For what some is one of the most black and blushing episodes in its history, for another it is one of the happiest days of your career, one day of maximum satisfaction, of well done work. Thus remember Thomas Müller That night of August 14, 2020, when the Bayern of Munich rolled in the quarterfinals of Champions League al Barcelonawith an epic 2-8 that would put the final point and final to the old Blaugran glories: “great memories.”
The German striker reacted in his networks to a video shared by the official account of the Bayern of Munich in which he summed up the eight goals achieved by the Bavarian club on that magical night against him Barçain which Müller It was one of the protagonists. “Great memories” and a thumb above are the scorer's memories for that Bávaro goals and the black night Culé.
– Thomas Müller (@esmuellert_) August 15, 2025
It should be remembered that this party was played in unusual circumstances. The pandemia of COVID-19 had forced to suspend the competition in March and, after the resumption, the UEFA He opted for a small format: quarter and semifinals to a single game and without a public, all played in Lisbon. Bayern, then directed by the now coach culé, Which one Flickhe arrived launched after overcoming the eighth tie and was looking for a semifinal ticket in front of a Barça And crisis.
The encounter began in the worst possible way for the Catalans. Four minutes, Müller Inaugurated the score. Just three minutes later, a goal on the door of David Alaba He momentarily balanced the result, but the mirage lasted little. Perisic, Gnabry and his own Müllerwith their second goal, they left a forceful 1-4 before half an hour of play against Barcelona in the Champions.
In the second half, Luis Suárez cut distances with 2-4, but the same of the Uruguayan only served to enliven the impetus of the Bayern. Kimmich made the fifth, Lewandowski He scored the sixth and Philippe Coutinhothat this course was given to the German team, signed a double in the final minutes to seal the final 2-8. That was one of the hardest defeats suffered by the Barcelona in the Champions League and supposed the end of an era for several of his historical figures.
He Bayernon the other hand, the tournament culminated raising the Orejona After defeating in the final the PSG of Mbappé y Neymarthus closing a perfect season under the command of Hansi Flick.
Since that day, the relationship of Barcelona with the Bayern in the Champions It has been synonym for frustration. The Bavaro club is one of Barça's black beasts. In 16 games played between the two, only three victories culés for the 11 triumphs of the German team. Before the victory of this past Champions Leaguehe Bayern He had won eight of his last ten clashes to the Catalans … among them the painful 2-8 of 2020 that these days these days Thomas Müller and the Bayern They remember with great satisfaction to discomfort culé, who tries to eliminate that stain from their memory.
