– I can't wait to meet “Lewy”. (…) He's a great player. He looks great in Barcelona. But I hope he doesn't score against me again – Manuel Neuer emphasized before Wednesday's Champions League clash. Ultimately, Robert Lewandowski did not listen to his request and scored in the 36th minute of the match. Thus, he not only took the team back to the lead (2:1), but also broke the infamous streak against Bayern Munich. He beat the goalkeeper for the first time in 12 years Bavarians.
Experts appreciated Lewandowski, but he was not the one who had the greatest share in the success. Experts agree
Of course, experts appreciated Lewandowski's form. “This goal must have made Lewy happy! Even though it was a tap in, but finally, in the Champions League, with a strong rival, Bayern!” – emphasized Michał Pol from Channel Sportowy.
“Robert Lewandowski with his 97th goal in the Champions League. Getting closer to the hundred. An overplayer,” said Mateusz Ligęza from Radio Zet.
But it wasn't the Pole who was the hero of the evening. It would seem that it was Raphinha. The Brazilian scored a hat-trick! And in a very impressive style. Experts, of course, appreciated his form, but they pointed to another character as the real hero. A person who didn't even have the opportunity to play on the pitch on Wednesday evening, but it was his tactics that led the team to success. We're talking about Hansi Flick. Journalists directly stated that the German was responsible for the improvement in the form of Raphinha and other players.
What words about Flick. “He made a beast”
“Barcelona it has specifics up front. Flick turned Raphinha into a beast”, “Raphinha is perfect today”, “Great man, great coach. In a few months, he made Barcelona the one that everyone loves and adores” – these are some tweets from Marcin Jaz from Sport.pl, who was delighted, among others, with the effects of the Brazilian's work with the German.
“It's incredible what Flick did with Raphinha. I never expected that the Brazilian could become such a monster” – this is the opinion of Maciej Łanczkowski from “Football“.
“Raphinia, what a guy! What form! Hat-trick in such a match. An order for Hansi Flick for saving the ball” – emphasized Michał Pol.
“What did he do to Raphinha?! What did he do to Lewandowski?! What did he do to Barcelona?! My head hurts,” Tomasz Brożek from Interia raved about Hansi Flick.
“Raphinha is an alien, I don't invite you to a discussion. This player is extremely effective. Hat trick against Bayern Munich and we have 4-1. I think he never even dreamed of such a scenario with him in the main role,” Kacper Malinowski emphasized.
“What a pleasure it is to see Raphinha like this literally EVERY week,” added Kamil Warzocha from weszlo.com.
“Barcelona played wisely, beautifully and took revenge for all the defeats and humiliations that Bayern had given them in recent years. It could not have been played better. A fully deserved victory, Flick's first very serious test in Barcelona, he passed with 5+” – added Marcin Jaz .
“How much a Barcelona fan must have been waiting for these moments… Thank you, simply. Beautiful team, beautiful Brazilian,” added Maciej Łanczkowski.
Thus, Barcelona won 4-1 against Bayern Munich and broke a series of six defeats in a row against this rival. Next game will play in the Champions League on November 6, and the opponent will be Red Star.