Munich, Germany: Neymar struck twice as Barcelona reached the Champions League final on Tuesday, beating Bayern Munich 5-3 on aggregate in their semi-final despite losing 3-2 on the night to the Germans at the Allianz Arena.


Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior celebrates scoring his first goal during the UEFA Champions League football match semi final FC Bayern Munich vs FC Barcelona in Munich. Pic/AFP 

Luis Enrique's Barca survived a Bayern second-half fightback to keep alive their treble dreams as they close in on winning the Spanish league and face Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Cup final on May 30. In contrast, Pep Guardiola's Bayern bowed out at the last-four stage for the second year running, despite ending Barcelona's 18-game unbeaten run.