Bayern Muncich managed to win, with the final score of 2-1, the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, after beating Real Madrid, away from home. Luis Diaz and Harry Kane scored for the German side, while Kylian Mbappe reduced the gap for ”los blancos”, but it was not enough for the club from the capital of Spain to obtain something from this game. Aurelien Tchouameni received a yellow card in the first half of the game, meaning that the French midfielder will miss the second leg of this fixture that will be played in Bavaria.
The duel at the Bernabeu began with a goal opportunity for the Bavarians, when Michael Olise passed to Konrad Laimer in the central area, and the Austrian footballer’s shot went over the crossbar of the goal defended by Andriy Lunin. Then, from a free kick executed from the edge of the box, Michael Olise shot accurately, but the ball was deflected and went out of bounds. Later, from a corner kick executed by Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich could have opened the score, when the execution of the German central midfielder sent it directly towards the goal, but the Ukrainian goalkeeper of the team from the capital of Spain rejected the ball in extremis.
Real Madrid first appeared on the offensive at the end of the first quarter of an hour of this confrontation, when a wrong throw-in by Manuel Neuer was quickly capitalized by Trent Alexander-Arnold, the ball reaching the foot of Kylian Mbappe, from a pass by Arda Guler. The execution of the French striker was blocked by the German goalkeeper, so that, later, the shot sent to the far corner by Vinicius Junior went over the frame of the opposing goals. The same Brazilian footballer of the “galactics” was launched by Kylian Mbappe in a race, and his completion, on foot, was rejected by Manuel Neuer.
Vinicius Junior received a pass on the left side from Aurelien Tchouameni, and the Brazilian footballer tried to cross into the box for Kylian Mbappe, but his execution with the outside of his right foot was deflected, and the ball gave “big headaches” to Manuel Neuer, who had great difficulty retaining the ball. A huge chance to score belonged to Serge Gnabry in the 28th minute of the game, when Thiago Pitarch misplayed a pass back to his own goalkeeper, but the German footballer’s tight shot was deflected into the corner kick by an opponent.
The “los blancos” group came close to unblocking the scoreboard near the end of the first half hour of this match, when Kylian Mbappe’s long-range shot was pushed wide by the Bavarians’ German goalkeeper. Antonio Rudiger attempted a pretentious execution a few sequences later, but the ball sent by the German defender bypassed the space of the Germans’ goal. The scoreboard was unlocked near the end of the first half, when Serge Gnabry passed to Harry Kane, the English footballer turned the ball for the team’s “seven”, and Luis Diaz elegantly finished, on foot, in the far corner, after receiving a pass in the corridor.
The second half began with a goal scored by the team coached by Vincent Kompany, Michael Olise receiving a ball on the right flank, entering the center and passing to Harry Kane. From approximately 16 meters, the English striker shot from the first, on foot, with great effect, without giving Andriy Lunin any chance, and the Germans doubled their advantage on the scoreboard. Later, an error committed in the defense of the “los blancos” club was not “charged” by Harry Kane, the shot of the British footballer being deflected out of the field by Antonio Rudiger. From a corner kick by Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano headed in a header that went just wide of the target.
Vinicius Junior missed a huge chance to reduce the deficit when the South American failed to capitalise on a poor header by Dayot Upamecano, but the Brazilian fired into the side netting from a one-on-one position. Michael Olise tried his luck from the edge of the penalty area, but his shot, sent with great effect, went wide of the posts defended by Andriy Lunin. Kylian Mbappe missed a huge opportunity in the 65th minute of the game, when the Hexagon striker received a deep pass from Jude Bellingham, but the German goalkeeper of the visitors made a decisive save.
The “los blancos” reduced the gap with a quarter of an hour before the final whistle of the continental clash, when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross was completed, with emotions, in front of the goal, by Kylian Mbappe, and the stands at the “Bernabeu” were raised to their feet. Arda Guler decided to shoot from about 30 meters, but the ball sent by the Turkish footballer of the “galactics” was retained by Manuel Neuer. Vinicius Junior had the chance to equalize, after receiving the ball from Kylian Mbappe, but the strike from the Brazilian winger was blocked by the German goalkeeper.
Kylian Mbappe tried, few minutes later, to score from long distance, but his shot went outside the goal, exactly after Michael Olise missed an incredible chance for the German side.
The same “ten” of the Real Madrid received a ball inside the box from Vinicius Junior and tried to finish with a shot sent to the far corner, but the ball barely exceeded the frame of the German goals. As a result of this success, the German group starts with the first chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the competition, considering that the return match will be played at the “Allianz Arena”, in Munich. In the domestic championships, until the second match between Real Madrid and the Bavarian team is played, it is a game against Girona for the team from the capital of Spain, while the German side will play away from home against St. Pauli.