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12th May 2015

Bayern Munich vs Barcelona: The night in pictures

Yes we Catalan...

Nooruddean Choudry

The night started with Bayern Munich needing something of a miracle, trailing by three goals from the first leg. Still, Pep Guardiola was in welcoming mood…

FC Bayern Muenchen v FC Barcelona  - UEFA Champions League Semi Final : News Photo

Barca’s defence reciprocated the hospitality by welcoming an unchallenged Medhi Benatia into the box to put Bayern into the lead…

FC Bayern Muenchen v FC Barcelona  - UEFA Champions League Semi Final : News Photo

The advantage didn’t last long as MSN equalised. A beautiful through-ball by Lionel Messi was played across to Neymar by a kindly Luis Suarez…

FC Bayern Muenchen v FC Barcelona  - UEFA Champions League Semi Final : News Photo

The tie was effectively over when Suarez again set up Neymar to make it 1-2. The Germans now required five more goals to qualify…

FBL-EUR-C1-GER-ESP-BAYERN-BARCELONA : News Photo

Robert Lewandowski thought he’d put Bayern level, but he was thwarted by a fantastic double-save by Barca’s Ter Stegen…

FBL-EUR-C1-GER-ESP-BAYERN-BARCELONA : News Photo

But the masked Pole’s hard work was not to go unrewarded as he scored a fine individual goal after the break to level the game at 2-2…

FBL-EUR-C1-GER-ESP-BAYERN-BARCELONA : News Photo

Fifteen minutes later, Thomas Muller put the Bavarians ahead with another fine finish. But his reaction showed it was little consolation…

FBL-EUR-C1-GER-ESP-BAYERN-BARCELONA : News Photo

And that’s how the game ended; Bayern proved triumphant on the night, but a jubilant Barca progressed to the Champions League Final…

FC Bayern Muenchen v FC Barcelona  - UEFA Champions League Semi Final : News Photo