There was widespread joy in the German press on Thursday as Bayern Munich's 3-0 win at Barcelona means the Bavarians will face Borussia Dortmund in an all-German Champions League final on May 25 -- the first time two Bundesliga clubs will contest a European Cup final. After Bayern had trounced Barca at Munich's Allianz Arena 4-0 in the semi-final first leg, Jupp Heynckes' side booked their third Champions League final in four years with Wednesday's second leg romp at the Camp Nou for a 7-0 aggregate win

Barcelona, May 1 (EFE).- Bayern Munich won its 10th trip to the Champions League final with a 3-0 win here Wednesday over an FC Barcelona side that was playing without superstar Lionel Messi. The odds were heavily against Barça coming into the second leg of the semifinal, as the Spanish club lost 4-0 in last week's first leg in Munich. Messi played in the first leg, but a nagging hamstring injury and a stingy Bayern defense minimized the impact of the striker widely regarded as the world's best soccer player.

There was a huge surprise in the Barcelona line-up for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich as Lionel Messi started on the bench. Messi didn't look 100% fit in Barca's 4-0 hammering in the first leg last week but had come on as a second-half substitute to score against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday and seemed set to start as Barca went in search of an unlikely comeback. Cesc Fabregas took his place in the false nine position, whilst Adriano and Alex Song replaced the suspended Jordi Alba and injured Sergio Busquets.

The successful season enjoyed so far by both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund promises to give Germany coach Joachim Loew a few selection problems ahead of the two-match tour to the United States later this month. Germany jet off to the US on May 22 and will play Ecuador in Boca Raton on May 29 before the USA, who are coached by ex-Germany trainer Jurgen Klinsmann, in Washington DC on June 2.