On Wednesday night, Bayern Munich acquired their second successive defeat within the Champions League as Barcelona overcame Der Rekordmeister with a 4-1 victory on the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

Simply earlier than the first-minute mark, Raphinha surprised Vincent Kompany’s facet by opening the scoring, as Barcelona threatened to run wild over their German opponents.

Harry Kane would quickly degree the scoring to revive parity, however Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha would profit from poor Bayern defending to show the tide because the report champions headed into the break with work to do.

After the interval, whereas Bayern would dominate within the attacking third, they might fail to create any clear goal-scoring alternatives as Barcelona drifted in the direction of a cushty victory over the German report champions.

Raphinha would discover time to finish his hat-trick and add a fourth for the Spanish outfit as they rise to ninth within the Champions League desk, however for Bayern, the strain is on, as they sit in twenty third place having fallen to back-to-back defeats.

Vincent Kompany has clear tactical deficiencies 

Since arriving on the Allianz Enviornment, Vincent Kompany has been underneath appreciable scrutiny, having acquired the highest job at Bayern on the again of relegation from the Premier League with Burnley.

Having been closely scrutinised throughout his time in England for failing to adapt his tactical method, it seems as if it is going to be a difficulty that may comply with the Belgian head coach round for the foreseeable future.

Up to now this season, Der Rekordmeister have often regarded poor defensively, however in opposition to Barcelona, they regarded misplaced at sea.

From the primary minute, it appeared as if Kompany had knowledgeable his facet to ignore their defensive duties as if the reigning Spanish champions wouldn’t possess any sense of attacking risk.

Nevertheless, on quite a few events, Bayern’s backline appeared to be completely out of sync, with some gamers pushing up whereas others sat again, making Barcelona’s job of discovering area and getting in behind a reasonably easy activity.

From a Bayern perspective, it was an embarrassing show, and one that can’t occur once more; in any other case, Kompany will greater than doubtless really feel the wrath of his followers in addition to the Bayern board.

Is Manuel Neuer’s time up?

For over a decade, Manuel Neuer has been a dependable determine within the Bayern beginning XI, changing into recognised as the most effective goalkeepers of all time. 

This has, due to this fact, made it troublesome to think about a life the place he’s not the primary on the Allianz Enviornment—except sidelined with harm.

However, in opposition to Barcelona, the previous German worldwide displayed clear indicators of regression, whether or not that be in his shot-stopping or ball distribution.

Having confronted an xG of two.1, as per Fotmob, Neuer conceded two extra targets than what was anticipated, a statistic that isn’t usually related to the 38-year-old, whereas he additionally misjudged the flight of the ball for the Catalan’s second aim.

In addition to this, Neuer gave up possession numerous instances, failing to make easy passes and providing Barcelona numerous alternatives so as to add to their lead.

Ought to this proceed, then Bayern could start to search for the long run as Neuer’s reign because the membership’s primary involves an finish.

A scarcity of high quality in Bayern Munich’s backline

At RB Leipzig, Dayot Upamecano established himself as certainly one of European soccer’s most sought-after defenders.

Whereas at Napoli, Kim Min-jae earned the fame of being Serie A’s most feared centre-back, changing into often called a ‘monster’ in Italy.

Nevertheless, at Bayern, each have didn’t show their price on a constant foundation, with inconsistencies and errors plaguing their performances.

As soon as once more, each had been unable to impress as Barcelona performed their means via the pairing, with Kim partly at fault for Barcelona’s second aim, failing to indicate power, composure, or high quality within the air and in studying the flight of the ball.

As for a way for much longer Bayern can proceed to belief the pair is unknown, however it’s little shock that Thomas Tuchel entrusted Eric Dier and Matthijs de Ligt in the direction of the top of final season.

GGFN | Will Shopland