[109] While Manchester United finished the season as Treble champions, Bayern ultimately lost the DFB-Pokal final to Werder Bremen, which meant they finished the season with the Bundesliga title as their only silverware. For our style to play it doesn’t matter who the names of the players are, of course they have special players and we have to be even more aggressive. The Bayern defence was anchored around sweeper Matthäus, who played behind Thomas Linke and Ghana international Samuel Kuffour – the only non-German in the Bayern side (by comparison, Manchester United had four Englishmen in their team); Linke and Kuffour's partnership at centre-back meant club captain Thomas Helmer had to settle for a place on the bench. Josh Kimmich plays in a near post cross and there to gobble up with ease is Thomas Muller. Barcelona confirmed the France international - who has not travelled to Portugal for the club's Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich - is asymptomatic and is now in self-isolation. [7] Bayern were also playing for a treble, having won the Bundesliga and reached the DFB-Pokal final, although they went on to lose that match. [25] In the second leg, played at Partizan's ground in Belgrade, an 88th-minute goal from Lothar Matthäus rescued a 1–1 draw to give Bayern a 5–1 win on aggregate. [118] In Spain, the match was shown on TVE. Stage. 7min: What on earth is David Alaba doing here? [36] Qualification for the quarter-finals was only guaranteed for the group winners,[37] meaning that both United and Bayern had to play for victory in their final match against each other at Old Trafford. @GaryLineker, @rioferdy5 and Owen Hargeaves look at a tricky situation for all involved #Club2020 pic.twitter.com/CdPTUGnZLv, 8 - Robert Lewandowski is the first player in Bayern Munich history to score in eight consecutive games in major European competition, overtaking Jürgen Klinsmann's seven-game run ending in 1996. [121] Alex Ferguson returned to manage the side, six years after his retirement from full-time management, joined by his 1999 assistant Steve McClaren and former club captain Bryan Robson as head coach. Giants. #UCL pic.twitter.com/08mPDeJLQg. Now a low ball is played into the Bayern box but with a clumsy lunge towards his own goal can only loop the ball over a helpless Manuel Neuer for an instant Barcelona equaliser. #UCL pic.twitter.com/8mZ8tFy3X2. [23][24] Bayern Munich had an easier time against Yugoslavian champions Obilić, winning 4–0 in the first leg at the Olympiastadion with goals from Stefan Effenberg, Giovane Élber, Alexander Zickler and Thorsten Fink, all scored in the space of 17 second-half minutes. [51] The Camp Nou had hosted one previous European Cup final: Italian club Milan's 4–0 victory over Steaua București of Romania in 1989. Bayern Munich 8-2 Barcelona. More to come on this developing story which you can follow below but we wouldn't be too surprised to see him go would we. [19] They had finished second in the 1997–98 season to Arsenal,[107] but had qualified through UEFA's expanded format, which had been introduced a season earlier. Also on the bench were fellow striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær, back-up goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw, defenders David May, Phil Neville and Wes Brown, and midfielder Jonathan Greening. From next week they'll be worked through. -6 - Barcelona lost a match by six goals for the first time since April 1951, when they were beaten 6-0 by Espanyol in a league match. Published: 12:57 EDT, 14 August 2020 | Updated: 18:58 EDT, 14 August 2020. Who goes there now? [123] The match was played in front of 61,175 spectators and raised £1.5 million for the Manchester United Foundation. Manchester United won the toss and therefore wore their usual European colours of red shirts, white shorts and white socks, while Bayern wore silver shirts, shorts and socks, all with maroon trim. Philippe Coutinho strolls into the box to collect a header knocked down into the mixer and grab his second goal of the night. The celebrations though are with the Canadian who let's face it did 90 per cent of the work. Out. Right now isn't the time to make knee-jerk decisions, it's time to think.'. It's not really got much better since. Barcelona 2-4 Bayern Munich (Suarez 57) 3.47pm EDT 15:47 HALF TIME: Barcelona 1-4 Bayern Munich; Live feed Show. Does he want to spend his time left in that shirt given the performances of other teams around Europe. 18 - Barcelona and Bayern Munich have both reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the 18th time (in 24 and 23 appearances respectively), more than any other sides. [16] Although Bayern had been waiting 23 years for a European Cup title, Manchester United had had to wait even longer, their only victory having come in 1968. 16min: We finally have a pattern developing in this match and it is Bayern who are starting to get on top as Leon Goretzka diverts a corner wide from the German side. According to Barca, the player is asymptomatic, is in good health and is isolating at home. We’ve had that era of the tippy tappy football is over and now it’s the energy, fitness and ability to play. The Bayern chances are piling up as Josh Kimmich knocks the ball on for Leon Goretzka inside the box who under pressure can only steer the bouncing ball over the bar. But they have been written off before just over a decade ago with Lionel Messi in their ranks, and it didn't stop them from going on to win the Champions League. I don't think I have seen such a high profile demolition job in the first half since Germany ripped Brazil apart in THAT 2014 World Cup semi-final. [94], Staying true to his word from earlier in the season, the match was Schmeichel's last in a Manchester United shirt, and a month later he signed for Lisbon club Sporting Clube de Portugal. FVO. Goals from Ivan Perisic, Serge Gnabry and another from Muller put Bayern 4-1 up with just 31 minutes on the clock and it only got worse for the Spanish outfit after the break despite bringing Antoine Griezmann coming on. It could take days or even weeks to recover from this but I must say that Manchester are great champions. In the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage, Bayern defeated Barca in both matches, 1–0 on home and 2–1 on away en route to Bayern topping Group D while Barcelona finished third and failed to reach the knockout stage. Barcelona … Of these, around two-thirds were reserved for the two finalist clubs (approximately 30,000 tickets each). After beating Inter Milan in the quarter-finals, Manchester United beat another Italian side, Juventus, in the semis to reach the final; meanwhile, Bayern beat fellow Germans Kaiserslautern in the quarter-finals, before overcoming Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv in the semis. 37min: The amazing thing with the scoreline is that Robet Lewandowski has not scored yet! Tomorrow when we answer messages on our phones from home we have to focus. 34min: Some respite for Barca, shortly after Leon Goretzka drills just wide to miss out on making it 5-1. FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich 3-0 Goals and Highlights Champions League 2014-15. Philippe Coutinho has come on, played an assist and has now SCORED against his parent club he cannot get a kick for after firing home inside the box. It featured a large "swoosh" across two adjacent hexagonal panels with the Champions League logo on a pentagonal panel above, and a pattern of five-pointed stars similar to those used in the UEFA Champions League logo over the entire surface of the ball. At the other end, Basler came close with another free kick before Zickler sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box. We have such quality and intensity in this team, now we need to recharge and focus on the next game, where we start again from zero.'. The Bayern defence remained strong and well-organised, as Andy Cole found out when his close-range effort was quickly closed down by three defenders. It's carnage from the Spanish side. 'Played off the park as well. [115] The climax of the game was voted as the fourth-greatest sporting moment ever by Channel 4 viewers in a 2002 poll. Bayern 8, Barcelona 2. Pique's comments will be interpreted as direct criticism of President Josep Bartomeu who will now be under massive pressure to call elections even though he has a year left of his mandate. Wipeout. The goal was timed at 90+0:36'. [32] Bayern also recorded a pair of victories over Barcelona, winning 1–0 at the Olympiastadion[33] and 2–1 at the Camp Nou. If Bayern do have a weakness this evening it could be having Boateng going up against Messi once more. 19min: And as Bayern continue to pressure, here is how Barca equalised in comical fashion in Lisbon. #UCL pic.twitter.com/OradNtVk7a, 50 - Robert Lewandowski has scored his 50th Champions League goal for Bayern Munich in his 60th appearance for them in the competition - only Cristiano Ronaldo has reached this total in fewer games for a single side (50 apps for Real Madrid). Cole once again found himself with a chance in the Bayern box, but keeper Oliver Kahn hurried out of his goal to punch the ball to safety. This capitulation is astonishing. What is Messi thinking going home tonight? [citation needed] 1982 was the stadium's busiest year to date, hosting not only the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup Final, but also five matches at the FIFA World Cup, including all three matches in Group A of the second group stage and the semi-final between Poland and Italy. Hand.Bayern hit four goals in 30 minutes and Philippe Coutinho is enjoying the show from the bench #Club2020 pic.twitter.com/b1vVokLL0L. FC Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich. On matchday 5, United played their second match against Barcelona – their first trip to the Camp Nou of the season – and again the two sides played out a 3–3 draw. Barcelona... underdogs? [35] That’s full-back setting up full-back to score - it’s expansive open football. 'It’s tough to explain, I think in this moment our team is in incredible shape. [122] Despite not having been with Manchester United during the 1998–99 season, Karel Poborsky, Mikael Silvestre and Louis Saha completed the squad as regular participants in Manchester United Legends matches. Dwight Yorke made it 2–0 on the half-hour mark, before second-half goals from Nicky Butt, Louis Saha and David Beckham completed the scoring. Basler was proving to be Bayern's most dangerous player, first firing a 30-yard shot towards goal and then setting up a header for Markus Babbel, who missed the ball entirely. Thiago Alcantara picks up a ball from Josh Kimmich before firing just off target. Barça is such a big club. Bayern Munich smashed a hapless Barcelona to smithereens with an 8-2 victory that will haunt the Catalans for years to come. With three victories in a row from 1974 to 1976,[12] they became only the third team to achieve such a feat after Real Madrid (1956 to 1960)[13] and Ajax (1971 to 1973). 60min: Bit of a scrappy second half on and off the field so far. [53] After an initial announcement that the clubs would only receive 25,000 tickets each, the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association (IMUSA) called that figure "ridiculous", claiming it would push black market prices to "astronomical levels"; the group's spokesman, Lee Hodgkiss, suggested a figure closer to 50,000 would be more appropriate, given the stadium's usual capacity of around 115,000. [50] The other venues in contention to host the match were London's Wembley Stadium and Marseille's Stade Vélodrome, but the Camp Nou was considered by UEFA's Stadiums Commission to be the favourite for its superior security, comfort and capacity. Bayern Munich were having a shot every three minutes near enough... THREE! [62] The opening ceremony featured inflatable versions of some of Barcelona's most recognisable landmarks,[63] as well as flag-bearers waving flags of the crests of the participating teams. 'We had so much fun today. El FC Barcelona cae eliminado de la UEFA Champions League en cuartos de final tras perder 2-8 contra el FC Bayern. [99][100], Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer recognised that it was a loss of concentration in the last few minutes that led to his side's defeat: "That was the cruellest defeat possible because victory was so close. Bayern Munich: Neuer, Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies, Thiago, Goretzka, Gnabry, Muller, Perisic, Lewandowski.Subs: Odriozola, Sule, Javi Martinez, Coutinho, Cuisance, Lucas, Tolisso, Ulreich, Coman, Zirkzee, Hoffmann, Musiala. ', "Another big question, what is Messi thinking? As half-time approached, United winger Ryan Giggs, playing out of position on the right, sent a weak header towards Kahn from a Cole cross, but that was as close as they were to come to a goal in the first half. It has been five years since Lionel Messi produced one of the greatest performances in Champions League history where he single-handedly took apart Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich side. Xavi? Barcelona 2-5 Bayern Munich 79min: Since Kimmich restored Bayern's three-goal advantage, Barca have hardly had a worthwhile kick. They can't damn stop scoring and are unbeaten in about 28 games now. Bayern Munich's demolition of Chelsea in the last-16 makes them slight favourites heading into the tie at Benfica's Estadio da Luz ground in Lisbon, but Barca can never be written off while they have Lionel Messi in their ranks. Cheerio. For Barcelona, an embarrassing night.'. Manchester United beat Brøndby 6–2 in their first match at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen,[31] then 5–0 at Old Trafford two weeks later. Bayern Munich's last match was in European Champions League against FC Barcelona on Friday 14th August at Camp Nou. Bayern Munich are unchanged from the team that hammered Chelsea 4-1, and that includes Jerome Boateng in defence who had picked up a knock at the Allianz Arena. United put together an attack when, after a healthy period of possession, Giggs sent in a cross towards Jesper Blomqvist who could only knock the ball over the bar after a desperate stretch. With the game seemingly drifting away from the English side, Ferguson introduced striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær with 10 minutes remaining. Moments later Barca just clear following a goalmouth scramble. Adios.#UCL pic.twitter.com/daE3qSNDuJ, Unbelievable - what a game!! It will go down as one of the most astonishing nights in the history of European football, after Bayern Munich inflicted a humiliating 8-2 Champions League hammering on fellow five-time winners Barcelona. Football 4U. [96][97] It was also Jesper Blomqvist's last competitive appearance for the club. 2… Solskjær reacted fastest, shot out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take the lead. Time to dump that plan in the bin - or the shredder. The club needs changes and I’m not talking about coach and players. They had to. Play it now. Machine. Last updated on 12 May 2015 12 May 2015. Even after a David Alaba own goal cancelled out Thomas Muller's opener in the first seven minutes, Barca were soon heading towards their biggest European humiliation with only around half-an-hour played. [30], Matchdays 3 and 4 saw double-headers, with Manchester United taking on Brøndby and Bayern Munich playing Barcelona. Is. United won a corner just as the fourth official indicated three minutes of injury time, and with so little time left for an equaliser, Peter Schmeichel ventured up to Bayern's penalty area. He’s the best attacking full-back on the planet at the minute. Collina was promoted to the FIFA International Referees list in 1995, and took charge of his first UEFA Cup matches in the 1995–96 season. MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: This was a spectacular dismantling. [102] After becoming the first manager to achieve this honour, Alex Ferguson was made a Knight Bachelor on 12 June 1999 in recognition of his services to football,[103] as well as a bonus from the club reported to be in the region of £350,000 (the players received bonuses of £150,000 each). [46] A single goal from Basler proved the difference between Bayern and Dynamo in the second leg, giving the Germans a 4–3 aggregate win. Alphonso Davies has been one of the breakout stars of the season for Bayern Munich and our man Nathan Salt's produced this bio on the full-back who hopes to do the damage on going forward, as well as keeping Messi quiet at the back. Total and utter humiliation for Barcelona. Although they were now a goal down, United began to dominate possession, but failed to create any clear-cut chances. Solskjær celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler's earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. Thomas Muller Goal ~ Bayern Munich vs Barcelona 3-2 ~ 12-5-2015 [CHampions League][HD] dabanh.net. Endless. Speaking of cut-backs, let's take a look at that wonderful Davies work again for Bayern's fifth. It’s very hard. 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