Bayern Munich 4 Barcelona 0
TWO-GOAL Thomas Muller led the charge as Bayern Munich sent Barcelona towards the Champions
League scrapheap.
Muller, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben crushed Barca to seal an astonishing win at the Allianz Arena.
It leaves Lionel Messi & Co needing a miracle in the second leg of this Champions League semi-final at the Nou Camp.
But the Germans will already be eyeing a spot in final at Wembley next month.
Bayern were on the front foot early on, with Victor Valdes saving from Robben’s fourth-minute prod.
A sodden pitch was causing Barca problems and Phillipp Lahm won a corner off Gerard Pique.
MULLER TIME ... Germany star puts Bayern ahead
On 18 minutes, Lahm saw a decent penalty shout turned down when he was convinced Pique handled in the box.
But the hosts did not have to wait much longer and on 25 minutes Muller grabbed an opener.
Robben dinked a ball into the box, Dante headed across the face of goal and Muller bundled home from close range.
Lionel Messi had been kept quiet but he almost stole in at the far post three minutes later.
But Dante cleared the cross at the last minute and Bayern went into the break ahead.
Instead, Bayern were next to strike — but Barca were furious that the 49th-minute goal was allowed.
Robben’s corner was header back across goal by Muller and Gomez, who looked offside, swept home from just a few
yards out.
Barca’s night got even worse when Robben struck on 73 minutes.
And the Catalans were fuming yet again.
The former Chelsea star weaved through the Spanish backline but last man Jordi Alba was shunted off his path by
Muller.
Robben made the most of the free space and tucked past Victor Valdes — yet it looked harsh on the La Liga giants, who
surrounded ref Viktor Kassai to protest.
Incredibly, there was time for another goal from Bayern.
Franck Ribery freed David Alaba, his low ball was tucked home by Muller and the Germans put one foot in the final.
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