After four years of absence, Bayern Munich returned to the Allianz Arena this Tuesday April 30 in the last four of the Champions League during the semi-final first leg against Real Madrid. The Germans drew against Real (2-2).
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Once again, the spectacle lived up to the bill, for this eighth semi-final between the Bavarian players and the Madrilenians in the history of the C1.
From the first minute, after a one-two with Harry Kane, Leroy Sané entered the area and tried to cross his right-footed shot from close range, but came up against a good exit from goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. The tone is set.
After suffering at the start of the match, Real, always so clinical on big occasions, as evidenced by their 14 trophies in C1, opened the score. From the central circle, Kroos slips a magnificent deep pass towards Vinicius Júnior. The Brazilian arrives alone up to 6 meters and scores from the inside of the right against Manuel Neuer (24th).
Very enterprising until then, the Bayern players were no longer able to set foot in the match, leaving Real to impose their rhythm. But the second half heralds a change of tone between these two continental giants.
Harry Kane scores his eighth Champions League goal of the season
In a flash of genius, upon returning from the locker room, Leroy Sané puts the Bavarians back on their feet by equalizing with a powerful strike after a fantastic ride down the right side, before following up from the left (53rd).
In the space of a few minutes, Bayern reversed the situation with a second goal from the penalty spot by Harry Kane, after contact from Lucas Vázquez’s foot on Jamal Musiala’s shin, causing the attacking midfielder to fall in the Real area (56th) . Harry Kane transformed and scored his eighth goal of the season in the Champions League, joining Kylian Mbappé at the top of the competition’s top scorers rankings.
From the penalty spot, at the end of the match, Real came back to match their opponent thanks to the essential Vinicius Júnior (83rd), who scored twice. A minute earlier, Kim surrounded Rodrygo and brought the Brazilian down in the area.
Wednesday May 8, the two teams will meet for the second act, with a place in the final which will be played on June 1 at Wembley. Two years ago, Real Madrid, undefeated this season in the Champions League, won their last “big-eared cup” against Liverpool. All hopes remain for the two protagonists.