A little more than ten minutes into the second half of the game, Raphinha completed his third goal of the evening. Raphinha gathered a lovely through ball from Lamine Yamal and then fired past Manuel Neuer for an additional time, another superb finish. He has now scored his second hat-trick of the season, continuing his incredible start to the campaign.
FC Barcelona had been brutal in their onslaught, but they hadn't been very convincing. They were making all efforts to be ready for their El Clasico matchup against Real Madrid this coming weekend. Despite many turns and turns in the encounter against Bayern Munich, the home team won the game 4-1 against Bayern Munich in the Estadi Olimpic.
🚨🚨| GOAL: RAPHINHA WITH A HAT-TRICK!!!!
— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) October 23, 2024
Barcelona 4-1 Bayern
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Bayern Munich have looked shaky defensively this season and one must ponder whether they really had to sell off Matthijs de Ligt during the summer. The defence is a great concern for the Bayern Munich management and need to sort it out sooner rather than later.
How did the first half between the two teams fared off?
Raphinha scored a fantastic solo goal using his weaker right foot, bending the ball towards the far side of Manuel Neuer's net. Although FC Barcelona held a fairly comfortable advantage, they occasionally rode their luck in this match. Hansi Flick was pleased that his team was able to win the game from that position. Harry Kane quickly equalised for Bayern Munich after Raphinha had already taken the lead within 60 seconds. Robert Lewandowski scored against his old team on minute 37, giving FC Barcelona the lead once more.
This season, Fermin Lopez has made his first start and has been quite helpful. He laid the ball onto a plate for Robert Lewandowski to finish after playing in Raphinha for the first goal. This is the Polish striker's 15th strike of the season in just 13 games. FC Barcelona had regained control of the game after a chaotic evening in Catalonia. In order to secure victory against his old employers, Hansi Flick hoped he could see it through.