Barcelona vs Bayern Munich 4-1: UEFA Champions League – as it happened

That’s it from our live coverage of another Champions League thriller between Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Barca end their rotten run against the Germans and, in doing so, heap the pressure on Bayern’s European hopes.

Next up for the Spaniards is El Clasico against rivals Real Madrid.

We’ll bring you full coverage of that one and hope you can join us.

For now, though – from me, Kevin Hand – it’s goodbye for now.

“Look at what happened yesterday [in Madrid] and today and you can see how good of a game it will be on Saturday. A Clasico is one of the best matches in the world,” Raphinha told Movistar Plus, referencing Real’s win against Dortmund.

On his hat-trick against Bayern, he added: “It is a night to be very happy about. For the game, what we did as a team. It’s the most important thing for me. To be able to win like this, in front of our fans, is special”.

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“In my opinion, this game could have been a [Champions League] final. To be able to win it in this way, so well in front of our fans, is quite special and I leave here happy,” Raphinha told Movistar.

“Getting the second victory in the Champions League was important, and now we have to think about the game on Saturday [against Real Madrid].”

It’s two wins from three in the Champions League for Barca now, and they’ll feel confident ahead of their next match in the competition.

Red Star have lost all three games in this season’s edition.

• Atalanta 0-0 Celtic
• Brest 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
• Atlético Madrid 1-3 Lille
• Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich
• Benfica 1-3 Feyenoord
• Manchester City 5-0 Sparta Prague
• RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool
• Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
• Young Boys 0-1 Inter Milan

Bayern slip dramatically down the league stage of the Champions League. Their next match is at home to Benfica and, with five games to go, every point is precious now for the Germans.

After their semifinal defeat by Borussia Dortmund last year and the defeat at Aston Villa in the league stage this year, that makes it three away defeats in Europe for the first time in Bayern’s history.

What a mouthwatering way to set up El Clasico on Saturday – a game we will have live coverage of.

Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant comeback hat-trick for Real Madrid on Tuesday against Borussia Dortmund in a 5-2 win.

There was no major shock for Barca, however, following Raphinha’s 57th-second strike to the completion of his hat-trick in the second half.

A Champions League warm-up against German opponents for the Spanish giants. Now we await them to go head-to-head in LaLiga.

What a performance from Barca. An incredible first half by both, but once the fourth goal went in for the home side, Bayern were down and out.

The agony is almost over for the Germans.

90 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

Coman could have capped the night for the Germans, but his keeper saves his blushes by tipping the back pass over the bar.

The corner is cleared.

89 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

Yamal, Pedri and Lewandowski come off for Fati, Gavi and Victor. El Clasico on the mind, perhaps.

85 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

Yamal bends in a beautiful ball from the right side of the box, but the Polish striker can’t get his toe on it.

Lewandowski actually ends up in the net himself – just couldn’t poke the ball in before him.

83 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

The big striker holds up the ball in the box and tries to find room for the shot, but it’s instantly blocked for a corner. Bayern head clear – they have at least defended the crosses well in this game, if not the balls in behind them.

80 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

Olmo switches the play to Yamal on the right edge of the box, but his effort is deflected wide. The corner is played back to the halfway line where Barca nearly give possession away to a counter.

79 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

Sane works his way into the box from the right but, with a moment’s hesitation, misses the chance to get his shot away.

77 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

Raphinha comes off to a standing ovation. Olmo comes on.

76 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

Again the chance comes to nothing.

75 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich

The kick is won on the left. They need something here – anything!

74 mins: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich