Real Madrid-Bayern Munich score, highlights: Ronaldo puts two past Neuer for fantastic result
Real snaps Bayern's 30-match home unbeaten streak with two crucial away goals from Ronaldo
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Two second-half goals from Cristiano Ronaldo lifted Real Madrid to a fantastic 2-1 win at Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg, giving the reigning champs a brilliant result to take back to Spain while ending Bayern's 30-match home unbeaten streak.
After Arturo Vidal opened the scoring in the first half for Bayern, Ronaldo scored early in the second before the hosts were reduced to 10 men on Javi Martinez's second yellow card. Then 13 minutes from full time, Ronaldo scored on a nutmeg of Manuel Neuer to make it 2-1. The loss snaps Bayern's streak of 16 straight wins at home in UCL. Bayern also missed a penalty kick in the first half, with Vidal sending the ball over the goal.
Vidal, the Chilean international, got Bayern on the board 25 minutes in with a header off a corner kick:
Arturo Vidal scores his third goal in the past two #UCL games to give Bayern the lead vs Real Madrid! #FCBRMA https://t.co/2pnMdxHiBF
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 12, 2017
Then a hand ball on Dani Carvajal gave Bayern a penalty kick, which the Chilean executed horribly:
Arturo Vidal se perdió el segundo para el Bayern. Así falló el penal. #ChampionsRPC pic.twitter.com/z3CrBbtdSJ
— Deportes RPC (@deportesrpc) April 12, 2017
At the start of the second half, Real looked for a quick strike and got it thanks to its superstar:
There he is! @Cristiano pops up for his record 96th career #UCL goal to get Real Madrid level. #FCBRMA https://t.co/vfUiJ2DYaY
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 12, 2017
Real wasn't done though. The Spanish giants pushed for more and tested Neuer time and time again. And finally, the breakthrough came in the 77th minute:
76' Llegó el gol número 100 en Europa de Cristiano Ronaldo. pic.twitter.com/Trg37Z6Uo9
— NI FÚ...NI FÁ (@jbmy51) April 12, 2017
How about that ball from Marco Asensio? He whips it around the back and finds Ronaldo perfectly. Golazo. And with that, a huge 2-1 win for Real on the road. A 1-1 result would have been fine for Real, but 2-1? That's an amazing advantage.
As for Bayern, the team struggled without the injured Robert Lewandowski and going down to 10 men certainly didn't help. Now the team will have to head to Spain knowing it needs at least two goals to have a chance.
The second leg will be next Tuesday in Madrid.
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