"BARCELONA, Spain -- What was supposed to be a heavyweight contest between the champions of Spain and Germany at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on Tuesday quickly descended into a battering as Barcelona thumped Bayern Munich 7-1 to lay down an early marker in the UEFA Women's Champions League."
"It took just four minutes for Alexia Putellas to score a brilliant opener, and it was mostly downhill from there for Bayern. Ewa Pajor and Clàudia Pina helped themselves to braces, with Esmee Brugts and Salma Paralluelo also on target as Barça began to make amends for last season's final defeat to Arsenal."
""The disappointing part is we were not surprised today," Bayern coach José Barcala told ESPN. "Barça are a relatively easy team to analyse; they have very specific patterns they repeat all the time. But they exposed us to a tempo and a speed we were not able to cope with.""
Barcelona overwhelmed Bayern Munich 7-1 at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Alexia Putellas opened the scoring after four minutes. Clàudia Pina scored twice, with Esmee Brugts and Salma Paralluelo also finding the net. Bayern got a first-half goal from Klara Bühl. Lea Schüller had a second-half goal ruled out that would have narrowed the margin. Bayern struggled to cope with Barça's tempo and speed. The victory provided a strong response to last season's final defeat to Arsenal and followed Arsenal's earlier 1-0 win over Barça in Lisbon.
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