TASS, April 30. Germany’s Bayern tied at home with a score of 2:2 with Spain’s Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The meeting was held in Munich.
Leroy Sane (53rd minute) and Harry Kane (57th minute) scored for Bayern. Vinicius scored for Real (24, 83). Kane scored his eighth Champions League goal of the season and overtook Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe in the scoring race.
The return match will take place on May 8 in Madrid. Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia from Germany will play in the other semi-final, the first match will be held on May 1 in Dortmund.
Before the start of the game, Bayern fans hung a flag in honor of the world and European champion in the German national team Franz Beckenbauer, who died on January 7 at the age of 78. Beckenbauer played more than 400 games for Bayern from 1964 to 1977, with whom he became German champion four times and winner of the national cup, three times winner of the European Cup, and also won the Cup Winners’ Cup and the Inter Cup regional.
Bayern striker Thomas Müller played his 150th game for Bayern in the Champions League. The German became only the third player in the competition’s history to play 150 or more games for one club. Previously, this was achieved by the Spaniards Xavi (151 games for Barcelona) and Iker Casillas (150 games for Real Madrid). Müller graduated from Bayern Munich and has been playing for the main team since 2007. With the team, he won the Champions League twice (2013, 2020).
The Champions League final will take place on June 1 at Wembley Stadium in London. The current winner of the tournament is the English Manchester City, who defeated the Italian Inter (1:0) in the decisive match of the last edition. In February 2022, the International Football Federation and the Union of European Football Associations banned Russian clubs and national teams from participating in international competitions.
Bayern and Real played their 27th match in the Champions League, the teams met for the first time in the 1975/76 season (the competition was called the Champions Cup until 1992) in the last ½ stage, and then the Munich team was stronger overall. (1:1, 2:0). Bayern has 11 wins, Real Madrid has 12, four games ended in a draw.
The teams met in the Champions League for the first time since 2018. Then Bayern and Real also played in the semi-finals of the competition; in general, Real turned out to be stronger (2: 1, 2: 2), who won the Champions League, defeating Liverpool in England in the final (3: 1). ). Bayern and Real Madrid are playing in the semi-finals of the European Cup for the eighth time: Munich won four times, the Spanish team was stronger three times. Bayern have six Champions League victories (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020), Real Madrid have 14 victories in the competition, which is the highest number (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 19660, 1960, 1960, 1960, 1960, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1960). , 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022).
Kane scored the 11th most effective action in the current Champions League, the striker has 8 goals and 3 assists. He set the record for most England goals in a season in the Champions League. Before that, the leadership in this mark was kept by David Beckham (season 1998/99) and Steven Gerrard (season 2007/08), who had 10 goals each.
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric became the third oldest outfield player in the Champions League semi-finals, the Croatian entered the field at the age of 38 years 234 days. The first man in this mark is the Italian Alessandro Costacurta, who entered the field in the semi-finals of the competition in 2006 at the age of 40 years and 2 days. The second place is occupied by the Italian Paolo Maldini (38 years 302 days, 2007).
2024-04-30 20:59:44
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