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Here were the lineups for both groups:.
Barcelonas first goal came through Bayern protector David Alaba, who clipped Jordi Albas cross into his own web to make it 1-1 in the seventh minute. Luis Suarez made it 4-2 in the 57th minute, only for Joshua Kimmich to respond to 6 minutes later to restore the three-goal edge. Lewandowski only added onto the humiliation in the 84th minute with one of his own before Philippe Coutinho– on loan to Bayern from Barcelona– made it 8-2 quickly after with a late double.
Barcelona, which left Antoine Griezmann on the bench in a shift to a 4-4-2 formation, almost broke through in the 3rd minute on the counterattack. Barcelona needed a lifeline, and it got one in the 57th minute.
Ter Stegen nearly had a self-inflicted mistake right away after, when he turned it over attempting to play it out of the back. He gifted Lewandowski a chance to strike, only to make the desperation save.
Not that it really mattered. Bayern made it 4-1 in the 31st minute through Mullers second of the game, with his redirect off Kimmichs pass extending the lead.
Messi then had actually an opportunity conserved in the 20th minute, with Neuer smothering his possibility from in close after he d been played in behind the Bayern defense.
Bayern then struck on its next opportunity in a game whose speed couldnt possibly be sustained. After some pressure forced a Barcelona turnover, Gnabry discovered Perisic on the overlapping work on his left, and the Croatian beat Marc-Andre ter Stegen from a tight angle, powering his opportunity inside the far post for a 2-1 lead in the 21st minute.
Bayern ought tove made it 3-1 in the 27th minute, when Lewandowski had a rebound fall to him at the goal mouth, just for Ter Stegen to make the point-blank save. It became 3-1 soon enough, though..
Leon Goretzka lobbed a pass over the top for Gnabry, who got in behind Clement Lenglet and ended up with poise to extend the cause two.
The 2nd half began much like the first ended. Barcelona was careless and disjointed in its own end, while Bayern Munich maintained the pressure. Its very first chance came through a direct ball down the middle from Neuer, which selected out Muller streaking behind the Barcelona back line. Muller turned and fed Perisic, who hit his chance right into Ter Stegens chest in the 49th minute.
The cruelty continued moments later on, with Coutinho getting 2 of his own to, sensationally, make it 8-2.
That lead didnt last long. Albas cross attempting to select out Suarez was unintentionally lobbed by Alaba into his own net, gifting Barcelona an equalizer and making it 1-1 after seven minutes.
That lifeline didnt last long. Davies definitely abused Nelson Semedo down the left-hand side, getting to the end line and cutting a cross back through the center of the box, where Kimmich raced onto it to fire house the objective that gave Bayern its three-goal lead back.
Another chance came through Goretzka, who sliced through Barcelonas defense to fulfill Kimmichs ball over the top, settled with his chest however fired high a minute later.
Barcelona required a lifeline, and it got one in the 57th minute. Messi discovered Alba left wing, who sufficed back for Suarez. The Uruguayan then did well to cut back on Jerome Boateng– who undoubtedly had tones of his notorious lowlight vs. Barcelona and Messi in 2015– and beat Neuer with a shot from inside the box to make it 4-2.
What was billed as a fight of 2 five-time European champions slanted extremely much in one instructions.
Bayern Munich raced out to a 4-1 lead over Barcelona after the first 31 minutes and never ever recalled, doubling it after halftime and winning, astoundingly, 8-2 in their Champions League quarterfinal in Lisbon, Portugal.
Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski headlined a match brimming with star power, however was the other big names stepping up for Bayern Munich. Thomas Muller scored two goals, while Serge Gnabry and Ivan Perisic had an objective apiece before halftime for the German champions, who are intending to win a first treble given that 2013..
Barcelonas first goal came through Bayern defender David Alaba, who clipped Jordi Albas cross into his own web to make it 1-1 in the seventh minute. Luis Suarez made it 4-2 in the 57th minute, only for Joshua Kimmich to answer six minutes later to bring back the three-goal edge. Lewandowski just added onto the embarrassment in the 84th minute with one of his own prior to Philippe Coutinho– on loan to Bayern from Barcelona– made it 8-2 not long after with a late double.
Barcelona, which left Antoine Griezmann on the bench in a shift to a 4-4-2 formation, nearly broke through in the third minute on the counterattack. Messi sprung Sergi Roberto complimentary down the left-hand side, where he got in behind Canadian rising star Alphonso Davies. Robertos curling cross nearly found its method to Suarez, but it was just out of his reach, and Manuel Neuer came off his line to clear it away.
Bayern then struck for the opener on its next time down into Barcelonas end. Muller and Lewandowski worked a fantastic mix at the top of the box, with Muller shooting house the opener from the edge of the area just into the 4th minute.
Barcelona nearly proceeded on 2 events in the next three minutes. First, Suarez had a run in behind fulfilled by the on-rushing Neuer, who saved his close-range chance, before Sergio Busquets struck the post on another opportunity.
The only thing that hadnt taken place for Bayern Munich was Lewandowski scoring, however that inevitability happened in the 84th minute. Cruelly for Barcelona, it came off a feed from Philippe Coutinho– on loan to Bayern from Barcelona– and was upheld after a VAR evaluation validated his header was onside. The objective was Lewandowskis 54th in all competitions this season, 14th in the Champions League.
Bayern Munich will advance to face either Manchester City or Lyon in the semifinals on Wednesday, with the victor of that match reaching the Aug. 23 final versus either PSG or RB Leipzig.
