Real Madrid suffered a painful loss at home and among its fans against Bayern Munich, with a score of 2-1, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, during the match that was held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, complicating the task of the royal team before the expected return match at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern Munich entered the match strongly from the first minutes, threatening Real Madrid’s goal early with a shot from Konrad Laimer that went over the crossbar, before the Bavarian team returned. With a dangerous attempt in the 9th minute, after Kimmich sent a cross that reached Harry Kane, who passed it to Upamecano, but defensive intervention at the last minute prevented the first goal from being scored.
Real Madrid responded quickly, as Arda Guler created a dangerous opportunity with a pass to Kylian Mbappe inside the penalty area, but goalkeeper Manuel Neuer excelled and blocked it brilliantly, before Mbappe returned and led a quick counterattack during which he passed the ball to Vinicius Junior, but Neuer continued. His brilliance deprived the hosts of the lead.
Bayern almost opened the scoring in the 27th minute after a defensive error, which Serge Gnabry took advantage of, but goalkeeper Andrey Lunin intervened at the right time and saved the situation, keeping the score the same, before Real Madrid tried to respond with a new shot by Mbappé that Neuer blocked.
Before the end of the first half, the Bavarian team succeeded in breaking the tie in the 40th minute, taking advantage of a passing error, The ball reached Gnabry, who in turn passed it to Luis Diaz, who shot it powerfully into the net, giving Bayern Munich the lead at the end of the first half.
With the start of the second half, Bayern continued their superiority, adding the second goal after an organized attack that ended with a pass from Olise to Harry Kane, who fired a powerful shot from outside the penalty area that went past Lunin, making the task difficult for the hosts.
Real Madrid tried to come back with the result, as Vinicius missed a clear opportunity after being completely alone with the goalkeeper, before missed opportunities continued on both sides, in light of the brilliance of the two goalkeepers and defences.
Real Madrid succeeded in reducing the difference in the 74th minute, after Kylian Mbappe took advantage of a perfect cross and put the ball into the net, to restore hope to the royal team in the final minutes.
Real Madrid pressed hard in search of an equalizer, and Vinicius almost scored a fatal goal, but Neuer was present. Again, while Mbappe missed a valuable opportunity in the last moments, the match ended with Bayern Munich winning 2-1, putting one foot in the semi-finals before the decisive return match.