Rebecca Henriquez
@RebeHenriquez
The Allianz Arena became the perfect setting for the first semi-final of the UEFA Champions League between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, two teams that were on display in Germany after the 2-2 draw that left the series undefined and anything could happen in Spain. , to meet the second finalist of the Champions League.
The first 15 minutes had been played in Germany, where the German team dominated the ball and generated countless arrivals into the small area of the goal defended by Lunin. They tried it both inside the area and outside with the appearance of Musiala, Kane and Sané. However, the first one did not arrive.
Despite the low profile that Real Madrid maintained in the first 15 minutes of the match, the nature of the ‘king of cups’ of the UEFA Champions League emerged in the 25th minute, with assistance between the lines by Kross, in the front Neur, which the Brazilian star Vinicius Jr. took up and despite the two defenses that were escorting him, he made the shot effective to give the Spaniards the first.
The last important thing that Bayern had, before halftime, was a free kick by Kane, which went deflected by Lunin’s far post, with no chance for the locals.
After halftime, Bayern Munich silenced Real Madrid for a few minutes with the comeback, first with Sané’s great goal. He faced Mendy on the right wing and sent a shot and scored the first goal in the whites’ net.
Parity was broken by Kane at 57′, after Lucas Vásquez’s error against Jamal Musiala, who ended up on the grass because of the Spaniard. Kane took the maximum penalty and gave the hosts the second, with the German team’s intention to look for the third that could give them the advantage at the Bernabéu for the second leg.
However, at 83′, the Brazilian found the second to score his double from the penalty spot, after Kim Min-Jae’s mistake on Rodrygo, at 83′. Carlo Ancelotti’s team finished 2-2 against Thomas Tuchel’s team.
Real Madrid and Bayern starred in one of the most important and anticipated matches in the semi-final phase of the Champions League, a match that after the 2-parity, the semi-finalist of the series will be defined next Wednesday, May 8 at 1 in the afternoon at the Santiago Bernabéu, the home of Madrid.
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