Barcelona put in a season-best performance on Wednesday night to shockingly thump Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.
Hansi Flick’s side ran out 4-1 winners against the German giants at the Olimpic Lluis Companys Stadium, with a goal from ex-Bayern hero Robert Lewandowski and a stunning hat-trick from Raphinha sealing the three points.
Here’s Barcelona’s best-performing players in the win, according to 90min’s player ratings.
Raphinha: 10/10
Raphinha’s footballing glow-up needs to be studied at a university postgraduate level.
The Brazilian international has always been a good footballer – the fact that Barca forked out £50m to sign him is proof of that – but under Flick’s tutelage this season he’s become a genuinely world class one.
The Barca captain for the night was utterly unstoppable on the left side of the attack, showing off a clinical streak no one really knew he had by rounding Manuel Neuer to score the first inside a minute, and curling two more past the legendary goalkeeper on either side of half-time to secure the win for his team and the match ball for himself.
That hat-trick has taken his goal contributions tally to the season to 15 in 13 games. That is remarkably good.
Honourable mentions
Fermin Lopez: 8/10
Back from injury and back to his busy best, Fermin Lopez put in a fantastic performance on Wednesday evening.
As well as working hard for his team, as he always does, Fermin also provided some genuine quality in the final third, setting up two of Barca’s four goals on the night.
His 60-yard diagonal pass to pick out Raphinha in the lead up to the third goal was a sight to behold in particular, and may go down as the pass of the season in the Champions League.
Pedri: 8/10
If we could pinpoint one reason why Bayern Munich were never really able to get a foothold on proceedings at the Olimpic Lluis Companys Stadium, it would be Pedri.
The midfielder was exceptional out of possession during the game, winning three tackles and seven of his duels in the middle of the park. He’s a top player.
