Barcelona not yet contenders despite Bayern Munich romp: Hansi Flick

The last time the Catalans lifted the trophy was in 2015, and for six consecutive matches, they had suffered defeat against Bayern. However, they turned the tables at the Olympic stadium by convincingly defeating last season's semi-finalists with Raphinha netting a hat-trick.

“It’s too soon (to say we’re contenders), we just started the season, we’re on a long road in La Liga and the Champions League,” Flick told reporters.

“We’re aiming to go game by game and we’re preparing ourselves like that.”

La Liga leaders Barcelona face Spanish and European champions Real Madrid on Oct 26 in a mouthwatering Clasico battle in the league, which will be another key test for Flick’s side.

“We’re obviously very proud of the result tonight but on Saturday it continues, another hard game against a team with a name that everybody knows,” the German added.

“We want to put on another great performance... with a result like this, the team deserved it and also their celebration after the game.”

Raphinha opened the scoring inside the first minute and after Harry Kane equalised for Bayern, Robert Lewandowski put Barca back ahead.

Two more strikes by former Leeds United winger Raphinha, on his 100th appearance for the club, sealed the Spanish giants’ emphatic victory.

“Raphinha is for me a very good example of how the team works, Raphinha is someone who always gives everything in training and in games too, he plays with a lot of intensity,” said Flick.

“He’s very important for us, he presses, and today we saw too he scores goals... he’s got a good dynamic with the ball and today had an excellent game.

“He’s a player who is both defensive and attacking, with intensity, dynamism and technique.”

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany, meanwhile, said his team paid the price for missed opportunities after they suffered their second consecutive defeat in the competition.