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Our referee for tonight is Clement Turpin, and he will be assisted down the line by French countrymen Danos and Pages. Our fourth official is Sandor Schärer.
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Real Madrid: 13 A. Lunin
6 Nacho
22 A. Rüdiger
23 F. Mendy
8 T. Kroos
17 Lucas Vázquez
15 F. Valverde
18 A. Tchouaméni
5 J. Bellingham
7 Vinícius Júnior
11 Rodrygo. Replacements: 24
A. Güler
1
T. Courtois
20
Fran García
3
Éder Militão
14
Joselu
19
Dani Ceballos
10
L. Modrić
25
Kepa
21
Brahim Díaz
12
E. Camavinga.
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Bayern Munich: 1 M. Neuer
15 E. Dier
40 N. Mazraoui
3 Kim Min-Jae
8 L. Goretzka
6 J. Kimmich
27 K. Laimer
25 T. Müller
9 H. Kane
10 L. Sané
42 J. Musiala. Replacements: 19
A. Davies
17
Bryan Zaragoza
7
S. Gnabry
39
M. Tel
13
E. Choupo-Moting
26
S. Ulreich
22
Raphaël Guerreiro
45
A. Pavlović
2
D. Upamecano
18
Daniel Peretz.
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Real leads the list of title winners with 14 Champions League/European Cup wins, with Bayern in third place with six wins. Strap yourself in tight cos this is the real deal tonight!
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Good evening, and welcome to a MAMMOTH night of Champions League football between two titans of the tournament: FC Bayern München and Real Madrid, with the action being brought to you tonight from the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. It's the first leg of the Champions League semi-final… it's Bayern vs Real… and it really don't get much bigger than this!
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KICK-OFF! We're underway with the first half… it's Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid!
2'
DRAMA! HUGE STOP! Bayern race forward with some superb passing, Kane with a lovely touch through to Sane with just Lunin to beat… he strikes left-footed at the bottom-right corner but his shot it straight at Lunin.
4'
Bayern pressing hard at Real, eager to get a good start against the Spanish giants.
6'
SHOT! Kane pushes along the edge of the box, strikes a left-footer on target, but it's gathered with ease by Lunin.
8'
Bayern press ahead AGAIN, the ball fed left to Sane just inside the book, but he thrashes his shot high over the bar.
9'
ARE YOU BECKHAM IN DISGUISE! Harry Kane pounces on a loose ball on the halfway line and drills a shot on goal as he saw Lunin wandering outside the box… the keeper makes good ground back but Kane's shot goes just a foot or two over the crossbar. All Bayern as it stands… and they are playing at a superb intensity.
11'
Bayern attack again, this time up the right touchline… now across field… Real press them back… but Bayern press again from the right, a pass coming to Musiala on the edge of the Real box… he pulls the trigger, but his effort flies high over the crossbar.
13'
Real touch the ball and there's a pass, a step over the halfway line… but Bayern regain possession and press up again. This has heavy tones of Real's quarter-final second-leg clash against Man City.
14'
Bayern win the throw in an attacking position, pass back to the halfway line and look to pass, pass, pass…
15'
GREAT BALL! Laimer lofts a stunning ball into the box, Muller runs onto it but can't control it, the ball deflecting back to Lunin.
17'
Real press forward now, working the ball around the Bayern box before rolling it back to the halfway line and then to Lunin… but now Real press up the left… but Bayern steal the ball and press into the Real half.
18'
A shout for a penalty from Bayern, but the ref wants nothing to do with it. Real press up again… the Spanish are now showing some sparkle in their passing and a sudden burst of pace and they win a corner from the right…
20'
The corner is played short, there's a shot on goal but it's a crowd-pleaser, offering Neuer no opportunity to work his gloves.
22'
Bayern press forward but Real are part of the game now and reclaim the ball and push forward.
22'
Bayern press forward but Real are part of the game now and reclaim the ball and push forward.
23'
GOAL, REAL MADRID, VINICIUS JUNIOR! 0-1; Against the run of play, Toni Kroos from near the halfway line slides a preposterously brilliant ball through a string of Bayern defenders for Vinicius to run onto, the striker meeting the ball just short of the penalty spot and side-footing it past the rapidly-approaching Bayern keeper Neuer. BRILLIANT GOAL! That just bellows out Real's class! Soak up the pressure… then strike like a viper!
25'
Bayern press into the Real box, a man goes down, the appeals go up… but there's nothing happening with the ref's whistle.
27'
Real bustling looking for the ball, Bayern holding them off.
29'
Another lovely ball through for Vinicius Junior, but there's a Barca defender on his hip and he can't get onto the ball as it's passed back to Neuer.
30'
Bayern looking to control the ball, but the Real defence is looking tight as a welded nut.
31'
Sane looks for a through ball to the edge of the box but it's a fraction too far behind him and Real clear the danger.
33'
Real have owned the ball for close to two minutes… finally a loose header offers them the chance to pass it around themselves again… but Real reclaim and counter and they win a corner. Wow… Real are showing such speed on the counter.
35'
Kroos drills an excellent corner in, Neuer rushing out to punch it away. Bayern press up first down the left, then working it across the field to the right.
37'
Bayern enjoying some extended possession but finding no gaps or slivers to exploit in the Real defence… but they have won a corner…
38'
OPEN! The corner flashes to the far post, where two Bayern attackers launch themselves skywards, one gets scalp to ball, but it flies into the crowd. Real definitely left a gap there, the cross was just too high to be dangerous.
40'
Bayern press up again, Musiala goes down just short of the box… Nacho poking his foot with his toe and the Bayern man hitting the ground like a jilted lover. BIG MOMENT… free-kick on the edge of the Real D… and Sir Harry is lining up a shot.
42'
WIIIIIIDE! Kane gets a good strike on it but it was always curling away from the goal and Lunin dives just for shits and giggles.
44'
CORNER! Sir Harry rises high in the Bayern wall, deflecting the kick for a corner.
44'
YELLOW CARD, BAYERN MUNICH, NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI. Not the biggest of touches, and Bellingham might have been a bit soft serve in his reaction to the tackle, but there was surely enough on it to scrub up a yellow.
44'
YELLOW CARD, BAYERN MUNICH, NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI. Not the biggest of touches, and Bellingham might have been a bit soft serve in his reaction to the tackle, but there was surely enough on it to scrub up a yellow.
44'
COUNTER FREE-KICK! Damn, they are fast - Real counter at pace and Bellingham is brought down on the edge of the box by Noussair Mazraoui, who doesn't get a red as there were some other defenders honing in on Bellingham. Silly question… why commit to the tackle and the yellow when you have mates covering for you?
45'
HALF-TIME, BAYERN MUNICH 0-1 REAL MADRID. What a half… Real were in a pupa for much of the first half before exploding with a number of superb counter-attacks. Bayern have been good value and are showing a lot of potential to hurt Real. This is champions' style football… pinch me to make sure I'm not dreaming.
45'
Bayern hold firm from the corner and clear the danger. Not long after the ref announces a 10-minute break in play.
46'
SUBSTITUTION, BAYERN MUNICH. Raphaël Guerreiro takes over from Leon Goretzka at half-time.
46'
KICK-OFF! We're back underway and it's Real leading Bayern by one goal to 'nichts'.
48'
Bayern doing the early running, there's some slick passing and quick moving from both sides at the start of half two.
49'
Real press up but Bayern close the danger down.
51'
Vinicius with a lovely run up the middle, the ball is passed wide to Kroos on the left edge of the box, and he fires in a shot that's curling towards the far right corner…
52'
SAVED! Neuer dives to his left and then beats the shot away with his right hand, cos in truth the shot was curling more towards the centre of the goal which caught us by surprise but also almost Neuer.
53'
GOAL, BAYERN MUNICH, SANE! 1-1; INCREDIBLE PIECE OF INDIVIDUAL WORK FROM SANE… the striker jinks into the box from the right wing and, with three defenders closing down on him, he takes two steps into the box and then thrashes a shot on goal that flies low and hard inside the near post, Lunin totally caught unawares! Magnificent goal.
53'
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
55'
PENALTY! Musiala is chopped down just inside the Real box and the ref points to the spot, no question! What a turnaround! Kane has a five-from-five penalty record for Bayern.
57'
GOAL, BAYERN MUNICH, KANE! 2-1; Kane takes a half stutter in his run-up to send Lunin diving left, only for Kane to strike his kick along the turf and to the left side of the goal. What a turnaround - what a game!
59'
Rodrygo goes down, arms stuck out sideways asking for a free-kick, but the ref is not giving out charity today. Play on, son!
60'
Charity for Kane? Harry Kane sprints into the Real box with the giant Rudiger on his side… the Englishman is knocked to ground but the challenge. looked fair enough. And we've just heard the the ticker refunds window has been closed for the night. No-one was in the queue anyway.
62'
Great pressure from Real, but Bayern hold them at bay.
64'
CLOSE! Real burst into the box, Vinicius Junior has a snap shot but it's blocked by the Bayern defence, the hosts counter-attacking and Kroos chops Kane down from behind.
65'
SUBSTITUTION, REAL MADRID. Nacho is replaced by Camavingo.
65'
YELLOW CARD, REAL MADRID. KROOS. Take that sir.
66'
BLOCKED! Lovely run into the Real box, the ball is laid off to Kane near the edge for the six-yard box, he swivels and shoots, but it's deflected off a defender for a corner.
67'
WASTED! Dier rises unhindered to meet the corner with his head - he has the whole goal to aim at, but kindly heads it down into the ground just in front of Lunin, who gathers it with ease.
69'
LOVELY RUN! Musiala with a storming run in from the left, he fires in a cross from just inside the box but it's deflected for a corner.
70'
Two corners, two headers, but neither find a home at the back of the Real net.
71'
Bayern stream forward from the left again, Musiala looking menacing, he pulls the trigger… but his shot squirts out wide.
73'
CLOSE! Real with a good movement inside the Bayern box, there are two attempts to shoot but Bayern survive them both.
74'
HEAVY TACKLE! Real attacking down the left wing, there's a heavy challenge on Vinicius and Real with have a free-kick. Bayern head clear but Real win another free-kick, this time Kane going in heavily on Kroos.
75'
SUBSTITUTION, REAL MADRID. Modric and Diaz replace Kroos and Bellingham.
76'
The free-kick is cleared, the ball worked back to Neuer and then back upfield.
78'
SAVED!!!!!! Modric with a genius flick over the top into the box for Vinicius to chase onto, he's slightly tight on angle but Neuer comes out to meet him near the edge of the six-yard box and SAVES with his feet. Brilliant play all round.
80'
SUBSTITUTION, BAYERN MUNICH. Muller is replaced by Gnabry.
81'
PENALTY!!!! Real Madrid with a lovely ball into the box for Vinicius, who slides it to Rodrygo who is brought down by Kim…… PENALTY!
82'
YELLOW CARD, BAYERN MUNICH, KIM. No surprises there.
83'
GOAL, REAL MADRID, VINICIUS JNR.! 2-2; Vinicius strikes it beautifully almost down the middle as Neuer falls to his right. WHAT A MATCH! The Beautiful Game… say it again and again!
85'
Bayern now working the ball up from the back… Gnabry up the right wing, pulls infield inside the box and looks for a shot, shoots… but it's too high.
87'
SUBSTITUTIONS. Joselu replaces Rodrygo for Real. Davies takes Sane's place for Bayern.
88'
CLOSE! Real stream up into the top of the Bayern box, Diaz looks to break into the box to find space to shoot, but a BRILLIANT tackle by Mazraoui (who is on a yellow card) robs the Real man of the chance to find a shot. Excellent defending.
90'
OUCH! Kim goes to header clear from a Bayern cross but he is crashed into from behind, but the ref rules no intent, no malicious play and that the Real man was just going for the ball. Methinks he was just a bit lucky, although not likely enough for a yellow… so get on with it, chaps.
92'
Kanes drives clear of the Real defence, into the box and to the byline, he chops a lot cross into the box but no-one is there from his mob, so the ball is out for a throw in.
93'
Real push towards the halfway line and… there's the final whistle! What a game of football.
94'
FULL-TIME, BAYERN MUNICH 2-2 REAL MADRID. What a magnificent match. Great defending, keeping, passing and attacking by both side. Speedy counter-attacks… really class football all around. A great night of European football… another big match tomorrow night, and then the second legs next week. What a feast of football, and it's been our pleasure to bring it to you.
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