Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid as it happened: Cristiano Ronaldo brace give Zinedine Zidane's side big win
Re-live the Champions League quarter-final clash at the Allianz Arena
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Your support makes all the difference.Bayern Munich host Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as two giants of European football meet on Wednesday night.
- Bayern Munich and Real Madrid form one of the Champions League's richest and most intense historical rivalries
- They are reigning European champions and Spanish league leaders, but are Real Madrid actually any good?
- Robert Lewandowski out of Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid after failing to recover from injury
- Zinedine Zidane admits his Real Madrid job is not safe and says he is not preparing for pre-season
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What time is it?
Kick-off at the Allianz Arena is 19.45 BST.
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport 3 will be broadcasting the game. Coverage starts at 19.00
It’s a big game for…
Thomas Muller. With Robert Lewandowski out of tonight's game, the responsibility of leading Bayern's front line could now fall to Thomas Muller. The forward has not featured in the side's last two games but bagged two in their 6-0 rout of FC Augsburg at the start of the month. Muller may lack the athleticism and grace of Lewandowski, but the German certainly has the ability to make a difference this evening if picked to start.
Remember when…
Bayern were humiliated in their own back yard? Madrid fired four past the Germans, courtesy of a brace apiece from Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo, to book their place in the 2014 Champions League final.
Last three meetings...
Bayern Munich 0 Real Madrid 4, Champions League, 2014
Real Madrid 1 Bayern Munich 0, Champions League, 2014
Real Madrid 1 Bayern Munich 3, Champions League, 2012
Form guide...
Bayern Munich: WLWWW
Real Madrid: DWWWW
Odds…
Bayern Munich to win: 17/24
Real Madrid to win: 37/10
Draw: 16/5
(Odds provided by Bet 888)
78 mins: There was no saving that one. Madrid retain possession for an age, with Asensio eventually the one to lump it into the area. Ronaldo gets ahead of his man and flicks it past Neuer from the edge of the six-yard box, the ball rolling cruelly under the goalkeeper's body.
81 mins: There's only five minutes to go in Madrid, and it's still 1-0! But only just...
85 mins: There's going to be two minutes of additional time in Madrid.
In Munich, Real Madrid are in complete control. They're pushing for a third, which you would think would win them the tie.
87 mins: It's finished in Madrid!
Just look at these stats...
Possession: Atletico 68%-32% Leicester
Shots: Atletico 14-5 Leicester
On target: Atletico 3-0 Leicester
Corners: Atletico 8-1 Leicester
Fouls: Atletico 10-16 Leicester
I think Leicester will be fairly happy with that.
89 mins: There's going to be three minutes of additional time in Munich. Zidane makes his final change: Kovacic replaces Modric.
GOAL! Bayern Munich 1 Real Madri - no! Sergio Ramos sends a thumping header beyond Neuer and into the net from a free-kick, but his Real's raucous celebrations are brought to a premature end by the sight of the linesman waving his flag. It's the correct call.
That would have surely killed the tie. A lifeline for Bayern.
FULL-TIME: Bayern Munich 1 Real Madrid 2
And that's it! Bayern Munich started at 100mp/h and took an early lead through Arturo Vidal, with the Chilean then going on to blaze a penalty over the bar.
But Real battled back in the second-half despite the heroics Manuel Neuer, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring goals either side of a red card for Javi Martínez. They almost made it three in injury time, with only the offside flag denying Sergio Ramos.
That leaves this one finely poised for next week's second-leg. Game on!
Here's Jack Pitt-Brooke's match report from the Allianz Arena:
And here are four things Mark Critchley learned from that comeback win:
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