8:2 in the Champions League: Bayern Barcelona takes apart

An icing call, the upcoming Bayern-Boss Oliver Kahn winning the Champions League this year. The formulation seems to be significantly understated. A playful way to the German master has been fed on Friday, a whole cream pie and with an incredible 8:2 victory against FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals in Lisbon, his favorite role impressively confirms.

Christian Eichler

sports correspondent in Munich.

The early lead through Thomas Müller (4. Minute) was in the blink of an eye thanks to an own goal from David Alaba (7.) again, a thing of the past, but in the middle of the first half, the Bayern münzten their ever-increasing domination within ten minutes into a game a decisive lead, with goals from Ivan Perisic (22.), Serge Gnabry (28.) and once again, Thomas Müller (31.). After the break, drew Barca with a goal from Luis Suarez (57.) once again hope that the fifth Bayern hit by Joshua Kimmich (63.) quickly destroyed. Humiliation for Barca, the result was by the late goal by Robert Lewandowski (82.) and Philippe Coutinho (85./88.).

Arturo Vidal, the former Munich, had not warned his old club that he "plays against a Team from the Bundesliga, but against the best team in the world." That he form of the language from FC Barcelona only in the past, betrayed the prudence of the controversial Coach Quique Setien, of the victims in his last game with Barca, the Position of the striker Antoine Griezmann the winner Vidal to get a man more in the midfield, and thus more safety. Thus, it was with an average of almost thirty years, the oldest team, has offered to Barca in the Champions League – and a that appeared in the course of the game getting older and older.