Jerome Boateng hits back at 'haters' after he was 'killed' by Lionel Messi in Bayern defeat

The Bayern Munich defender took to Instagram to respond

(Instagram/Jerome Boateng)

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng has hit back at the 'haters' who pronounced him dead following his embarrassing failure to stop Lionel Messi in the Champions League.

The former Manchester City man was left in a spin by the Barcelona maestro, who turned him inside and out before dinking over Manuel Neuer to make it 2-0 to the Catalan club - Barcelona went on to win 3-0.

Boateng was pronounced dead on his Wikipedia page and a number of humorous images and memes were created immediately after the game.

The defender hit back on Instagram (below) however, writing the caption "word!" to a picture of Marlon Brando in The Godfather which read: "Haters will broadcast your failure, but whisper your success".

Here are some of the best:

He'll be hoping for a better showing in the Allianz next week.