If you ask a Barcelona fan what’s the most humiliating memory in their recent history, they wouldn’t even blink to say 8-2. 8-2 is just not a number, but a torture that’s been following Barcelona and their fans since 14 August 2020. Yes, that was the day when they met Bayern Munich, and that was the day they conceded 8 goals for the first time in history since the 8-0 loss to Sevilla in 1946.
Bayern Munich went riot over Lionel Messi and Co at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. While the unstoppable Bayern later went on to win the UCL by defeating Kylian Mbappe and Neymar’s PSG in the final for 1 goal to nil, Barcelona missed even the La Liga title to their arch-rivals Real Madrid.
This Bayern defeat haunted Barcelona fans for more than 4 years until yesterday, as the Catalans finally took a sweet revenge, even though that won’t impose half the damage that Bayern had imposed on them. But absolutely a breather it is, with a silver lining, the start of something fresh: a new generation of warriors at Camp Nou.
Rafinha Says the Barca Win Over Bayern Was A Revenge
The star of the night, Rafinha, who found the net in the very first minute of the game and left the field with 2 more and a man of the match trophy, definitely realizes the importance of the win. As every other Barca fan, Rafinha too titled the win a ‘revenge’. The 31-year-old Brazil forward dedicated the win to the fans.
“It was revenge for the fans I think. For us on the inside, the players, we don’t look at the past. We focus on the next game,” he said.
“But I suffered those games as a fan, too. It’s been an amazing, special night, scoring [a hat trick] on my 100th game for the club. I am very happy with the performance and how we played. As a team, we played really well and that’s the most important thing for me. Getting that second win in the Champions League was important he,” he continued.
Barcelona will now have their biggest Test of the week, the el clasico against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, a place that they don’t like to get their foot in. Though it’s too early into the start of the season, this match could have a big say in the title run, with the Catalans having just a 3-point advantage over the Las Blancos
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