Full time: Bayern Munich 1-2 Real Madrid The referee blows his final whistle, Real Madrid will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg at Santiago Bernabeu next week. 90' The referee adds four minutes of stoppage time. 89' Bayern midfielder Thiago receives a yellow card. 88' What a chance for Bayern! Lewandowski fires wide of the post with the goal at his mercy after latching onto a defence-splitting pass. 86' Bayern piling on pressure in the last five minutes. 83' Real make their final substitution. Casemiro is replaced with Mateo Kovacic. 82' With eight minutes remaining, Bayern need to level the score to stand a realistic chance of reaching the final. 78' Casemiro is booked for a challenge on James Rodriguez. 76' Benzema spurns a chance for Real! He skips past his challenger inside the area but his shot is blocked by Ulreich. 75' Bayern make their third substitution. Tolisso replaces Javi Martinez. 72' Ronaldo has a goal disallowed! He superbly volleys home but the referee adjudges him to have controlled the ball with his arm. 69' Another wasted chance! Ribery cuts inside from the left and fires a low shot just wide. 67' Oh no! It's the miss of the season! Mueller fails to find the net from inside the six-yard box after the ball falls into his path. 66' Real make their second substitution. Carvajal picks up an injury and is replaced with striker Karim Benzema. 63' Another Ribery shot is blocked by Navas. The Frenchman is very lively tonight. 59' Navas pulls off a fine save to thwart a shot from Ribery! Bayern are so unlucky tonight. 58' Bayern pay for wasting several chances! They are vulnerable to counter attacks as Asensio finish off a swift breakaway to put Real ahead, firing past Navas after breaking clear. 57' GOOOOOOOAL FOR REAL!!! 56' Bayern are launching a wave after wave of attacks, will Real be able to hold firm for long? 52' Bayern winger Ribery receives a yellow card. 51' A golden chance wasted by Bayern again! Ribery turns his marker inside out on the left and sends in a low cross that is just cleared by the defence before Mueller gets a foot to it. 47' Bayern will be desperate to emerge winners. As long as the score is tied, it is unlikely that Zidan will change his cautious strategy. The second half is underway The referee blows his halftime whistle 45+1' Lewandowski spurns another golden chance! He rises unmarked but sends a tame header into the keeper's hands after a free-kick. 44' GOOOOOOOAL FOR REAL MADRID!!! 42' Real are unlucky not to fall 2-0 down! A cross from the left finds Mueller whose half-volley deflects off a defender and goes out for a corner. 41' Another clear-cut chance for Bayern! Hummels' volley narrowly misses the target. 37' Bayern are much better in the first half, despite losing two players to injury. 34' Bayern make another unscripted substitution. Niklas Suele replaces the injured Jerome Boateng; Bayern are unlucky! 34' What a chance for Bayern!! Ribery fails to control a pass from Thiago with the goal at his mercy. 33' Bayern pile on pressure. Ulreich palms away a cross from Ribery. 29' Kimmich runs unopposed after a neatly-worked move on the right before shooting straight past Navas, who should have done better, from a tight angle. 28' GOOOOOOOAL FOR BAYERN!!! 26' Real gain more possession but Bayern leave them with little space to operate. 23' A Carvajal shot is saved by Ulreich. 21' A neat pass from Modric to Ronaldo but the Portuguese takes too long to return the ball to the well-positioned Croatian. 19' Rafinha tries his luck from distance but his effort is collected by Real keeper Navas. 17' Real are trying to make the most of Ronaldo's runs behind the defence but Bayern still have the upper hand, although clear-cut chances are scarce. 12' Neither side managed to create a goal-scoring chance in the first 10 minutes. 8' Bayern forced to make an early substitution. Arjen Robben picks up and injury, makes way for midfielder Thiago. 7' Ronaldo is flagged for offside as Real try to carve out openings. 4' A Bayern appeal for a penalty after an apparent handball on Carvajal is waved away by the referee. 2' At the other end, Toni Kroos makes a jinking run down the left but his low cross goes begging. 1' An early chance for Bayern! A left-wing cross causes mayhem in the Real area but the danger is cleared. The match is underway Starting line-ups: Bayern Munich: Sven Ulreich, Joshua Kimmich, Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, Rafinha, Javi Martinez, James Rodriguez, Franck Ribery, Thomas Mueller, Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski Real Madrid: Keylor Navas, Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Isco, Lucas Vazquez, Cristiano Ronaldo 19:45 Real Madrid coach Zidane opts for a cautious formation while Bayern miss influential left-back Alaba after the starting line-ups are revealed. 18:30 Bayern full back David Alaba and midfielder Corentin Tolisso are doubtful because of back and shin injuries respectively. Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal is already out for the rest of the season. 17:30 Jupp Heynckes led Real Madrid to the Champions League title 20 years ago. "It was a fantastic feeling when the whistle went and Real were European champions again for the first time in 32 years," he told a news conference on Tuesday, recalling his glory night with the record European champions. 16:25 "I don't think there are any favourites. It is a semi-final and it is completely different to last season. It is a different match, we cannot compare the two," the Frenchman added. 16:15 "We will need a big performance against a strong opponent. Bayern are a great club with great team spirit," Zidane said, adding last season's victory in the quarter-finals over the Germans meant nothing now. 16:15 Heynckes is on a record 12-game winning run in the Champions League stretching back to 2013 when he won the title with Bayern before retiring. He will leave the club again at the end of the season. 16:00 "They have been transformed under him," Zidane said of the 72-year-old Heynckes. "I have maximum respect for him. He has done big things. It is remarkable." 15:00 Bayern have already secured the Bundesliga title and have reached the German Cup final as well. 14:15 The Spaniards have won back-to-back titles but the treble-chasing Bavarians are in sensational form ever since manager Jupp Heynckes took over from Carlo Ancelotti in October. 14:00 Bayern, five-time European Cup winners, host 12-time champions Real in a mouth-watering semi-final first leg on Wednesday. 13:00 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane warned on Tuesday Bayern Munich are better than they were last season when the Spaniards beat them en route to the Champions League title.
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Venue: Allianz Arena (München) Referee: Björn Kuipers (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook atAhramOnlineSports.)
