Barcelona v Bayern Munich player ratings: Lewandowski 7, Busquets 4; Gnabry 9, Mane 8

Germans cruise to 3-0 victory at Camp Nou to clinch top spot in Champions League Group C

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Goals by Sadio Mane, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Benjamin Pavard earned Bayern Munich a 3-0 victory at already-eliminated Barcelona on Wednesday as the German giants clinched a spot in the Champions League last 16 as group winners.

Bayern top Group C on 15 points, five ahead of Inter Milan who also reached the knockout stage after a 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzen earlier on Wednesday, a result that eliminated Barcelona in the group stage for the second year in a row.

With Barcelona having nothing riding on the result, it did not take long for Bayern to open the scoring through Mane 10 minutes into the first half after receiving a brilliant long pass from Serge Gnabry.

Mane beat Spanish defender Hector Bellerin in a 50-metre race and scored with a tidy finish.

Bayern doubled their lead in similar fashion 21 minutes later, catching the Barca defence sleeping and out of position.

Joshua Kimmich passed to Gnabry who, from the edge of the box, set up Choupo-Moting to score his sixth goal in the Champions League this season.

Bayern took their foot off the gas after the break but there was still time for Pavard to score in the very last play of the game, with a close-range strike from a corner.

In the photo gallery above, Andy Mitten has provided his ratings for the Barcelona players, while Abbie Ingham offers her assessment on the Bayern squad. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device.

Updated: October 27, 2022, 4:20 AM