Bayern Munich cruised into a first all- German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday to secure a crushing 7-0 aggregate success.
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The newly-crowned Bundesliga champions, who will play Borussia Dortmund in the May 25 final in London, had effectively killed off the tie with last week's 4-0 victory and there was no way back for Barca when Arjen Robben blasted the ball past Victor Valdes in the 49th minute.
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Barca's humiliation was completed late in the game when Gerard Pique skewed the ball into his own net and Thomas Mueller, who scored twice in last week's first leg, nodded a third for Bayern who are seeking a fifth European crown.
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The Spaniards, last defeated in both legs of a European knockout tie in 1987, were deprived of the talents of Lionel Messi, who is coming back from a hamstring injury and was left on the bench. Without the talismanic World Player of the Year they barely threatened.
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"We played an outstanding game but there is a difference of Barca with and without Messi. But it is a result one could not forecast," Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes told ZDF television.
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"I know the philsophy of Barcelona and my team understood extremely well how to deploy our tactics.
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It was harder than it looked. My team was very focused... we knew what we were up against." Cesc Fabregas was initially deployed in Messi's roving forward role in a three-pronged attack with Spain teammates Pedro and David Villa.
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Bayern were first to threaten when Robben burst clear on the left in the 13th minute but the Dutch winger was denied by a fine covering tackle from Pique.
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The Spain centre back made another excellent intervention to nip the ball away from Philipp Lahm six minutes later before Manuel Neuer had to be alert to tip a long-range Pedro effort over the crossbar and Xavi volleyed high and wide when well placed.
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As the half wore on and Bayern looked increasingly comfortable against Barca's toothless attacks, their boisterous fans high up in the stadium began to make themselves heard on a balmy night in the Catalan capital.
The humiliation was very bad cos they rained goals on Barcelona at the Alianz Arena and the Nou Camp. Barca stood no chance.
FVc Barcelona did not come to the party at all. They gave us another reason to believe they can't do anything without Lionel Messi.