Three Takeaways as Bayern Munich record historic win against Barcelona

Takeaways from Bayern Munich’s historic win against Barcelona.

It was expected to be a close game as two heavyweights clash in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Friday in Lisbon. However, Bayern Munich had completely different plans. At Estadio Da Luz, the whole world witnessed one of the most historic European night as Bayern scored eight past hapless Barcelona side.

The game was set to frantic as Die Roten opened the scoring in the third minute. Barcelona responded strongly and enjoyed a great ten-minute spell before everything fell apart. Before one-third of the game was, Die Roten had already sealed the game by scoring four goals.

Rekordmeister showed no mercy in the second half as they looked like scoring every time they motored in the final third. The players were hungry to score more goals and send a statement to all teams left in the competition. They managed to do it by recording their biggest win in a single knockout game.

Flick will have a great selection headache since substitute Philippe Coutinho came on made a big impact on the game. There was so much to like about Die Roten’s performance on Friday. Here are key takeaways from the game that will send shivers across Europe.