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Bayern Munich thumped Barcelona 3-0 in their final group stage match of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League season.
Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala scored to condemn the Blaugrana to Europa League football. Xavi's side came second-best once again and never looked like getting anything from the match, let alone an unlikely victory.
It's no secret that Barcelona are no longer the European force they once were, but their performance last night was beyond abysmal. For the first time since in 20 years, the side have failed to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Bayern, meanwhile, have completed a 100% group stage record for the second time in their history and will learn their last-16 opponents in Monday's draw.
Here are the hits and flops from the match:
Hit: Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
It wasn't his most vintage performance, but Thomas Muller continued his trend of scoring against Barcelona in the Champions League. Muller got the hosts in front with a looping header from Robert Lewandowski's cross for his eighth goal against the Blaugrana, more than anyone else in the Champions League.
It was also the fourth consecutive time that the Raumdeuter found the target in the fixture as Barcelona once again failed to keep him quiet. They may never want to face him again.
Flop: Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Gerard Pique's decline from grace has been staggering. But nothing compares to his awful performance in the last match and that's saying something.
The Spaniard's marking was slack for Bayern Munich's opener with Lewandowski finding a way past him to make the cross with relative ease. Pique was also caught out of position for Musiala's goal.
As if that wasn't enough, Leroy Sane made Pique look like a training cone with the German pulling the veteran apart every time he ventured forward. Pique simply had no answer to the movement and pace of Bayern Munich's attackers and looked extremely vulnerable.
Hit: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
Another Bayern Munich player who terrified Barcelona all night was Alphonso Davies, whose electric sprints were on full display.
Davies drove forward with tremendous energy, poise and purpose, while also creating a beautiful assist for Musiala's goal.
Not only that, the Canadian ace frustrated the visitors in defense too, impeding their attacking play with three clearances and five tackles. Davies is the kind of pacy, dynamic defender Barcelona seem to be missing so dearly.
Flop: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Pique isn't the only Barcelona player to have declined in recent years and Marc-Andre ter Stegen is proof of that claim. Ter Stegen's stock has significantly fallen this season and had another stinker in goal at the Allianz Arena.
A sloppy pass early on right at the feet of Lewandowski was bailed out by Sergio Busquets, who held the Polish star off rather aggressively and went into the books. His inability to keep out Sane's strike was worse. Sure, it was powerfully struck, but it was well within Ter Stegen's range and the shot wasn't too high up either.
Yet the German custodian failed to even get a hand to it. Ter Stegen rose to fame with some fantastic saves on this ground back in 2015, but last night's match could be the beginning of the end for him at Barcelona.
Hit: Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)
Kingsley Coman put up a top-notch display, hounding Barcelona for the ball like a terrier, while causing all sorts of problems with his movements. Coman won 10 ground duels and completed seven dribble attempts while also creating a game-high four chances.
One of them was an assist for Sane with a simple square pass to the star after Coman found him in acres of space. It was the third consecutive European match he's made a goal-contribution in, suggesting his growing influence in the side following a slow start.
