Spain
The Country: “Barcelona finally devours their feared opponents Bayern Munich. (…) The Blaugranas were more insatiable and ruthless than Bayern in a game so extraordinary that the Montjuïc cauldron was almost set on fire. The stadium was shaken on a memorable night for Barcelona.”
As: “This Barça is terrifying. Flick’s team experienced catharsis against Bayern, their most feared rivals, beating them 4-1 with an outstanding Raphinha. (…) Barça did something that only a few teams manage to do: get Bayern to lower their arms. In the face of the result and in the face of the game.”
Sport: “With an ode to football, Barça frees itself from its feared opponent. Raphinha, the star of the evening with another hat-trick, Lamine, Casadó and above all Flick, who breathed new life into the Barcelona fans, were the keys to the victory over Bayern at Montjuïc.”
Mark: „Große Fiesta vor dem Clásico.“
The Vanguard: “After six defeats in a row against Bayern, Barça with Flick at the helm defeated Bayern and won an important victory in the Champions League. Raphinha, who scored a hat-trick, was the tip of the spear three days before the trip to the Bernabéu.”
The World: “Raphinha’s poison kills Bavaria on Montjuïc. Devilish pace, the ball sticks to his foot and he thinks miles ahead about where he can put the ball without lifting his head.”
sports world: “A Barça team to be proud of delivered a memorable evening at Montjuïc. Lively entertainment, goals, emotions and the promise of European greatness from a group with a big future. Hat trick from Raphinha and a goal from Lewandowski, who didn’t celebrate. He didn’t need that either. The enthusiastic spectators in Montjuïc did it for him.”
England
The Sun: “HARRY PAIN – Harry Kane scores a wonder goal, but an ex-Premier League star silences Bayern Munich with a hat-trick for Barcelona.”
The Guardian: “It wasn’t just a victory, it was an exorcism.”
France
The Team: “When FC Barcelona last beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in May 2015, the goalscorers were Messi (double) and Neymar, while the midfield was still grouped around the magical trio Busquets-Xavi-Iniesta. Really a different time.”
Austria
Krone: “Barcelona is dismantling Bavaria.”
USA
ESPN: “Raphinha, with the captain’s armband that evening, ensured that the Bayern ghosts of the past did not appear again.”
Switzerland
Blick: “Three goals in Munich disgrace. Raphinha takes down Bayern single-handedly. A defensively disastrous FC Bayern was given a football lesson of the bitterest kind during the painful reunion with Hansi Flick and Robert Lewandowski.”
Daily Gazette: “Barça ruffles Bayern.”
