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European Champions League

Bayern Munich 3 – Barcelona 2

Bayern: Neuer; Rafinha, Boateng, Benatia, Bernat; Lahm (Rode 68’), Xabi Alonso, Schweinsteiger (Javi Martínez 87’), Thiago; Müller (Götze 87’), Lewandowski. 4-4-2.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Rakitic (Mathieu 71‘), Busquets, Iniesta (Xavi 75’); Messi, Luis Suárez (Pedro 46’), Neymar. 4-3-3.

Goals:
1-0. 07. Benatia. Got free of markers to head Xabi Alonso corner wide of keeper.
1-1. 15. Neymar. Turned shot past Neuer after Suárez played across Messi pass.
1-2. 30. Neymar. Picked up Luis Suárez pass and steered shot inside near post.
2-2. 59. Lewandowski. Collected Schweinsteiger pass and fired shot past Stegen.
3-2. 74. Müller. Struck shot wide of keeper after Schweinsteiger laid ball back.

Barcelona are through to their first Champions League final in four years after beating Bayern Munich 5-3 on aggregate! The three goal margin from the first leg made them clear favourties, but with only seven minutes gone an unmarked Benatia headed one back from a Xabi Alonso corner. That gave Guardiola’s side hope, but with only a quarter of an hour gone Messi threaded the ball through for Luis Suárez to set up Neymar for an equalizer and a vital away goal. Ter Stegen had to be at his best to keep out Müller and Lewandowski soon afterwards, but with half an hour on the clock Barça’s magical front three combined again, Messi heading the ball on for Suárez to cross the ball over for Neymar to get his second of the night. Although Bayern now needed five, they didn’t give up, Stegen having to push a shot from Lewandowski off the line and Benatia heading close a couple of times before the break. And after the restart they did get two back to win the match on the night, Schweinsteiger setting up Lewandowski and then Müller for them to fire shots past the visiting keeper. Luis Enrique’s team advance to the final in Berlin though, and they now wait to see if Real Madrid will join them in that long awaited “clasico” at the top level of European football.