Bayern Munich’s 3-2 victory over Barcelona in the semi-final second leg at the Allianz Arena was not enough, as Luis Enrique’s side progressed 5-3 on aggregate to reach the Champions League final in Berlin on 6 June.
Neymar netted twice for the La Liga side in the opening half hour following Mehdi Benatia’s seventh-minute headed opener, and despite second-half goals from Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller, Pep Guardiola’s German champions never looked like recovering the three-goal first-leg deficit.
Neymar has now scored nine times in the Champions League this season, level with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and one behind team-mate Lionel Messi, and it is now 114 goals this season for Barcelona’s attacking triumvirate of Neymar, Messi and Luis Suarez.
Barcelona will meet either Real Madrid or Juventus in their first appearance in the Champions League final since their 2011 victory over Manchester United at Wembley.
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