The German Rekordmeister dismantled Barcelona 8-2 in what was the biggest victory by any club in a single Champions League knockout stage game.
Bayern Munich has written history. The German Rekordmeister dismantled Barcelona 8-2 in what was the biggest victory by any club in a single Champions League knockout stage game. According to the Transfermarkt database, it was Barcelona’s biggest defeat since their 11-1 defeat to Sevilla in 1940. For Barcelona, the match will likely ring in an end of an era. The future of head coach Quique Setién already seemed in doubt ahead of the clash against Bayern. It seems unlikely that the 61-year-old will survive this historic defeat suffered at the hands of the German Rekordmeister. « Some decisions were already taken, and others will be taken as a result of this, » Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said after the game. « From next week they’ll be worked through. Right now isn’t the time to make knee-jerk decisions, it’s time to think. » Bayern Munich will have no such concerns. The Rekordmeister have been transformed ever since Hansi Flick has taken over from Niko Kovac in November. Going into the coronavirus break, Bayern were already four points ahead of second-placed Dortmund, and they would win the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal in comfortable fashion.
