Barcelona reached their first Champions League final since 2011, despite Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich salvaging pride in the return leg in Germany.Barca levelled when Luis Suarez squared for a tap-in from Neymar, who drilled in after the pair combined again.Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller both curled in as Bayern won on the night, but Barca still progressed.And the Spanish club's success means the tantalising prospect of an 'El Clasico' showpiece against Real Madrid in the 6 June final in Berlin remains alive.Few outsiders had given German title-winners Bayern any chance of overturning the visitors' advantage after a clinical victory at the Nou Camp last Wednesday.And ultimately they were proved right as the Spanish league leaders comfortably maintained their ambitions of a La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey treble.But Bayern were left wondering what might have been after wasting several chances and failing to keep out Barca's potent attack with some hazardous defending.Guardiola's side had made the perfect start through Benatia's first Champions League goal.
Mario Götze replaces Thomas Müller.Substitution, FC Bayern München. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.Sebastian Rode (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Sebastian Rode (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Pedro (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Bayern end four-match losing streak Neymar, Messi and Suarez have 114 goals in 2014-15 Barcelona reached their first Champions League final since 2011, despite Pep Guardiola's Bayern … Barça star Messi fit for Lisbon after Champions League scare vs. Napoli Messi was kicked by Koulibaly but is OK for the quarterfinal vs. Bayern Munich Messi, tocado tras el partido ante el Nápoles | AFP Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. These three occasions do not include changes at half-time, between the end of normal playing time and extra time, and at half-time during extra time. Javi MartÃnez replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.Pedro (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Rafinha (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.Attempt missed. Xabi Alonso tries a through ball, but Mario Götze is caught offside.Substitution, FC Bayern München. The defender was allowed a free header to nod into the bottom left corner from 15 yards.But the optimism that swept across the vast majority of the Allianz Arena lasted less than eight minutes.However, Bayern were guilty of naive defending as their early lead on the night was wiped out.Lionel Messi's perfectly weighted pass allowed Suarez to run beyond the home defence, before the Uruguayan unselfishly squared for team-mate Neymar to roll in.Bayern, still encouraged by their vocal fans, continued on the front foot and created several chances, squandered most notably by Muller and Lewandowski.But the tactic left them vulnerable - and the Bundesliga champions were punished again on the half-hour mark.The home side were short of numbers defensively as Suarez and Neymar sprung forward, with the former Liverpool striker again teeing up his team-mate who had time and space to chest down and drill into the near corner.That goal effectively killed off the tie, leaving Bayern needing to become the first team since 1994 to score six times against Barca.Barca, who need one win from their final two matches to regain the Spanish title, removed Suarez at the break after the striker complained of a tight hamstring and offered little attacking threat in the second half as Bayern fought back.Lewandowski showed neat footwork to create space and precisely finish, before Muller guided into the same bottom corner from 20 yards.But it was too little too late as Barcelona moved within one victory of their fifth European crown.Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, Barcelona 2.Corner, FC Bayern München. All rights reserved.
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Barcelona vs Bayern Champions League quarter-final preview: where to watch, team news. 1min: Bayern line up as expected in a 4-2-3-1, while Barça start in a 4-4-2/4-3-3 hybrid as Arturo Vidal plays on the left wing and will help in midfield all night.
Conceded by Dani Alves.Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Offside, FC Bayern München.
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