Reversing a 3-0 deficit was always daunting, made all the more so by the dulling of Bayern’s edge in recent weeks. Before kick-off Bayern had not scored in three games, while Barça had not conceded at all since 15 April.
For all that, the Allianz Arena was as boisterous as ever, a wave of noise breaking around its cantilevered sides as Bayern pressed aggressively at the start.
Guardiola had warned against attempting to “do everything” in the first quarter of the game but talk of caution turned out to be an act of misdirection as Bayern again pressed man for man and defended with that slightly wild high line.
