Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich lost heavily to Barcelona in the Champions League despite being the better team in the first half of the game.
The Barcelona side went ahead in the first half of the match via Raphinha, with Harry Kane scoring the equalizer for the team in the first half of the game.
Before the end of the first half, the Barcelona team went ahead via a Robert Lewandowski’s goal. However, the second goal was filled with controversy after Fermin Lopez appeared to have pushed Bayern Munich defender Kim Min Jae at the back.
Raphinha scored the third goal of the game and nailed the Barcelona victory with a beautiful shot on target for the fourth goal.
The Bayern Munich side have failed to win their last two matches in the Champions League, and they are expected to bounce back when the Bavarian play against Benfica on November 6, 2024.
What Went Wrong For Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich Against Barcelona In The Champions League
Poor Performance From Joshua Kimmich In The Midfield
The Bayern Munich midfielder Kimmich failed to hold on to the Barcelona midfielders, who dominated the midfield both in the first half and the second half.
He was to blame for Barcelona’s first goal after failing to make a clearance of the ball that fell into Raphinha path in the first half of the game. He was also dispossessed countless times in the midfield by Barcelona youngsters.
Failure to Deal With the Counterattacking Team
The Barcelona team defended extremely well and aggressively scored all their goals from counterattacks
The two center backs of Bayern Munich, Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min Jae, weren’t able to deal with the Barcelona attackers properly.
Alphonso Davies was always on his back foot when Lamine Yamal starts to attack.
The inability of the Bayern Munich midfielder to rush back to assist the defense make them suffer the club’s biggest lost of the season.
If Vincent Kompany doesn’t make a significant change to the squad, they will continue to struggle against teams with beautiful attacking patterns.
In subsequent matches, the Belgian manager needs to consider a plan B, if he wants Bayern Munich to qualify for the Round of 16 of the Champions League.
Poor Goalkeeper Positioning
Manuel Neuer had a bad performance in the Champions League match against Barcelona. The German goalkeeper could have saved Raphinha two second-half goals, but he failed to make any significant save.
After the game, a lot of Bavarian fans called for the club board to sign a new goalkeeper after Neuer’s lackluster performance.
He could have saved his football club from the horrible humiliation in the Champions League.
However, the legendary goalkeeper will be in contention to start Bayern Munich’s next game against Bochum in the German Bundesliga.
Poor decision-making by the Bayern Munich attack in the final third
The Bayern Munich attackers in the game against Barcelona failed to make clinical efforts in both halves of the Champions League match.
Michael Olise failed to make important passes to Harry Kane. Serge Gnabry couldn’t get the ball to the Englishman.
