Barcelona coach Hansi Flick endured a night to forget on Thursday, February 12 at the Metropolitano stadium. In the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, Atletico Madrid ran riot with a 4-0 thrashing that will go down as the worst so far in the German coach’s career. With the four goals conceded in just the first half, this was a defeat that not only shook the Cule bench, but also reopened old wounds from the past.
Since the 2004-05 season, the Blaugrana club had only allowed four goals in the first half on one occasion, that fateful Champions League night in Lisbon when Hansi Flick’s Bayern Munich destroyed Barcelona with a score of eight goals to two, scoring four in the first 45 minutes and four more in the second half.
The night of Oblivion Barcelona 2 – 8 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich was for many years the executioner and the headache for Barcelona, taking a series of thrashings that will never be forgotten, such as the 7-0 aggregate in the Champions League in the 2012-13 season, although the most recent and painful was undoubtedly the 8-2 in the 2019-20 season when the pandemic prevented the tournament from being played normally and the Blaugrana ended up losing in a single match in the quarterfinals with that score.
Goals of the match Barcelona 2 – 8 Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League 2019-2020 quarter-finals:
Bayern Munich
- Thomas Müller – 2 goals
- Perii
- Gnabry
- Joshua Kimmich
- Lewandowski
- Coutinho – 2 goals
Barcelona
- David Alaba own goal
- Luis Suarez
The German champions were ruthless in the match as if isolation and the pandemic had not affected them at any time under the spell of Hansi Flick, who faced a Barcelona side that was beginning an important footballing debacle that would end up triggering some of the worst years that the Catalan club has ever seen.
Currently with Barcelona ahead of a Champions League match, the German coach recalled the thrashing of the team he now manages.
I remember when I was coaching Bayern Munich there were images of when we won 8-2 against Barca, that I never smiled with the eight goals. Now I have more emotions; this club has completely changed me,” “I love Barcelona, I love the people here, it’s amazing, and I give my best for this club. I live for the club.”
What are Barcelona’s upcoming games?
Barcelona will be looking to keep their heads up and stay in first place in La Liga.
- Girona vs. Barcelona – Monday, February 16 – LaLiga
- Barcelona vs. Levante – Sunday, February 22 – LaLiga
- Barcelona vs. Villarreal – Saturday, February 28 – LaLiga
- Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid – Tuesday, March 3 – Copa del Rey second leg
The historic defeat against Atletico Madrid is a blow to the club, however, Flick and company will not give up and will look for a comeback that could go down in the history of Spanish football.
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