Champions League 2012/2013 » Semi-finals » Live commentary: FC Barcelona - Bayern München 0:3

At the whistle blow, the German club's fans are chanting as if their lives depended on it!

One minute left until Barcelona are allowed to leave the pitch.

Bayern's substitute Rafinha had a chance to make the scoreline even more hard to look out. His shot, after Robben plays him into the box, sails right of hte goal and out of play.

It is dead quiet in the Camp Nou and Barcelona will once again see their Champions League campaign halted in the semi-final round. The spanish club will have to wait to receive their league title but with a solid lad on Real Madrid they should at least see some sort of trophy this year.

Thomas Müller has continued his excellent record in the Champions League and has seen his 8th goal of this year's competition. He alone has been a nightmare for this Barcelona side.

Goooal for Bayern München, 0:3 by Thomas Müller
Barcelona have given up! Ribery once more is responsible for the score. He dashes down the left side and delivers a high arching ball towards Müller who can leap over both defenders to nod Ribery's deliver home. Valdes is helpless if his defense allow players to simply run past them.

Goooal for Bayern München, 0:2 by Piqué (own goal)
Adding insult to injury for the Barcelona side. Ribery is played into the left side of the box brilliantly from Luiz Gustavo, the frenchman then whips a cross into the box that Piqué tries to deflect away from Ribery's desired target, Mario Mandžukić, and the Barcelona defender only manages to push the cross into the net.

It has truly been an interesting scene to see Lionel Messi glued to the bench as his team is clearly outplayed. One can only wonder if even he would have been able to make a difference in the result.

Very uncharacteristic for Barcelona, the home side have not seen one shot attempt towards for almost ten minutes. They cannot hope to win against the talents like FC Bayern playing as such.

Dani Alves is perhaps the only bright spot on the Barcelona defense that has been harrassed all day. The right back has done well containing Franck Ribery during the match.

The Robben goal seems to have really deflated Barcelona. They are making minor mistakes on the pitch and the only fans cheering in Camp Nou are Bayern supporters.

Goooal for Bayern München, 0:1 by Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben doing what he does best! David Alaba finds the dutchman in the left box from 50 meters away, Robben cuts left from the right side of the box and strikes the left inside netting of the goal. Victor Valdés cannot do much against the well struck ball.

45 minutes left until the Champions League finalists are decided!

Halftime Summary: >
At the end of the 45 minutes, Barcelona have seen half of the match fade away without them being able to come any closer to the Bayern side. Both clubs have played solidly doing 45 minutes and although there have been no goals, each side has had opportunities to change the course of the game. For the Bacerlona side, it is clear that they miss the playmaking ability of Lionel Messi but his absense has allowed Iniesta and Pedro to take some of the control of their team. They have done well but the Bayern defense will not allow them by. On the offensive end it has been Arjen Robben pressuring the the flanks of Barcelona and taking advantage of counter attacking chances. The german side will be satisifed with the result and they can simply continue to play this way to advance to the Champions League finale. For the spanish club they will need to find some sort of inspiration and begin to tally goals, perhaps Vilanova will send Messi on and hope the injury will not prevent him from making a positive change for his team. There is certainly still enough time for the home side and Bayern cannot afford to take this second half for granted. Which team will control the remaining portion of the game and slide their way into the Champions League final? Second half action to come shortly!

Dani Alves (FC Barcelona) is shown a yellow card
Alves has seen yellow for his challenge against Schweinsteiger, his knee looks to have been banged against the german midfieleder and he limps off the pitch at the end of the first half.

After a small mistake from Javi Martínez, Barcelona's Adriano takes a shot on goal but Neuer is once again capable of diving to his right to make the save.

A typical movement from Arjen Robben as he cuts by towards his left foot and fires towards goal. Once again Barcelona have their defense well settled and can prevent anything more from coming from the deflection.

Arjen Robben (Bayern München) is shown a yellow card
Robben with a late challenge on Alex Song and has to see yellow.

Arjen Robben has put a lot of pressure on the right flank. He has taken his runs well and irritated the back line of the spanish side both offensively and defensively.

Pedro with an excellent chance but Neuer matches his shot from about 30 meters with an great save. Barcelona's corner falls to Pedro again but his attempt meets the wall this time.

The pace of the match has truly been a wonder! Both sides are ready to attack the moment their opponent have given up possession. In a scoreless first 20 minutes there have been plenty of chances for both camps.

Spanish fans will slowly start to get anxious as time continues to tick away. This Barcelona side without Lionel Messi looks to be missing the last piece of the puzzle but they have done well to put pressure on the german side.

Barcelona have yet to find any way through the vaulted Bayern back line. They have had plenty of opportunites but there have been no huge chances to swing the momentum towards the home club.

Bartra heads an effort towards goal after a Barcelona free kick but it sails wayward from its mark. Neuer clears the ball only as far as the Barcelona offense. The spanish side have seen a sturdy defense from their opponents.

Barcelona seem to be much more awake in this one than in the first leg. They must see the importance of making some forward movement very quickly.

The spanish side are getting tons of support from their fans. Every moment the german side are in possession jeers and whistles of the crowd swarm the pitch. How will the club respond to the support?

And we're off in Camp Nou!

Three slovenian referees headed by Damir Skomina and with assistance from Matej Žunič and Bojan Ul will be responsible for blowing the whistles in front of a pro spanish side. Kick off in just a few moments!

Thomas Müller was unstoppable in the first leg of the competition and the home team will have to pay attention to Müller's ability. Not only is the 22-year-old capable of scoring in bundles, he is also a sound defender and embraces his role in the team. It will be important for Barcelona to keep the forward on their radar.

If the home side look to force themselves back into the discussion of a Champions League final appearance they have to play better in the midfield than they did in the first leg. Bayern were aggressive in their defense and kept the constant passing, free-flowing style that Barcelona loves from being a primary theme of the match. If the likes of Iniesta and Xavi are able to play in their comfort zone, there is no question that Barcelona can score goals and the issue will become whether they can catch up to the german side's comfortable lead.

Barcelona will look to find the spirit of their 1986 Champions League campaign. The last time Barcelona advanced in the Champions League after a first leg semi-final was against Gothenburg. That squad was capable of forcing a penalty shootout to guide them on to the final. What Barcelona cannot afford would be to allow Bayern to score but the german side are this year's top scorers of the competition with 26 goals total. The Barcelona side are also very capable in front of goal with 18 tallies in the competition thus far. Lionel Messi has been responsible for providing eight of those scores.