this is when it really gets tense only four teams remain in the biggest club
competition in the world and we're not far away from kickoff in the first leg
stay tuned we'll have all the action for you live from the band of eu here on ea tv
a really exciting night ahead of us here at the santiago velaveo in madrid my name is derek ray
and sitting next to me here on the commentary gantry is the former arsenal and west ham united
midfield man stuart robson and tonight we've got the semi-final of the champions league
coming up for you it's real madrid up against bayern munich well derek it could be cagey and
it could be tight but we've got some of the best players on view here and they'll want to show
just how good they really are i can't wait for this tie to start
tebow courtois begins in goal kava hal starts with fed lomendi
in the fullback positions tony course starts with casemiro in the center of the pitch
and the idea is to have just the one striker up there trying to pose problems for the opposition
and so they start at 11 for bayern manuel neuer begins
in central defense leon goretzka plays alongside koroth dan toliso in central
midfield and the starting role an attack today is handed to robert lewandowski
and underway now in this champions league semi-final first leg
the tackle completely mistimed and you would expect a booking under the circumstances
we're going to see the first yellow card of the game the referee not standing on
ceremony well he's under pressure now it's a long time to be on a booking
to get it away and a time for calm on the ball
he's giving it straight to the opposition
can they trouble the opposition this time hernandez
folly so not far from the ideal pass
marco ascencio intercepting it intelligently
here is marco ascencio andreal couldn't hang on to the ball
lucas hernandez now with tony saw lewandowski
and a throw-in it's going to be
still passing it around with authority well they couldn't keep that sequence going unfortunately
and that is going to be a free kick
this to open the scoring here and the keeper denies them from the spots
who can they pick out and the keeper won't be complaining about that corner
kick delivery his ball all the way having won the ball back they might be able to profit
mueller distributing magnificently
opening statement and the semi-final how important could that prove to be
well we won't get tired of watching this because the interplay around the
box is wonderful but should the keeper be beaten at his near post i don't think so
he really needs to do better in those situations
and back underway one nil it is
mandy is with vinicius junior
modric
and space for the cross casimiro
the ball with luka modric
patient build up at the moment not trying to take their time but not enough care on the ball
lewandowski
not a good pass
they've won back possession
an important interception well let's get more details on the injury situation from
our pitch side reporter jeff shreeves looks like a twisted knee from down here
and you can just see him trying out at the moment he's carrying on cheers
lewandowski
has it across from zane and the danger is still there go ahead scott
able to deal with the threats
good interception
lewandowski
would have been a foul but instead advantage bayern and with that the attack fizzles out
oh it comes to nothing in the end really should have made more of that
and the keeper has given it away and excusably and it goes and i'll
well here it is again and there's no getting away from it it's a big blunder
he's just got that all wrong hasn't he
and the first half is in the history books here at the bernabeu
in a typical fashion erlang hall and asking plenty of questions of the defense in the
first half difficult to contain stuart well that's exactly what his team needed because
they weren't at their best in the first half and once again it shows what a key player
second half of this champions league semi-final first leg underway
mandy has it
was junior
mandy
well they're keeping their opponents moving and guessing casimiro here's venicious junior
he must finish what a block a decisive clearance it was
cavacao look at modric he did look on for them but not to be
alfonso davies counter attacking very much adoption
making use of his physical strength to hang on to it a gift for any goalkeeper
moving it forward
tony course
passing it around looking for the goal that would put them
ahead and it will be a free kick to real madrid
and bayern will change personnel now
delivered into the box struggling to get it away
well nothing untoward happened now can they counter clinically
tackling and winning the ball to boot
and no worries for the goalkeeper
alfonso davies versus muda lewandowski good afternoon
lost possession
and plenty of skirt to be creative in that wide position
still alive and the decision is one of offside here
it's a substitution for a buyer
lewandowski the ball with zabitsa
20 minutes to go in this one and bayern munich now in potentially a dangerous position
denied by the bar back in play here and he did what he had to do defensively
can they forge ahead they do
well let's look at this again derek because the transition when the ball changes hands
is so quick and then what a finish that's been hit with such power and face
the keeper has no time to react it's a brilliant strike
what a big moment in the dying envers will it prove decisive here
didn't get past him and he takes on the shot well how on earth did manuel
get there another goal from this corner would in all likelihood secure victory well real madrid are
going to make the change now now sending it in and first class defending cleared off the line
could play it in
well here's the replay and what a well-delivered cross this is perfectly placed
and the finish is clinical it just makes it look so easy doesn't it
so on with the action and 3-1 the score
lewandowski
mula
well it still could be dangerous
and in the end no damage done promising looking attack
targets available cross comes in but it wasn't quite as good as it looked when it was played over
error from the keeper will they seize on it well what can we say all's well that ends well
well he's just about recovered the situation that could have been very embarrassing
the final whistle and real madrid hold the advantage going into the return leg
well that was a top quality performance they were sharp in attack they passed it with purpose
and they closed the ball down really quickly this display gives them one foot firmly in the final
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