Press reviews
For both of them it was a determination of their position at the start of the Champions League: How strong are FC Barcelona without Messi? And does the Bayern team stand up to the highest standards? After the 3-0 win, the international press is pretty much unanimous on both issues.
It was not 8-2 like the last time they met at the final 13 months ago, but the 3-0 defeat of FC Barcelona against Bayern Munich at the start of this year’s Champions League round was again a humiliation for the Spanish football club. In any case, the international press is largely unanimous in its judgment.
Great Britain
“The Guardian”: “There weren’t eight (goals), not this time, but it wasn’t great. Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and one from Thomas Müller completed a 3-0 win that was more about the overwhelming superiority of the guests than the numbers went.”
Italy
“La Gazzetta dello Sport”: “Bayern mistreated Barça at Camp Nou (…). A comfortable 3-0 Bayern with a brace from Lewandowski. (…) The ghost of this humiliating 8-2, with which the Germans destroyed Blaugrana, does not reappear But the group’s first game confirms that there is currently a rift between the two teams. “
Spain
“As”: “An image of inability. An FC Bayern (…) takes out a Barcelona that is incapable of even provoking.”
“The country”: “The Blaugrana ensemble can no longer do it. The Barça team, very tame and lacking resistance, crashes again, beaten by an enormously superior FC Bayern at Camp Nou.”
“The world”: “Barcelona buries its greatness. This Barcelona by Ronald Koeman is light years away both from Bavaria, once again the hangman, and from the other teams of the European bourgeoisie. (…) The ball no longer serves him (Club Barcelona), just running after him (…) and praying that the goals conceded don’t pile up. “
Austria
“Kronen Zeitung”: “Lewa dances! Sabitzer’s Bayern dismantle Demir’s Barca. (…) Barcelona looked comparatively conservative after the departure of club icon Lionel Messi. The Catalans did very little up front. the class difference between the two teams was obvious. “
Switzerland
“View”: “Bayern beat Barça from their own stadium. (…) 13 months ago, Bayern beat Barcelona away in the Champions League with 8: 2. (…) A 0: 3 is not a 2: 8. But from The Catalans are far away from revenge. Another beating by Bayern. Barça and their fans can be sorry for them. “
I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.
