Recently, Robert Lewandowski & Co. thrashed USMNT’s “Medford Messi” and Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League. Compared to Lionel Messi, RB Salzburg’s Brenden Aaronson is one of the brightest talents in world football.

The 21-year-old has already represented his country several times and is also regarded as a star for the future.

Born in Medford, New Jersey, Brenden’s playing style is similar to the Barcelona legend. Thus, the young American has often seen himself drawn to comparison with Lionel Messi, which gave him the nickname “Medford Messi”.

Brenden Aaronson plays as an attacking midfielder for RB Salzburg. He also played for the USMNT bagging 5 goals in 18 appearances. The midfielder is one individual to monitor in the coming days. The future looks bright for this young American.

But Brenden Aaronson’s run in the UEFA Champions League ended against Bayern Munich. The German club, Bayern Munich, are presently one of the dominant forces in world football.

For some years, they have been winning games by big margins. And this time, Brenden and RB Salzburg were on the receiving end of their heroics.

Bayern Munich ended Red Bull Salzburg’s run in the UEFA Champions League

Bayern Munich are one of the favorites to win the biggest prize in European club football. However, Brenden Aaronson and others secured an unlikely draw against the German giants in the first leg of the Round of 16 tie.

But the German Champions got into their groove once again at the Allianz Arena. Bayern Munich put seven past RB Salzburg’s goalie on the night.

Robert Lewandowski even scored a hat-trick in the second leg and Thomas Muller got a brace to his name.

Bayern Munich are growing in confidence as the business end of the season approaches. And this is definitely a worrying sign for all the other clubs remaining in the UEFA Champions League this season.

Lionel Messi and Barcelona also suffered an embarrassing defeat against Bayern Munich

Back in 2020, Bayern Munich also thrashed Barcelona. Lewandowski and co. completely dominated Lionel Messi’s Barcelona that day.

The German side knocked Barcelona out of the competition by defeating them with a scoreline of 8-2. Six different players scored for Bayern on that day.

Thomas Muller and Philip Coutinho scored a brace for Bayern as they progressed to the semifinals with that win over Barca. They even won the UEFA Champions League that year by defeating Paris Saint Germain in the final round by a single goal.

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