Bayern reach semis after gr-eight show

CITY will face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League if they beat Lyon this evening after the German champions thrashed Barcelona 8-2 in last night’s quarter final.

Bayern - managed by City boss Pep Guardiola from 2013-16 - scored four goals in the opening 31 minutes, adding four more in the second, in a mesmerising performance to set up a semi-final with City or Lyon.

Helped by a defensive horror show from the Spanish side, a brace from Thomas Muller was complemented by goals from Ivan Perisic and Serge Gnabry put them 4-1 up at the break.

Josh Kimmich, Robert Lewandowski and a brace from Barca loanee Philippe Coutinho inflicted a heaviest ever European defeat on the Catalans as Hansi Flick’s side ran riot.

Boss Quique Setien will surely pay the price for this embarrassment, coming after a limp end to their league campaign, as his side are condemned to a fifth year without a Champions League title.

They had levelled at 1-1 through David Alaba’s own goal and then Luis Suarez got one back just before the hour, but there was to be no comeback.

The writing was on the wall in just the fourth minute as Muller grabbed his first of the evening.

Bayern beat Tottenham 7-2 in the group stage but they went one better as Lewandowski finally got on the scoresheet in the final 10 minutes with his 54th goal of the season - a closerange header.

Coutinho was almost apologetic as he fired two goals from close range in the final few minutes on a memorable night in the Estadio da Luz.