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Barcelona Ushers Resigned Bayern Munich to Champions League Exit

MUNICH — The drama, such as it was, lasted seven minutes.

Those seven minutes? They were glorious, sure.

Medhi Benatia, a Moroccan defender for Bayern Munich, crushed a header into the net early in the first half here on Tuesday, and suddenly it seemed that everyone in the Allianz Arena had felt the same slap on the back, the same poke in the ribs.

The stadium throbbed, shook, trembled. The fans, who had watched their team get blown out by three goals in the first leg of this Champions League semifinal in Barcelona last week, found their voices.