Both clubs are chasing a fifth European crown and have another connection in Josep Guardiola. A UEFA Champions League winner with Barcelona as player and coach, he left the Camp Nou last summer after overseeing their 2009 and 2011 European triumphs. He will replace Jupp Heynckes – once coach of Madrid – at Bayern this summer
FC Barcelona's record against German sides in two-legged contests in UEFA competition is W13 L4
FC Barcelona are looking to extend an 8-match unbeaten sequence on German soil, which has featured five wins and 3 draws
FCB has entered the SF's for the 6th time in UEFA CL
FC Bayern München's record against Spanish opponents is W8 L6
FC Bayern München have won 11 of their last 13 UEFA Champions League games on home turf, including last season's final
Match Background (Head-to-Head comparison)
Competition
|
Stage
|
Home
|
-:-
|
Away
|
Referee
|
CL 2008/09
|
QF1
|
Bayern München
|
1:1
|
FC
Barcelona
|
Roberto
Rosetti (ITA)
|
CL 2008/09
|
QF2
|
FC Barcelona
|
4:0
|
Bayern
München
|
Howard
Webb (ENG)
|
CL 1998/99
|
GS
|
FC Barcelona
|
1:2
|
Bayern
München
|
Pierluigi
Collina (ITA)
|
CL 1998/99
|
GS
|
Bayern München
|
1:0
|
FC
Barcelona
|
Anders Frisk
(SWE)
|
EL 1995/96
|
SF1
|
FC Barcelona
|
1:2
|
Bayern
München
|
Atanas
Usunov (BUL)
|
EL 1995/96
|
SF2
|
Bayern München
|
2:2
|
FC
Barcelona
|
Michel
Piraux (BEL)
|
FIRST-LEG
Bayern Munich(GER) vs Barcelona(ESP)-Tuesday, April 23
Borussia Dortmund(GER) vs Real Madrid(ESP)-Wednesday, April 24
SECOND-LEG
Real Madrid(ESP) vs Borussia Dortmund(GER)-Tuesday, April 30
Barcelona(ESP) vs Bayern Munich(GER)-Wednesday, May 1
The first two matches will take place in Germany and the final two matches will take place in Spain.
Squads
Lionel Messi has been included in Barcelona's squad for the Champions
League semi-final first leg game against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night and will travel to Germany as part of a 21-man squad.
However,FCB travel to Munich without defender Carles Puyol and midfielder
Javier Mascherano, who are both injured, while Adriano will miss the
game through suspension
Bayern's Arjen Robben did a stepover to beat FCB's Jordi Alba who was then barged off the ball by Bayern's Thomas Muller to allow Arjen Robben a free shot at goal and he nestled it in the far corner to score the fourth goal for Bayern
Bayern Munich Thrash FC Barcelona 4-0
Squads
Bayern Munich
Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba, Javi Martinez, Schweinsteiger, Robben, Muller (Pizarro 83), Ribery (Shaqiri 88), Gomez (Gustavo 71)
Barcelona
Valdes, Dani Alves, Pique, Bartra, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Sanchez, Messi, Pedro (David Villa 83)
Goal Scorers for Bayern Munich
Thomas Muller(25th &82nd Minute)Mario Gomez(49th Minute) and Arjen Robben(73rd Minute)
Arjen Robben's cross was headed by Thomas Muller to score the first goal for Bayern in the 25th minute
Mario Gomez looked marginally offside when he turned in Thomas Mueller's header from close range to score Bayern's second goal in the 49th minute
Thomas Muller scored the 3rd goal for Bayern in the 82nd minute by bundling David Alaba's cross into the net after some swift interplay
Thomas Mueller also appeared to obstruct FCB's Jordi Alba when the full-back attempted to stop Bayern's Arjen Robben as the Dutch international winger ran through to score Bayern's third goal in the 73rd minute
It was Barcelona's biggest loss in the Champions League since 1997, and a humbling defeat for the team that has been widely regarded as the best in the world for the last few years. The loss equaled Barcelona's biggest in the Champions League, a 4-0 defeat to Dynamo Kiev in the Group Stage in 1997
Bayern Muenchen players celebrate victory after the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Barcelona at Allianz Arena on April 23, 2013 in Munich, Germany
Bayern Munich's head coach Jupp Heynckes (left) celebrates the win with his coaching staff
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