Video: Barcelona staring Champions League elimination in the face after Muller opens the scoring for Bayern
It was always going to be a tall order for Barcelona to overhaul Bayern Munich in Bavaria.
The Bundesliga giants remain one of the favourites for the competition, whilst the Catalans are still going through a transitional period with Xavi now in charge.
For two thirds of the first-half the visitors had held their own, however, the opener, when it came, was as expected as it was regrettable.
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Robert Lewandowski was allowed far too much time on the ball, and he managed to pick out Thomas Muller who arced his header back over Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Not the start Barcelona were hoping for ?
Thomas Muller 50th #UCL goal hands Bayern the lead in Munich ?
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THOMAS MULLER LOVES SCORING AGAINST BARCELONA ? pic.twitter.com/pV08jK2ptX
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