The German team's defence fell apart as Raphinha struck three times and Robert Lewandowski netted one against his former side
Bayern Munich were in a self-destructive mood as a defensively shambolic display saw them trounced 4-1 by Barcelona in the Champions League. Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae all looked disastrous as Brazilian winger Raphinha tore them apart while Robert Lewandowski came back to haunt his former team with one of his own in a humiliating evening for the German giants.
It did not take long for the horror to start as Bayern fell a goal behind inside the first minute when Joshua Kimmich's failed attempt to block a pass only sent it bouncing in front of Raphinha, who made no mistake when it came to beating Neuer.
The visitors responded to the upset well as they took hold of the game, managing to get the ball in the net in the 10th minute when Thomas Muller's cross found Harry Kane to head beyond Inaki Pena, but it was quickly ruled out for offside. Just seven minutes after that, Kane was on the end of another cross – this time from Serge Gnabry on the left – and he got his right foot up high to divert in the equaliser.
Bayern had looked the better team, but it was another calamity from the German team that caused the next goal as Kim failed to head clear and only diverted the ball into Fermin Lopez's path. The encroaching Neuer put up a flimsy attempt to stop him and the ball was worked to Lewandowski for a simple finish against his old team.
The visitors had little time to claw their way back before they found themselves a further goal behind, as Raphinha got on the end of a spectacular cross-field pass from Marc Casado, weaved past Raphael Guerreiro and smashed it through Upamecano's legs and curling in.
Just 10 minutes after the second half began, Raphinha wrapped up his hat-trick when he got onto another excellent pass, leaving Kim and Upamecano in his dust before expertly lashing into the bottom corner.
Vincent Kompany made four changes immediately after that goal, but the damage had already been done as they were left with a second defeat in the Champions League this term.
GOAL rates Bayern's players from Catalunya…
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Manuel Neuer (3/10):
Was embarrassed for both Barcelona goals and even his distribution was terrible.
Raphael Guerreiro (5/10):
Had a tough time against Raphinha and was left scrambling by the Brazilian for Barca's third.
Dayot Upamecano (4/10):
Stepped up for a tackle and left a huge gap for Barca to attack for the first goal, was too late on the third and scrambling to catch up with Raphinha for the next.
Kim Min-jae (6/10):
Didn't look particularly good – especially for the third goal – but hardly as weak as his co-stars.
Alphonso Davies (6/10):
Dug in with some tackles and tried hard to give some energy going forward.
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Joshua Kimmich (4/10):
Caught out for the early opener and generally just seemed behind the pace of the game, leaving his team in danger.
Joao Palhinha (6/10):
Won the ball on a couple of occasions and wasn't bad on it.
Thomas Muller (6/10):
Thought he'd got an assist for Kane but was denied by VAR. Moved out wide but didn't get much service.
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Michael Olise (5/10):
Had two shots blocked but little joy when it came to creating real danger.
Harry Kane (7/10):
Did a great job with the goal that counted and was just over the line for the one that didn't before things went quiet.
Serge Gnabry (7/10):
A great ball in for the initial equaliser and kept plugging away as Bayern tried to get down the left wing.
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Jamal Musiala (6/10):
Tried hard to get on the ball but not much he could do.
Leroy Sane (6/10):
Was plugging away down the right but had little influence.
Leon Goretzka (5/10):
Could do little to revive the visitors in midfield.
Kingsley Coman (6/10):
Had an effort to cut the deficit late on but nothing came of it.
Konrad Laimer (N/A):
On in the 85th minute.
Vincent Kompany (4/10):
He had set his team up well but they fell apart too many times. The high defensive line was cut through in the first minute and every time Barcelona found a way in they looked like scoring. Bayern had many positive attacks, but just weren't clinical.
