​The build up to the Champions League semi final first leg between Barcelona and Bayern Munich is well under way and the two clubs have now used the social media platform to get us drooling in anticipation.





The recently crowned German Bundesliga champions' official twitter account started the proceedings on Monday afternoon, two days before the sides go head to head at the Nou Camp.





We’re looking forward to playing you @FCBarcelona. Are you ready for some of this? #FCBFCB https://t.co/2LUkDHq37Q — FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) May 4, 2015





Yet, the Catalan club were quick to respond to Bayern's tweet...









This sparked a round of banter, which ended rather lamely with both sides wishing each other the best of luck ahead of the game...





.@FCBarcelona Fair enough, but you don't win games with skills alone  #FCBFCB pic.twitter.com/4FJw9Zf7u9 — FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) May 4, 2015





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.@FCBarcelona Well we’re definitely the champions when it comes to celebrating  #FCBFCB https://t.co/Rv5CkxwVnm — FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) May 4, 2015

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Many believe that the winner of this semi final will go on to win the tournament itself, with both sides impressing greatly in both domestic and European campaigns this season.





Barcelona overcame a spirited Paris Saint Germain in the quarter finals, who themselves had dumped out Chelsea in the previous round. A 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes pretty much ended the tie after the first leg, with Luis Suarez in particular on blistering form in Paris. The return fixture was merely a formality and Neymar's brace meant Luis Enrique's side came through to the semi finals with a 5-1 aggregate win.









Across the continent, Bayern Munich had a trickier passage to the last four, but they emphatically showed why they are one of the teams to beat in their quarter final victory over Porto. The Bavarians had lost 3-1 in Portugal in the first leg, but a blitzkrieg-style destruction of their opponents in the Allianz Arena, which saw Pep Guardiola's men win 6-1, meant they arrived to the last four unscathed.





Real Madrid and Juventus complete the semi final list, with a date in Berlin to compete in Europe's biggest game the prize up for grabs for those who win their respective semi final fixtures.