On Wednesday evening, two more intriguing quarterfinal clashes took place in the UEFA Champions League. The most anticipated match was held at the "Allianz" stadium, where Munich's "Bayern" faced their principled rival, Madrid's "Real" club. The Bavarian club, which dominated in the first half, felt the strength of the "white" team in the second half - Zinedine Zidane's pupils equalized after conceding a goal and secured a victory with a score of 2-1. The meeting started powerfully for the Bavarians - Carlo Ancelotti's players dominated with the ball from the beginning of the match and created chance after chance. However, at the beginning of the match, the hosts could have been punished by Karim Benzema's goal, but the Frenchman's shot hit the crossbar. In the 25th minute, the "Allianz" stadium celebrated - Arturo Vidal scored a powerful header after a corner kick and put the hosts ahead. Bayern's dominance continued, and at the end of the first half, "Bayern" had a golden opportunity to increase the lead to two goals. In added time, the referee spotted a handball by Dani Carvajal in the penalty area, although from the replay, it was clear that the Spaniard did not violate any rules. Truth prevailed - Arturo Vidal missed unusually from the penalty spot, and the score remained 1-0. In the second half, "Real" stepped up a gear and actively played in the opponent's half from the beginning. Already in the 47th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo equalized after a great pass from D. Carvajal. "Bayern" was slightly shaken, and as if that was not enough, in the 61st minute, they were left to play with ten men when defender Javi Martinez received two quick yellow cards. Playing with ten men, "Bayern" had almost no chances left, and they were saved from "Real" goals by the miraculous performance of Manuel Neuer. However, in the 77th minute, the guests from Madrid managed to score their second goal. After a substitution in the penalty area, the young Marco Asensio made a quick pass to the penalty spot, where C. Ronaldo, completely unmarked, sent the ball between M. Neuer's legs into the opponent's goal. Zidane's pupils had numerous chances in the remaining time, but M. Neuer, with his stellar performance in the penalty area, extinguished the fire raised by the opponents. "Bayern" suffered a 1-2 defeat, but thanks to their successful goalkeeper's play, they still have fairly good chances to recover in Madrid and fight for a spot in the semifinals. In other matches, another Madrid club, "Atletico," also celebrated victory. Diego Simeone's pupils narrowly defeated the English champions, "Leicester City." The only and winning goal was scored by Antoine Griezmann, who scored from the penalty spot in the 28th minute. Results: "Bayern" 1 - 2 "Real Madrid" 25' [1 - 0] A. Vidal 47' [1 - 1] C. Ronaldo 77' [1 - 2] C. Ronaldo 45' A. Vidal ("Bayern") missed a penalty 61' J. Martinez ("Bayern") sent off from the field for a second yellow "Atletico" 1 - 0 "Leicester" 28' [1 - 0] A. Griezmann (penalty) Starting lineups: "Bayern": Neuer; Lahm, Martinez, Boateng, Alaba; Alonso, Vidal; Robben, Thiago, Ribéry; Müller. "Real Madrid": Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Starting lineups: "Atletico": Oblak; Juanfran, Godin, Savic, Filipe Luis; Gabi, Saul, Carrasco, Koke; Griezmann, Torres. "Leicester": Schmeichel; Simpson, Benalouane, Huth, Fuchs; Drinkwater, Ndidi; Mahrez, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy. "Bayern" - "Real" 1:2 77' - C.Ronaldo scored a goal - 1:2 61' - J.Martinez sent off from the field 58' - J.Martinez ("Bayern") - yellow card 47' - C.Ronaldo equalized - 1:1 45' - A.Vidal missed a penalty 26' - A.Vidal scored - 1:0 "Atletico" - "Leicester City" 1:0 58' - R.Huth - yellow card 49' - Y.Benalouane - yellow card 28' - A.Griezmann scored from a penalty - 1:0 27' - M.Albrighton ("Atletico") - yellow card The page automatically refreshes every minute.
