Thomas Muller picture goes viral as football fans mock Bayern Munich star following Barcelona defeat
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Thomas Muller has been mocked by football fans online after Bayern Munich were thumped 4-1 by Barcelona in their Champions League clash on Wednesday night.
The Catalan titans went ahead in the 1st minute through Raphinha, with Harry Kane then drawing Bayern level.
However, Barcelona upped the ante and continued their stunning form under Hansi Flick following two more goals from Raphinha.
Former Bayern star Robert Lewandowski also bagged against his old club to complete the rout, with the German giants a shadow of the side that won the entire competition under Flick in 2020.
Barcelona news: Thomas Muller has been mocked by football fans after Bayern Munich lost 4-1 on Wednesday night
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That year, Bayern memorably beat Barcelona 8-2.
Muller netted twice that night and has scored a total of eight goals against the LaLiga side throughout the course of his career.
At one point in last night's match, the cameras cut to Muller looking dejected on the bench as Barcelona ran riot.
And fans on social media were quick to stick the knife into the Germany international, who has mocked Barcelona himself in the past.
"This picture has just cured 4 years of trauma," were the words of one fan.
A second said: "The moral of the lesson is to always stay humble Thomas Muller."
"This Thomas Muller new wallpaper definitely means a lot to Barça fans than the actual victory," were the words of a third user.
Another wrote: "Oh Thomas Muller is sad, inject it into my vein."
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A fifth wrote: "Finally we have silenced this clown and it feels so good. Where is Thomas Muller?"
And a sixth said: "Thomas Muller crying on my 4k TV THIS IS MY LIFE RN."
Muller, to his credit, fronted up and spoke to the media after Bayern crashed to defeat.
The veteran blamed the defeat on a lack of confidence, saying: "This obviously isn't a good feeling.
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"We came here to win, but we lost 4-1, so there's a lot of work out there to do for us.
"We perhaps had a lack of confidence in the end because of the scoreline and because of how it seemed we played.
"When we look back and analyse it, we'll see that Barcelona had more good moments than us.
"I say it seemed like we had a lack of confidence, only because we didn't press like we wanted to.
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"We didn't have the possession and control that we aimed for. We didn't play like we were able to play; that's what I meant.
"Maybe it's only human, when losing 4-1, to step up again and to try again, but it's not that easy.
"We had good possession of the ball, so maybe the scoreline was a little bit of a strange result.
"We have to respect that they are a good team, that Raphinha had an almost perfect night, while we missed good chances."
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