Bayern Munich humiliated FC Barcelona with an 8-2 thumping in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on Friday evening.
Arturo Vidal featured for the first time against his former club whom he left in the summer of 2018, as Sergio Busquets returned while Robert Lewandowski as always spearheaded Bayern's charge.
The all-conquering Bundesliga giants put their noses in front on four minutes after Thomas Muller beat countryman Marc Andre Ter Stegen with a bottom corner finish off Lewandowski's ball.
Barcelona were level after just three minutes when David Alaba directed Jordi Alba's square-ball intended for Luis Suarez beyond Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer following a mistimed clearance.
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Heroic piece of goalkeeping from Neuer 10 minutes on the clock saw the German parry Suarez's dink from Nelson Semedo's ball, while Lionel Messi nestled the post from close-range.
Bayern were back ahead after Croatian 2018 FIFA World Cup star Ivan Perisic slammed through the body of Ter Stegen on 21 minutes after opening space on the left side of the area.
The Bavarians poured more salt to the wound when Serge Gnabry managed to get beyond Clement Lenglet before drilling past Ter Stegen six minutes later.
There was no end in sight however as a fourth arrived just after the half-hour mark when Muller got ahead of Gerard Pique to complete his brace from close-range following Joshua Kimmich's ball.
An attacking move off the bench from the beleaguered Catalans immediately after halftime had Sergi Roberto removed for Antoine Griezmann.
Barcelona brought the match back to life on 57 minutes after Luis Suarez brilliantly skipped past Jerome Boateng to pick out the bottom corner.
Kimmich squashed any hopes of a miraculous comeback inside 63 minutes after prodding home his side's fifth from close-range following Alphonso Davies's perfect delivery.
The Germans made it six on 82 minutes after Lewandowski connected with Phillipe Coutinho's cross to head past Ter Stegen, with the Video Assistant Referee giving the thumps up.
Coutinho, on-loan from Barca, then joined in on the act after tucking home Muller's ball from close-range three minutes later.
The Brazilian grabbed a brace a minute later after another piece of poor defending from Barca allowed him to slot home Thiago Alcantara's ball to seal their spot in the semi-finals.