6 humiliating defeats suffered by Barcelona in the last decade

#4 Bayern Munich 7-0 Barcelona (aggregate) – 23^rd April 2013 & 1 ^st May 2013

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 18: Thomas Mueller of Bayern Muenchen in action during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final second leg match between Real Madrid CF and FC Bayern Muenchen at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 18, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) — Thomas Muller played a key role as Bayern demolished Barca in the Champions League semi-finals

Clearly missing the Pep factor in 2012-13, Barcelona were still favourites for the Champions League but ended up being demolished by German powerhouse Bayern in the semi-finals, losing on aggregate by a truly humiliating 7 goals to none. It was almost poetic that Guardiola had already been announced as moving to Munich at the end of that season.

Bayern ran out 4-0 winners in the first leg at the Allianz Arena after a gamble on an unfit Lionel Messi failed to pay off for Barca’s boss Tito Vilanova. It was Barca’s heaviest European defeat since a 1997 4-0 loss to Dynamo Kiev, and left them needing a miracle to qualify for the final in the second leg.

The miracle never came though as Bayern came to the Nou Camp and humiliated Barca on their own turf, winning 0-3 with goals from Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller and an own goal from Gerard Pique. Despite Barcelona having the bigger share of possession – 53% - Bayern proved that tiki-taka was not unstoppable by latching onto loose passes and launching devastating counter attacks throughout the game.

In the end, the tie was one-sided over the two legs and signalled the end of Barcelona’s European dominance, as they suffered the heaviest aggregate defeat in semi-final history.

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