Bayern Munich travelled to Stade Gerland knowing a clean sheet would be enough to put them in their first European Cup final since 2001.
After a solid start it became apparent that only would winner would emerge and Holger Badstuber could have set the Germans on their way to Madrid well before Ivica Olic's 26th minute opener left Lyon needing three goals to progress.
But on the night it was Olic who scored three, a hat-trick completed after the hosts were reduced to 10 men. Central defender Cris given his marching orders for sarcastically applauding referee, Massimo Busacca after his first caution.
France's first participants in the semi final, since Marseille were crowned champions in 1993, rarely looked like turning the tide, Michel Bastos spurning their best chance shortly after Olic's opener.
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