rte.ie

Advantage Bayern after thrilling victory away to Madrid

Bayern Munich took control of their Champions League quarter-final with a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, earning a slender first-leg advantage after a high-tempo contest in the Spanish capital.

Vincent Kompany's side struck just before halftime when ‌Serge Gnabry slipped ⁠a precise pass through for Luis Diaz, who beat the offside trap and fired low past keeper Andriy Lunin in the 41st minute.

Bayern doubled ‌their lead seconds after the restart as Michael Olise ⁠squared for Harry Kane to finish ‌neatly from the edge of the box ⁠following a ‌swift counter-attack.

Real improved after the hour and Kylian Mbappe pulled one back in the 74th ⁠minute, turning in Trent Alexander-Arnold's low cross at ⁠the far post.

Manuel Neuer then denied Mbappe and Vinicius Jr with a series of sharp saves as the hosts pressed for an equaliser that never ‌came.

Watch PSG v Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday from 7.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow our live blog on RTÉ.ie/sport and RTÉ News app

Listen to the RTÉ Soccer podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Read full news in source page