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30-04-2024 – 23:02
The first leg of the Champions League semi-final ends in a draw MUNICH (GERMANY) (ITALPRESS) – It had to be a spectacle and it was a spectacle. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid kept their promises from the day before, the match at the Allianz Arena ends 2-2 with a brace from Vinicius and goals from Sané and Kane: everything postponed to the return match at the Santiago Bernabeu, on 8 May will decide one of the two finalists who will play the Champions League at Wembley on June 1st. High pace and quality play, with no holds barred. The hosts wanted to give a very specific signal by immediately putting their foot down on the accelerator: after just two minutes Sanè saw his shot blocked by Lunin, Kane immediately after tried the goal of the year with a lob from mid-field that went out very little.
Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid struggled without finding space, but at the first opening the Blancos took the lead: in the 24th minute, following a fantastic ball from Kroos, Vinicius beat Neuer with a precision shot. The goal clearly extinguished the enthusiasm of the Bavarians, it was Kane himself who turned the light back on with a free kick that ended up on the goal by a matter of centimeters. In the second half Tuchel sent Guerreiro onto the field, the tactical change paid off after just 8 minutes when Sané struck Lunin with a shot at the near post. The overtaking came within four minutes, with Kane able to convert the penalty awarded for a foul by Vazquez on Musiala in the area. The Bavarians’ second goal scared a less proactive Real Madrid team compared to the first half, the Madrid team suffered from Musiala’s ball-and-chain accelerations in the left-handed lane: Vinicius’s flash ten minutes from the end was neutralized by Neuer’s usual positional save , but the game changed again after Kim’s foul on Rodrygo in the area. Vinicius appeared from the spot, the Brazilian did not miss the ball for the final 2-2. – Photo Image – (ITALPRESS). pia/mc/red 30-Apr-24 11.02pm .
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30-04-2024 – 23:02