Real Madrid are eyeing the final thanks to two goals from Vinicius Junior after snatching a draw against Bayern Munich. football news

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior scored a double, including a penalty, in the 83rd minute to earn a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich on Tuesday, putting the Spanish side in the driving seat for the return leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Vinicius gave Real the lead after 24 minutes of the first leg, but Bayern seized control by scoring twice in four minutes of the second half, with Leroy Sane scoring a brilliant opener and Harry Kane converting a penalty. With eight minutes remaining, Kim Min-jae fouled Rodrigo in the box and Vinicius stepped forward and blasted home a thunderous applause and whistles.

Vinicius said, “It is important not to lose in this competition, and we are here because we have not lost yet.”

“I’m very happy that I managed to score two goals and now we need a magical night at home,” he said.

The draw makes Madrid favorites to progress to next week’s return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Bayern, who dominated for large parts of the match, are still hopeful of making the final at Wembley in June.

“It’s a good result for the second leg,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “But nothing has been decided yet.

“Bayern has high quality. They have players like Musiala or Sane who can hurt us.”

“It feels a bit strange,” Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel said.

“But the situation is very clear. Win in Madrid, then off to Wembley. The winner takes all.”

“We will be ready and we accept the fight. We will go to Madrid with confidence. We have to be brave.”

familiar opponent

Before the match, Bayern fans unveiled a giant banner depicting Franz Beckenbauer that stretched from the grass to the roof. It was a fitting tribute to the night with the most played matches in European Cup history.

Renowned for their composure on the competition’s biggest stages, 14-time winners Real struggled early on as Bayern dominated while a ferocious home crowd pushed them forward.

Sane had a chance after just 40 seconds and a minute, while Kane fired a shot just over the bar from halfway as the visitors struggled to cope.

Madrid’s success in this competition this season, including their quarter-final win over Manchester City, has been based on absorbing pressure before striking.

The visitors repeated the trick for the opener, breaking Bayern’s dominance in extremely simple fashion and showing the hosts how easy it can be to score goals.

Toni Kroos collected the ball from a corner and drilled a defence-splitting pass down the ground, finding Vinicius galloping into acres of space on the edge of the area.

With no Bayern players on, Vinicius calmly fired the opener past the helpless Manuel Neuer, turning the match on its head.

Bayern, which has six European Cups of its own, was not intimidated and continued to press, but could not advance; Their best chance of the remaining half came through a free kick, which Kane found a wide gap in the wall, but blasted over.

While Real Cruz looked to be in control, Bayern took control of the match by scoring twice in four minutes early in the second half.

Eric Dier finds Sane down the right side. The Germany winger, who missed several chances in the first half, dribbled into the box before firing an unstoppable shot. It was his first goal for Bayern in any competition since October.

The hosts’ next attack came down the left, with the dangerous Jamal Musiala brought down by Lucas Vazquez in the box. Referee Clement Turpin pointed straight to the spot and Kane sent Andrey Lunin the wrong way to take the lead.

With Bayern in control, Real counter-attacked and it was Kim’s turn to give away a clumsy penalty, which Vinicius confidently equalised.

“We have to keep working with a cool head, rest until next week and we will give everything at the Bernabeu to qualify for London,” Vinicius said.

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