Arjen Robben claims he hopes to meet Jose Mourinho in the Champions League final after helping Bayern book their place at the Bernabeu.
Bayern Munich swept aside 10-man Lyon 3-0 tonight to progress to the final 4-0 on aggregate.
They will meet either Inter Milan or defending champions Barcelona with Mourinho's team heading to the Nou Camp tomorrow defending a 3-1 first-leg advantage.
And Robben, who spent three seasons at Chelsea under Mourinho, has no doubt who he wants to face.
"I want to play Inter, definitely." he told Sky Sports 2. "It's better for us as a team.
"We can have difficulties against Barca.
"But It's also because I want to play against Mourinho and (Wesley) Sneijder."
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It was an Ivica Olic hat-trick that ensured Bayern Munich progressed to their first Champions League final since 2001.
And Robben reserved special praise for the Croatia striker who took his tally to seven goals in nine European appearances this season.
"He's great, just unbelievable," added Robben. "He gives more than 100% every game.
"He just keeps running, so energetic.
"He's a great player and so important for us."
The outcome was rarely in doubt as Bayern dominated from start to finish.
And Robben confirmed it was as comfortable as it looked.
He said: "Yes, it was comfortable, it also felt so on the pitch.
"We were much the better team. We played a great game.
"We didn't sit back and wait for them to come. We played aggressively, with attacking football and didn't let them come into the game.
"We played well.
"I'm very proud. Very proud of the team and happy to reach the final.
"It's a great season."
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Lyon never really looked like scoring but their slim hopes of reaching the final all but evaporated when Cris was harshly dismissed on the hour mark.
With the score on the night still 1-0, Cris was booked for a challenge and was then shown a second yellow for ironically applauding the referee.
To add insult to injury replays showed that the Lyon captain's challenge was a fair one.
However, coach Claude Puel refused to use the red card as an excuse, admitting Bayern simply outplayed his team.
"We have to realise that they were stronger," he told TF1.
"It's a shame we didn't equalise, we had opportunities in front of goal which would have put us back in the match.
"It was more difficult after Cris' sending off, we had already worked a lot physically.
"The score is heavy compared to what the players put in. There's not really much to reproach them for.
"It leaves the feeling of emptiness."
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