Wahala dey for Santiago Bernabeu as Bayern Munich carry two-goal lead go Germany after dem beat Real Madrid 2-1 for Champions League quarter-final first leg. The match wey play on Tuesday night na pure fire, but Bayern show say dem sabi play under pressure.
Harry Kane, the England captain, score im 12th Champions League goal for dis season to put Bayern two goals ahead just 22 seconds after half time. Before dat one, Luis Diaz don already put Bayern ahead for 41st minute of first half. Bayern Munich dey control the game well well from beginning.
Real Madrid try to fight back when Kylian Mbappé score one goal for 74th minute, but dem no fit find equalizer before referee blow final whistle. The match start with Bayern wey dey press from beginning. Konrad Laimer get chance for first minute but im shot no threaten Andriy Lunin for Madrid goal.
Madrid sef get their own chances. Manuel Neuer, Bayern goalkeeper, make mistake for 16th minute when im kick fall to Trent Alexander-Arnold. Alexander-Arnold play fine ball to Arda Güler, wey slip Mbappé in behind, but Neuer save the one-on-one expertly.
Madrid defence dey shaky for some moments. Alexander-Arnold play bad pass into midfield wey Bayern intercept, but Michael Olise pass to Serge Gnabry too heavy. Then 18-year-old Thiago Pitarch play bad back pass to Lunin wey Gnabry intercept. Gnabry just shoot straight at Lunin instead of putting am for corner.
After Bayern survive Madrid counter-attack wey Neuer save from Mbappé shot, dem get their breakthrough. Kane knock ball to Gnabry, wey play fantastic ball inside Alexander-Arnold to Diaz. Diaz finish am well to put Bayern ahead before half time.
Second half start with disaster for Madrid. Álvaro Carreras catch on ball for midfield, Bayern collect am. Olise play ball to Kane, and the England captain stroke ball into bottom corner from outside area to make am 2-0.
Madrid try to fight back with five-minute spell of possession, but dem only get half-chances from Mbappé and Vinicius Junior wey no trouble Bayern. Dayot Upamecano get chance from corner but im header go wide.
For 60th minute, Upamecano cause problem for Bayern defence with weak header wey leave Vinícius Junior one-on-one with Neuer. Neuer close down angle well, force Vinícius wide, and im shot go well wide. Bernabeu crowd begin boo their own players.
Two minutes later, Olise continue to threaten with fantastic run wey end with shot wey go over crossbar. Jude Bellingham, wey come as substitute, try to rally Madrid back into game. Im carry ball well before laying am to Mbappé wey force another good save from Neuer.
Madrid finally score for 74th minute when Alexander-Arnold find Mbappé wey tap am in at far post. Neuer try to save am but ball don already cross line. The crowd come alive again, believe say dem fit still win.
Neuer get yellow card for 82nd minute for delaying restart. Éder Militão strike ball well from Madrid corner but Neuer save am again. Bayern nearly kill the game for 89th minute when Jamal Musiala put ball wide after Alphonso Davies knock am back to am.
Bayern get late penalty shout when Kane flick ball to Olise wey go down under pressure inside box. Referee Michael Oliver wave am away, and VAR no check am. Game end 2-1 for Bayern.
Statistics show say both teams get 20 total shots, but Bayern get better expected goals (2.99 to 1.97). Bayern sef get more possession (52% to 48%) and more corners (11 to 8).
For player ratings, Arda Güler play well for Madrid with 7.5 rating. Im create four chances wey im teammates waste. Trent Alexander-Arnold get 7.7 rating despite defensive problems because im cross lead to Madrid goal. Álvaro Carreras struggle with 5.9 rating, and Michael Olise dey torment am all night.
Kylian Mbappé get 8.1 rating as im get many chances before finally score. Vinicius Junior get 7.3 rating but lack end product. Jude Bellingham give Madrid spark when im come as substitute with 6.8 rating.
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany dey happy with win but know say second leg go still tough. Real Madrid coach Raúl Arbeloa dey disappointed but believe say dem fit turn things around for Germany.
The second leg go hold for Allianz Arena next Wednesday. Winner go qualify for Champions League semi-final to face winner between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool. Bayern dey look for their first Champions League title since 2020, while Madrid want make am to Budapest for final.
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