Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid as it happened: Cristiano Ronaldo scores a brace as Zinedine Zidane's team win
Re-live all of the action from Wednesday night's Champions League match
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Your support makes all the difference.Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat 10-man Bayern Munich 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern, who had thrashed English club Arsenal 10-2 on aggregate to take their place in the last eight, went in front after 26 minutes through a bullet header from Arturo Vidal.
The Chile midfielder, though, wasted a chance to double the German club's advantage in first-half stoppage time when he blasted a penalty over the crossbar after what looked a poor handball decision against Dani Carvajal.
Real were level two minutes into the second half when Ronaldo swept in a cross from Carvajal.
Bayern had to play the final 30 minutes a man down after Javi Martinez picked up two quick cautions.
And Ronaldo took his tally to 100 European goals when he stabbed the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute to leave Carlo Ancelotti's men with it all to do in next week's second leg back at the Bernabeu.
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Tuesday's Champions League result
Juventus 3 Barcelona 0
Wednesday's Champions League fixtures
Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid vs Leicester City
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of tonight's Champions League quarter-finals.
Bayern Munich host Real Madrid in the plum tie of last-eight, but there is intrigue elsewhere too, with Leicester City facing Atletico Madrid.
The Premier League champions are making their first appearance at this stage of the competition.
Stay tuned for team news, build-up and minute-by-minute updates...
And here's the team news for Bayern vs Real:
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm, Javi Martinez, Boateng, Alaba, Alonso, Vidal, Robben, Thiago, Ribery, Muller.
Subs: Ulreich, Douglas Costa, Rafinha, Bernat, Coman, Kimmich, Renato Sanches.
Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Nacho, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.
Subs: Casilla, Rodriguez, Kovacic, Marco, Morata, Isco, Danilo.
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
2 mins: A bright start from Bayern in Germany. They've dominated all of the early possession with Real Madrid happy to sit deep, primed to strike on the counter.
4 mins: Bayern win a couple of early corners against Madrid and they swing both to the back post, where Vidal is lurking. But both times the away side defend well.
7 mins: Meanwhile in Madrid, Atletico have dominated the opening stages of their match against Leicester. And when I say dominated, I mean in the 80%-20% possession kind of way.
Bayern still on top in the evening's other match. And they have a free-kick in a very promising position when Kroos fairly shamelessly boots Robben in the shins.
9 mins: Carlo is looking pensive on the touchline...
But he has little need to feel too stressed at this point: Madrid have barely ventured out of their own half.
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