Harry Kane and Bayern Munich humbled by Barcelona as ex-Leeds star Raphinha hits hat-trick

England captain was left humiliated as were thrashed 4-1 by in the .

Former winger Raphinha scored a sublime hat-trick as Barca continued and made a statement against Bayern. side have now , having also lost to last month.

Bayern were behind with less than two minutes on the clock, as Barca captain Raphinha burst away and exploited their high line before rounding . Nine minutes later, skipper Kane thought he'd responded with a header that was ultimately chalked offside.

Kane did get on the scoresheet shortly after, though, ombining with to draw Bayern level. That was as good as it got for the German giants, as came back to haunt his and manager old club. The 36-year-old striker made it 2-1 after a contentious assist from Fermin Lopez, who looked to have fouled Bayern defender Kim Min-jae in the build-up.

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As half-time loomed, Raphinha scored Barcelona's third of the night with a belting solo effort. Within 10 minutes of the restart it was 4-1, as the Brazilian beautifully controlled Lamine Yamal's pass on his chest and gave Neuer no chance.

Raphinha's third strike marked his ninth goal of the season, having been handed the captain's armband by Flick in the absence of first-choice goalkeeper . Raphinha, two years on from his £55million move from Leeds, received a standing ovation when he subbed off in the 76th minute, with the first of the season against certainly in mind.

Barcelona are currently top of , three points ahead of Madrid after taking 27 from a possible 30 this season. They've now also won two of their three Champions League games under Flick.

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Wednesday's fixture promised to be a classic in this new-look format, as the five-time winners hosted the six-time kings of Europe. Bayern's 8-2 crushing of Barcelona in 2020, for which Flick and Lewandowski were on the other side, was still fresh in the memory for the home crowd at the city's Olympic stadium.

But Raphinha's brilliance on his 100th appearance for Barca helped them exercise some demons, perfectly setting up their trip to the Bernabeu on Saturday. "We played a very good game. We achieved our second victory in the Champions League," he said post-match. "We are already thinking about El Clasico. It will be a brilliant match. It's one of the best matches in the ."

A delighted Flick added: "We think the game was great. After the first goal, we had 10-15 minutes where it was difficult for us. In the end, it's good to see the team recover. We are a young team and it's important to see that. We have a lot more potential. We try to do that in every game and improve the way we play, that's our goal."

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