Bayern Munich finished their 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group campaign with a 100 percent winning record, whilst knocking Barcelona out of the competition.

Bayern Munich 3-0 Barcelona
Goals: 1-0 Müller 34' (assist: Lewandowski), 2-0 Sane 43', 3-0 Musiala 62' (assist: Davies)

Although already assured of their place in the last 16 as Group E winners, Bayern were in no mood to do Barca - second in the section at the start of play - any favours. The six-time European champions had their Catalan visitors on the back-foot from the get-go, with Jamal Musiala and Thomas Müller unable to make the most of their first real chances of note. Müller landed with his next effort, though, contorting his body to head home Robert Lewandowski’s clipped cross. Marc-Andre ter Stegen denied him a quick-fire second, but was powerless to prevent Leroy Sane’s sensational swerving strike from fully 30 yards.

There was no let-up after the restart as Sane miscued from close range following a defence-splitting exchange with Kingsley Coman. Davies then made ter Stegen work, before setting up Bayern’s third of a one-sided contest. With shades of his 2019/20 quarter-final assist against the same opposition, the Canadian collected an outrageous long ball from Lewandowski and cut it back from the by-line for Jamal Musiala to sweep home. Sane passed up the chance to add a fourth late on, but Bayern will have no complaints at the end of a flawless and dominant group stage.

Match stats

• Lewandowski fell short of matching Cristiano Ronaldo's 2017/18 record of scoring in all six group games. He heads into the knockouts on nine goals - two short of Ronaldo's group-stage gold standard, set in 2015/16.
• Sane scored his fifth Champions League goal of the season; Musiala the second of his career.
• Müller has scored eight times in seven Champions League meetings with Barcelona (W6, L1).
• Bayern won all six Champions League group games for the second time. They scored 22, whilst conceding just three.
• The six-time European champions winners have won six of their last seven against Barcelona, and nine out of 13 overall (D2, L2).
• Barcelona have won only two of their last nine matches against Bundesliga opposition on German soil (D4, L2).

Line-ups

Bayern: Neuer (c) - Pavard, Upamecano, Süle (Nianzou 77'), Davies (Richards 71') - Tolisso (Roca 62'), Musiala - Coman (Sarr 71'), Müller, Sane - Lewandowski (Tillman 77')
Unsued subs: Ulreich, Früchtl, Hernandez
Out: Choupo-Moting (not included), Cuisance (knock), Gnabry (groin), Goretzka (foot), Kimmich (not included), Sabitzer (calf), Sarr (groin), Stanisic (thigh)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Barcelona: Ter Stegen - Lenglet, Araujo, Pique - Dest (Gonzalez 46'), Busquets (c), F. de Jong (Puig 73'), Alba (Mingueza 31') - Dembele (Coutinho 73'), Memphis, Gavi (Demir 87')
Unused subs: Neto, L. de Jong, Umtiti, Pena, Balde, Akhomach
Out: Aguero (heart), Alves (unavailable), Braithwaite (knee) Fati (hamstring), Pedri (muscular), Roberto (muscular), Wague (foot)
Coach: Xavi

As it happened!

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