(CNN Philippines) — It was a tragic homecoming for manager Pep Guardiola as his former Barcelona squad manhandled his current Bayern Munich team.
Barcelona overwhelmed Bayern Munich in the last 20 minutes to land a 3-0 win at Camp Nou Wednesday (Thursday PHT) in the first leg of their Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League semifinals affair.
Argentine forward Lionel Messi led Barcelona with two goals at the 77th and 80th mark of the match.
Messi gave a precise feed to Neymar from midfield for a breakaway, and Neymar slipped past Neuer in the fourth minute of stoppage time to put the nail in the coffin in favor of the Catalan-based club.
With Messi’s two latest goals, the four time Ballon d’Or recipient is now a point ahead of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the all-time top scorers list of the Champions League.
The second leg of the total-goals series is on May 12 (May 13 PHT) in Munich, Germany.
Barcelona will seek to enter the finals for the first time since winning its fourth European title four years ago.
