On a great night for FC Barcelona, Fermín López was one of the best pieces of news. The midfielder started for the first time this season against Bayern Munich and responded to Hansi Flick's confidence on the pitch with a double of assists. The Andalusian, who before the match against the Bavarians had only played 81 minutes this season, showed that he is ready to be a protagonist in this super team.
The first ball that the '16' touched in this edition of the Champions League was an assist to Raphinha, and when things were getting 'bad' for the culés, the player from El Campillo won a duel with Kim Min-Jae with mischief and gave his second goal pass to a Lewandowski who only had to push the ball into the goal.
Fermín's words after the match
An action that generated controversy but that Fermín himself was in charge of explaining to the press in the mixed zone. "I think Kim is too big to take him down, I won the position and I was able to touch him before Neuer came on so Robert could score," he said.
On the victory, López said that "we played a great game and the fans deserved it. There were some moments of superiority for Bayern and they created chances for us, but we recovered. Bayern are very good and they demand concentration for the 93 minutes."
Finally, he said that, looking ahead to the Clásico next Saturday, "we are prepared to compete in all competitions, there is still a long way to go and we are on the right track. I am sure it will be a nice game because both teams are coming into the game well."