Olic's hat trick seals Bayern's spot in final

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04/27/2010 - Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ivica Olic scored a hat trick to lead Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Lyon on Tuesday at the Stade de Gerland, and into the Champions League final on aggregate, 4-0.

Bayern won the first leg in Munich 1-0 on Wednesday and Olic sealed the German club's first finals appearance since 2001, when it edged Valencia on penalties to win its fourth title.

Bayern plays the winner of Wednesday's semifinal between Barcelona and Inter Milan on May 22 at the Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain. Inter holds a 3-1 lead after the first leg in Milan.

Lyon, which was unbeaten at home in the Champions League this season, fell one game short of the first final in club history. Bayern will appear in the final for the eighth time.

Bayern had a great chance to open the scoring inside two minutes when Olic won the ball at the top-right edge of the penalty area, then slipped a pass to the middle to Thomas Muller .

Muller was all alone, but Olic's pass was slightly behind him, and the striker dragged the shot wide of the right post.

Bayern controlled the match after its early chance, and Olic provided the huge away goal inside 30 minutes to put Lyon in a position where it needed three to advance.

Off a throw-in on the left side, Muller dropped a pass off to Arjen Robben on the edge of the area. Muller broke into the area and received a return pass on the left side and, with two defenders drawn to him, slipped a pass to Olic.

Olic accepted the pass and spun to his left to separate from Aly Cissokho then slotted past Lyon goalie Hugo Lloris. Bayern took a 2-0 aggregate edge and was in complete control with the away goal advantage.

Lyon managed just one good scoring chance in the first half, but Michel Bastos wasted the golden opportunity in the 31st. Bastos was wide open on the edge of the six-yard box, but his left-footed volley sailed wide right.

Robben fired wide right on a long-range effort in the 34th but Bayern remained in control through halftime to maintain its comfortable edge.

Lyon substitute Bafetimbi Gomis had a chance early in the second half to bring his side level but, despite being open on the right side off a cross, volleyed a first-time effort into the stands when he had time to set up a better shot.

Robben set up midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 53rd, and he fired just high on a powerful side-volley from 25 yards. Fullback Diego Contento set up a chance with a nice run in the 57th, but Robben was eventually denied by a nice diving save by Lloris at the left post.

Olic just missed scoring off the ensuing corner kick when the ball skimmed off his forehead, and three minutes later Lyon's hopes ended with captain Cris was sent off. Cris received a yellow card for a foul, then was ejected right after when he clapped at referee Massimo Busacca.

Bayern sealed its trip to Madrid in the 67th when Hamit Altintop, who played on the left side of midfield with Franck Ribery suspended, put Olic through on the left. Olic slotted inside the right post to beat Lloris.

Robben forced another save from Lloris in the 71st, then Olic fired wide left in the 76th as the Munich side searched for its third goal.

Bayern completed the dominating win in the 78th when Bayern right back Philipp Lahm delivered a cross from the right to Olic, who adjusted slightly and fired a header off the fingertips of Lloris and into the right side.

Olic has scored seven goals in nine Champions League matches this season, tied for second on the scoring list behind Barcelona's Leo Messi.

Altintop lifted Bayern's final chance just over the top-right corner in injury time, but the German club cruised over the final seconds for its first win on the road in the knockout stage.

Bayern lost the second leg of its Round of 16 series 3-2 at Fiorentina and the second leg of its quarterfinal series 3-2 at Manchester United but advanced on away goals after winning the first leg of each series 2-1 in Munich.

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