Fans of statistics and records began to open their old files,
to search for a suitable measure of the disaster that Barcelona
exposed to, on Friday, when it lost 8 goals to Bayern
Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The Bavarian club overthrew Barcelona after a “humiliating”
match that ended with Bayern winning 8-2, making the Spanish
team suffer the biggest European defeat in its history, while the
German champions qualify for the semi-finals of the competition.
But it was not the first time that Barca had scored 8 goals, as it
happened about three quarters of a century ago, specifically in
1964 when it lost to Sevilla 0-8 in the King’s Cup.
The match also carried a very bad European record for
Barcelona as well, as he conceded 5 goals or more in a
continental match for the first time since March of 1976, and at
that time he had lost to Levski Sofia of Bulgaria with a score of
4-5 in the European Union Cup, the old name of the European
League Championship (Europa League) currently.
The two teams crowned the five-time European champion,
but it seems that Bayern Munich has a real opportunity to add
its sixth title next week, while it is clear that Barcelona will face
the re-formation campaign, and it remains to be seen who will
continue to participate in this disaster in the club.
The match result recalled Germany’s 7-1 victory over Brazil in
the 2014 World Cup, when incumbent Bayern coach Hans Flick
was sitting on the bench as an assistant coach of the national team.
Bayern Munich, who last won the title in 2013, will meet in the
semi-final on Wednesday, the winner of the last eight matches,
which will bring together Manchester City and Olympique Lyon, Saturday.
