Brazilian sensation Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thumped Bayern Munich 4-1 in what was a reunion for manager Hansi Flick against his former side in the UEFA Champions League, Afrosport reports.
The fixture was the highly-anticipated event of Wednesday night and the Catalan giants got things off just few seconds after kick off via Raphinha.
Harry Kane equalised for Bayern in the 10th minute but it was disallowed for offside before he struck again eight minutes later.
Barca re-established their lead in the first half lead through former Bayern star Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha. The Brazilian went on to complete his hat-trick in the 56th minute off a Lamine Yamal assist.
Meanwhile, French side Lille caused the biggest upset of the night after defeating Atletico Madrid 3-1 at the Metropolitano.
Former Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez put Atleti ahead in the ninth minute but the Spanish capital giants had no more say as Edon Zhegrova and Jonathan David’s brace gave Lille all three points.
In other results, Manchester City thumped Sparta Prague 5-0 courtesy of an Erling Haaland brace and solo efforts from Phil Foden, John Stones and Matheus Nunes.
Liverpool defeated RB Leipzig 1-0 away from home, likewise Inter Milan against Swiss giants Young Boys.
Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen played without Victor Boniface and were held to a 1-1 draw by Brest while Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta played out a goalless draw with Celtic in Bergamo.
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Feyenoord got the better of Benfica 3-1 and Croatian heavyweights Dinamo Zagreb recorded a big 2-0 win away at Austrian powerhouse RB Salzburg who played with 10 men on their turf for 24 minutes after Alexander Schlager was given a straight red card.
