Beating Barcelona wasn`t tough: Robben

Berlin: Arjen Robben was surprised at how easily Bayern Munich beat Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final at Camp Nou.

The former Real Madrid star opened the scoring with a fine finish past Victor Valdes shortly after half-time, before an own goal from Gerard Pique and a towering header from Thomas Muller late on made it 3-0. "It surprised me that we could dominate the match today, but we deserve credits for this. We expected a tough game, but it wasn`t that tough at all," the Dutchman told NOS. "It`s not up to me to say that we were superior to Barca, but we won both games with our own style. Speaking to Uefa.com after the game, Robben said: "I think it is a terrific performance, it is a little bit of history. "To perform like this, against a team who have dominated Europe for the past five years, who have so much quality, it is amazing. "The most important thing is we play as a team, not only going forward but defensively. "If you want to achieve something and have results and win competitions at a high level you have to defend as a team." Robben then gave his thoughts on the prospect of an all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. "[The final] is going to be a big one. Dortmund have proved over last two to three years they are a very good team." Fellow Bayern winger Franck Ribery was equally impressed with the team`s showing against the Catalans and highlighted their team ethic as the side`s key quality. "Above all, we all work together. We want to do something together and we showed that tonight," the France international told Canal+. "We knew that if we defended well, we could score goals. "Dortmund is a team that is not easy to play against and has a little of our style – it will be a good match. The France international also expressed his desire to finally get his hands on a Champions League winners medal, having twice been a runner-up. "I`ve already lost two finals, I do not want to lose a third. We`ll play as we played tonight." FCB aptain Philipp Lahm explained that he always thought his team was capable of producing a performance like they did against the Liga leaders. "It’s not taken for granted to beat Barcelona on their home ground 3-0," he said. "But I’ve always said that we have special characters in our squad and that we are capable of great things." The Bavarian giants will face Dortmund in the first all-German Champions League final. The match will be held at Wembley on May 25. Goal.com