Barcelona dreams in tatters after Bayern Munich rampage

Barca look dead and buried after four goal rout in Champions League semi-final

MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 23:Thomas Mueller of Bayern Muenchen appeals during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Barcelona at Allianz Arena on A
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Bayern Munich 4 Barcelona 0. Bayern Munich destroyed Barcelona's Champions League dreams in a dazzling display of clinical football at the Allianz Arena Stadium. The first-leg semi-final defeat left Barca stunned with defender Gerard Pique conceding a miracle is required for the Spanish club to turn things around when the two sides meet again in the Camp Nou on May 1. "They've been faster, stronger and played the better football," admitted Pique. "It's almost impossible for us."

Only three teams have clawed back a four-goal setback in the 60-year history of all European competition, the last being Real Madrid who, in the third round of the now defunct Uefa Cup in 1984-85, came back from 5-1 against Borussia Monchengladbach to win 4-0 in the second leg.

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