern scored three goals in the closing 10 minutes of the match as in-form striker Lewandowski, who had been quiet for most of the game, headed his 14th goal of the campaign from a close-range cross by Philippe Coutinho in the 82nd minute. Coutinho, who is on loan to Bayern from Barcelona, scored the last two goals of the game; first, he hit a right-footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom-left corner from a pass by Müller in the 85th minute, followed by a left-footed shot from very close range to the bottom-left corner in the 89th minute from a headed pass by substitute Lucas Hernandez to inflict Barcelona's worst defeat in 69 years.[11][12][13]
Details
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Statistics
| Statistic | Barcelona | Bayern Munich |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 8 |
| Total shots | 7 | 26 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 13 |
| Saves | 5 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 49% | 51% |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 9 |
| Fouls committed | 13 | 22 |
| Offsides | 4 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Post match
Barcelona suffered their heaviest loss in 69 years, this was the first time they have conceded more than 5 goals in a UEFA Champions League game and their worst concession since a 8–0 defeat to Sevilla in 1946.[13] Bayern Munich on the other hand continued their run of winning all UEFA Champions League matches they played in a season.[15] The eight goals Bayern Munich scored is the most a side has scored in a European Cup knockout match since Real Madrid defeated FC Swarovski Tirol 9–1 in a last 16 tie in 1991.
Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski became the first player to score in eight or more consecutive UEFA Champions League matches since Cristiano Ronaldo in April 2018 (11 games), while Bayern's coach Hans-Dieter Flick became only the third manager in Champions League history to win his first six matches in charge, after Fabio Capello in 1992–93 and Luis Fernández in 1994–95.[16]
The match was also compared to the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final match between Brazil and Germany as Thomas Müller opened the scoring in the 7–1 routing of Brazil, which Jérôme Boateng and Manuel Neuer also played in, while Flick was the assistant coach of Germany in the same match.[17]
Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué stated that the club needed structural changes on all levels,[18] while club president Josep Maria Bartomeu described it as a "disaster".[19] Three days after the game, Barcelona sacked manager Quique Setién.[20] He was followed the next day by the club's director of football, Eric Abidal.[21] Setién was replaced on 19 August by Ronald Koeman, who had played for the club from 1989 to 1995 and was their assistant manager under Louis van Gaal from 1998 to 2000.[22]
Notes
- ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1]
- ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
See Also
References
- ^ "Full Time Summary Quarter-finals – Barcelona v Bayern Munich" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Tactical line-ups - Quarter-finals - Friday 14 August 2020 - Estádio do SL Benfica - Lisbon" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Bayern Munich 4–0 Barca – as it happened". The Guardian. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 0-3 Bayern Munich (Agg: 0-7)". BBC Sport. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Messi's double puts Barca in control over Bayern". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Neymar scores twice as Barca reach Champions League final". Goal.com. 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Serge Gnabry scores four in blockbuster win". bundesliga.com. 1 October 2019.
- ^ "UEFA to resume Champions League behind closed doors". Aljazeera.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Champions League will resume in August in Portugal". nytimes.com. 17 June 2020.
- ^ "2020 Champions League Final: When and Where". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League–Match–Barcelona vs Bayern". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Bayern Munich 8-2 Barcelona: Brilliant Bayern smash Barca to reach Champions League semis". BBC Sport. 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Barca sink to 74-year low in Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayern". Goal.com. 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Quarter-finals – Barcelona v Bayern Munich" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "All the stats and facts after Bayern 8–2 win over Barca". 90min.com. 14 August 2020.
- ^ Manuel Veth (14 August 2020). "Bayern Munich write history in 8–2 victory over Barcelona". forbes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich: 'It was good against Brazil, against Barca we were brutal'". BBC Sport. 14 August 2020.
- ^ Matchett, Karl (16 August 2020). "'This is the bottom' – Gerard Pique demands 'structural' change at Barcelona after Champions League humiliation". The Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Delaney, Miguel (15 August 2020). "What next for dysfunctional Barcelona after Champions League humiliation?". The Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Quique Setien: Barcelona sack manager after Bayern thrashing". BBC Sport. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Burrows, Ben (18 August 2020). "Barcelona sack sporting director Eric Abidal after Champions League exit". The Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Ronald Koeman: Barcelona name former player as new head coach". BBC Sport. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.