bbc.co.uk

Barcelona defeat Bayern & secure Champions League final spot

LIVE: Barcelona 4-2 Bayern Munich (Agg 5-3)

Pajor makes it 3-1, before Putellas adds fourth for Barcelona

Harder gets second for Bayern to make it 4-2

Winner take on Lyon in final in Oslo on 23rd May

In these last few moments, Barcelona seem to have left themselves open at the back.

Barcelona have been completely rattled by that Bayern Munich goal and are struggling to deal with waves of attack.

Klara Buhl turns Patri Guijarro inside out before Irene Paredes closes her down.

Should she have played in Pernille Harder instead of going for goal herself? I think so.

Linda DallmannImage source, Getty Images

Linda Dallmann

Oh, it's all getting a little chaotic.

Linda Dallmann, who's been at the heart of everything Bayern have done well, opens up the park with a swinging delivery to switch play from the right to the left.

A bit of loose play in the box allows her to steal back possession and line up a shot but it's blocked by Mapi Leon.

Linda Dallmann read it brilliantly and you still think it is only a half chance but Pernille Harder gives Bayern a flicker of hope.

Linda Dallmann picks off a loose pass from substitute Aitana Bonmati and plays in Pernille Harder, who slots a cool finish through the legs of Cata Coll.

Her first cross is blocked by Mapi Leon, the second goes into the arms of Cata Coll.

Vicky Lopez comes on for Salma Paralluelo before the crowd erupts into a roar as the number 14 comes up on the board.

Aitana Bonmati, who broke her leg in November, replaces Clara Serrajordi.

Ena Mahmutovic gets down low and palms it away from danger with two big hands.

It was very tight from the first header from Esmee Brugts, whether she was onside.

We had a really tight call in the game yesterday between Arsenal and Lyon.

That is what we have the technology for, to make the decisions in the biggest of games and the biggest of moments.

Alexia Putellas

Bayern Munich are furious to have a penalty awarded against them in a dangerous position. Georgia Stanway, on a yellow card, is the guilty party.

Alexia Putellas gets on the end of Esmee Brugts' header for her second and Barcelona's fourth.

But was there an offside in there?

Stine Ballisager, who has been run ragged by the Norwegian, will be relived.

What a sensational finish from the Polish forward, it is thundered in from Salma Paralluelo after the space opened up for her.

Look how Ewa Pajor gets across Vanessa Gilles so she can't jump.

That is a perfect header from Pajor, low and downwards.

Alexia Putellas celebrates

Image caption, Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d'Or twice

Barcelona will face Lyon in the Women's Champions League final for the fourth time in seven years after a 4-2 semi-final second-leg win over Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp.

After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, strikes from Salma Paralluelo and captain Alexia Putellas either side of Linda Dallman's equaliser put Barca on course for a sixth straight Champions League final.

Goals after the break from Ewa Pajor and Putellas, before a consolation strike from Pernille Harder, confirmed a 5-3 aggregate victory in front of a capacity crowd of more than 60,000.

In a frantic first half which featured three goals in nine minutes, Paralluelo latched on to Caroline Graham Hansen's cross at the back post to put Barca ahead.

Bayern equalised when Harder drove forward on the counter-attack before laying off for Dallmanto to score with a first-time finish.

Barca restored their advantage through Putellas, who finished from inside the penalty area after Vanessa Gilles failed to clear.

Pajor converted Paralluelo's cross from the left and Putellas acrobatically volleyed in after Esmee Brugts' header from a set-piece.

Harder capitalised on poor defending to pull a goal back for Bayern, before substitute Arianna Caruso had an effort tipped on to the crossbar by Barca keeper Catalina Coll, and Dallman hit the bar moments later.

Harder netted for a second time in stoppage time, only for the goal to be disallowed for a foul in the build-up.

Barca midfielder Aitana Bonmati, the winner of the past three Ballons d'Or, came on as a second-half substitute, her first appearance since breaking a leg in November.

"I'm so happy to be back. We make it to another final," she told ESPN.

"Our team is doing an amazing season. Another Champions League final. Incredible team.

"In my career I've had very special moments but today is one of the most special moments. Back from a long injury in front of 60,000 people and beating Bayern is special."

Analysis: Paralluelo causes chaos

Paralluelo was one of two changes to the Barca side made by head coach Pere Romeu from the team that draw in Munich last weekend.

Her impact was instant.

In the first minute she was found at the back post by fellow winger Graham Hansen and, while she did not score on that occasion, it was a warning sign of the havoc they caused throughout.

They combined to open the scoring, Paralluelo converting from close range courtesy of a superb Graham Hansen cross.

When Barca took the lead for a second time, Paralluelo's cross from the left could not be cleared properly and Putellas capitalised.

Paralluelo was again involved in Barca's third when her cross from the left was headed in by Pajor.

"I really like Paralluelo - she's got a lot about her," said former England and Chelsea striker Leanne Sanderson on ESPN.

"She hasn't just got pace. She can score goals as well. She took her chance today."

At 22, Paralluelo is only 90 minutes away from adding a third Champions League trophy to her impressive collection.

Champions Barcelona host Levante in Liga F Moeve on Wednesday, when Bayern - also confirmed as league champions - entertain Hoffenheim in the Frauen-Bundesliga.

After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.

A graphic that reads 'Follow our women's football TikTok' with a picture of a mobile phone

A graphic that reads 'Follow our women's football TikTok' with a picture of a mobile phone

Read full news in source page