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Barcelona have beaten Bayern Munich in the Champions League for the first time in 9 YEARS! The last time Barca beat Bayern, Messi scored twice and Neymar grabbed a third. They went on to win the Champions League that season.
Barcelona’s starting XI this evening had an average age of 24 years and 185 days; the youngest ever for a side to beat Bayern Munich in a UEFA Champions League match.
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Lamine Yamal has registered 3 assists in the Champions League before his 18th birthday. No player in the history of the competition has managed more before reaching 18.
Raphinha scores his first Champions League hat-trick. He is 4th player in Champions League History to score a hat trick against Bayern Munich.
Raphinha becomes the 2nd Brazilian to score a hat trick in the Champions League this season:
- Vinicius Junior vs. Dortmund
- Raphinha vs. Bayern Munich
Harry Kane is the first player to score five goals in the 2024/25 Champions League.
Raphinha is the first player to score two goals in the first half of a UEFA Champions League game against Bayern Munich since Neymar in May 2015, also for Barcelona.
Raphinha now has 15 goal involvements (9 goals & 6 assists) in 13 appearances for Barcelona this season — last season, it took him 29 appearances to record 15 goal involvements for the club.
Until this season, Raphinha had never scored a hat-trick in his senior career — now, he has two to his name:
- v Valladolid (31 August)
- v Bayern (23 October)
Vincent Kompany against Barça as a player and as a coach: 5 Games, 5 Losses.
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