Bayern Munich has done it. Vincent Kompany's boys have achieved something the club could not do in the past decade: Bayern finally defeated Real Madrid in a two-leg Champions League tie.
Contrary to the cagey start in the first leg, both teams fired away in the first few minutes. A disastrous opening moment for Manuel Neuer as he gave the ball away cheaply, allowing Arda Guler to break the deadlock. Bayern swiftly responded five minutes later with a corner finished from close range by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
The early signs point towards a legendary see-saw battle between two of the most decorated sides in football. Arda Guler doubled his tally with a wonderful free kick to level the aggregate score. Ten minutes later, Harry Kane answered with a calm slotted finish into the bottom corner. And just before the half came to a close, Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid a crucial goal to restore parity.
All to play for in the second half. Real Madrid opted for a counterattacking tactic, allowing Bayern to control possession. The turning point came in the 86th minute when Eduardo Camavinga was shown a second yellow for time wasting. Up a man, Bayern Munich stormed up the field trying to end the game in regular time.
Die Roten's efforts were rewarded when Luis Diaz delivered a stone-cold stunner from outside the box, knocking out all the belief of a Remontada left in Real Madrid. The brilliant Michael Olise then sealed the fate of the game with a magnificent curler from distance, knocking out the 15 time Champions out of the competition.
An all-time finish, one for the history books, this match is at the Allianz Arena. Let's look at the takeaways from Bayern's 4-3 win on Wednesday.
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