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
Some half-time stats from both games...
Possession: Bayern 57%-43% Real Madrid
Shots: Bayern 11-7 Real Madrid
On target: Bayern 2-3 Real Madrid
Corners: Bayern 7-2 Real Madrid
Fouls: Bayern 6-6 Real Madrid
Possession: Atletico 66%-34% Leicester
Shots: Atletico 10-2 Leicester
On target: Atletico 3-0 Leicester
Corners: Atletico 2-1 Leicester
Fouls: Atletico 4-8 Leicester
We have kick-off in Madrid, where Craig Shakespeare has made one half-time substitution...
↵There's also been some rather unsavoury scenes near the ground ahead of kick-off, which you can read about here:
46 mins: And we have kick-off in Munich too, as Ribery immediately goes down following a challenge from Carvejal. But the referee is unmoved. Play on.
GOAL! Bayern Munich 1 Real Madrid 1 (Ronaldo 47')
Ronaldo finally scores again in the Champions League, and Real are level!
49 mins: That's Ronaldo's 99th European goal, and what a goal it was too. Carvajal scampered clear down the right and sent a low cross into the box, the perfect height for a half-volley. Ronaldo was only too happy to oblige.
He stepped across his marker and guided a low, cushioned shot into the corner of the net, out of the reach of Neuer. Superb.
50 mins: That could have been two for Ronaldo! Bale broke with the ball and cut it back for him, but Ronaldo's touch was uncharacteristically poor and he failed to bring the ball under his control before it was whipped off his toes.
54 mins: Atletico are still all over Leicester, who are playing as though they'd be more than content to take a 1-0 deficit back to England with them.
In Munich, Real remain on the frontfoot. Marcelo hits a sublime cross-field diagonal to Carvajal, who picks out Bale with a rapid cross into the box. The Welshman heads on goal from point-blank range, but another fingertip save from Neuer prevents the goal!
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