Munich - Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is now backing his ex-club Barcelona to win the Champions League after his Bavarian giants bowed out 5-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
Guardiola's Bayern exited at the last-four stage for the second year running, despite ending Barcelona's 18-game unbeaten run with a 3-2 semi-final, second-leg win in Munich.
Bayern produced a rousing second-half performance with goals by Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller, but Barcelona advance to face either bitter rivals Real Madrid or Juventus in the final.