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Barcelona reached their second Champions League final in three years after a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid at the Nou Camp in their semi-final second leg clash here on Tuesday saw them progress 3-1 on aggregate.
Barcelona could now face Manchester United in a repeat of the 2009 final - which Barcelona won - as they hold a 2-0 lead over Schalke going into Wednesday's second leg in Manchester.
Needing to overturn a 2-0 home defeat Real had to attack but they never managed a sustained threat on the Barca goal and fell behind to a Pedro strike in the 54th minute.
Marcelo replied 10 minutes later but it was only a consolation goal for Real. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola praised Real for a good performance but revelled in his side's qualification.
'It is a total success,' said Guardiola, who in his maiden season in 2008/09 delivered the treble including a Champions League success over Manchester United.
'I am very proud of my players. We won our first Champions League title in the old Wembley (in 1992) and we are going to try and win our fourth one there at the new one.'
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