At home, Bayern Munich could not win against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
Because Bayer Leverkusen has turned them into former champions in the Bundesliga, the Bavarian Gray Tigers will have to put their highest determination in the Champions League arena if they do not want to be left empty-handed at the end of this season. After excellently overcoming Arsenal in the quarterfinals, their next opponent is the king of this playground – Real Madrid.
Welcoming guests from Spain this morning in the semi-final first leg, coach Thomas Tuchel used the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation with the tallest player in аttаck still being Harry. Kane. Supporting the England captain is the trio of Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala.
With home field advantage, plus safety calculations from Real, it was not difficult for Bayern Munich to control the match from the first minutes. Right in the 40th second, Sane faced Andriy Lunin, but the home number 10 could not beаt the Real goalkeeper.
The period that followed continued to witness the superiority of the German representative in terms of position. However, while they were busy looking for the opening goal, the Gray Tigers were thrown a bucket of cold water with Vinicius Junior’s goal from Los Blancos in the 24th minute.
Kane and Sane were the two main characters in the second half of the last match.
The first half ended without any more goals scored. Entering the second half, Bayern started strong and they had two consecutive goals from Sane and Kane in the 53rd and 57th minutes. However, unfortunately the home team could not keep the advantage, they let Real equalized 2-2 in the 83rd minute thanks to Vinicius.
Here are the names on Bayern’s side that are said to have played the best and worst in this morning’s match.
The best
Konrad Laimer – 8/10
Trusted by Tuchel to give him a position in the middle of the field, playing alongside Leon Goretzka, Konrad Laimer played really impressively. He is the engine that helps the home team’s pressing machine operate smoothly, at the same time making bright passes upward for his teammates. All in all, Laimer was Bayern Munich’s best player in this match.
Harry Kane – 7/10
Being closely followed by Real Madrid’s central defenders Nacho Fernandez and Antonio Rudiger, Kane had to drop deep into the midfield many times to receive the ball and participate in the аttаck, while also creating space for Sane. Musiala stepped up. The England international really caused a lot of problems for the away team’s defense, and it was he who had the exact penalty kιck to increase the score to 2-1.
Worst
Kim Min-jae – 4/10
The collision between Kim and Rodrygo led to a penalty kιck for Real.
Coach Thomas Tuchel was named in the starting lineup with a lot of expectations, but the Korean star had an underwhelming match. He couldn’t keep his position in the situation where Vinicius escaped to open the score in the 24th minute. Not stopping there, Kim also pulled down Rodrygo at the end of the match, causing Bayern to have to pay a penalty and only achieved a draw. the.