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„Barcelona“ fans never dreamed of such a match outcome against „Bayern“ in their worst nightmares. In the Champions League quarter-final match that took place on Friday, H. Flick's team triumphed with a score of 8:2. Here are some interesting facts from the game:
- „Barcelona“ conceded four goals in the first half for the first time in the club's history;
- „Bayern“ became the first team in the tournament to score eight goals in a knockout stage match;
- the Catalan team lost by a six-goal margin for the first time since 1951, when they were defeated 0:6 by „Espanyol“ in the local league;
- „Bayern“ striker R. Lewandowski scored his 50th goal in his 60th Champions League match;
- Munich coach H. Flick can boast of 26 goals scored by his players in the first six Champions League matches, at least five more than any other debutant;
- this season will be the first since 2005/2006 when neither L. Messi nor C. Ronaldo will play in the Champions League semi-finals;
- three German managers will lead teams in the Champions League semi-finals, a first at this stage;
- T. Muller officially became the biggest nightmare for „Barcelona“ - the forward has scored six goals against the Catalans in five matches. He surpassed A. Shevchenko (5) - no other „La Liga“ team has ever suffered more in the Champions League;
- „Barcelona“ conceded eight goals in a match for the first time since 1946. Back then, they were defeated 8:0 by „Sevilla“ in the Spanish Cup;
- „Bayern“ scored eight goals in a Champions League match for the first time in the club's history, while „Barcelona“ had never conceded more than six goals in any European tournament so far.
