8-2 against Barcelona (2020)

Lore & Background

Bayern and Barcelona had met in four knockout ties since 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, which yielded 26 goals prior to this game. Each time the eventual winner of the Bayern-Barcelona knockout tie went on not only to win the UEFA Champions League, but also complete the continental treble, which also occurred in 2009, 2013 and 2015. Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of 2008–09 edition. The semi-finals of the 2012–13 competition saw Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller inspire Bayern to a 7–0 aggregate victory. The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League semi-finals saw Lionel Messi and Neymar as the key players in a 5–3 aggregate win over Bayern.

Reader's Guide

The match was played on 14 August 2020 at the Estádio da Luz. Thomas Müller opened the scoring in the 4th minute. David Alaba scored an own goal to level. Ivan Perišić, Serge Gnabry, and Müller added goals before halftime. Luis Suárez scored for Barcelona in the 57th minute. Joshua Kimmich made it 5–2 in the 63rd minute. Robert Lewandowski headed in the sixth goal in the 82nd minute. Philippe Coutinho scored twice in the 85th and 89th minutes to make the final score 8–2.

Did You Know?

• Thomas Müller won the Man of the Match award.
• Bayern Munich went on to win their sixth title in the competition, overtaking Barcelona's total.
• Robert Lewandowski became the first player to score in eight or more consecutive UEFA Champions League matches since Cristiano Ronaldo in April 2018.
• Barcelona suffered their heaviest loss in 69 years; this was the first time they had conceded more than five goals in a UEFA Champions League game.