Bayern Munich took control of their Champions League quarter-final with a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, earning a slender first-leg advantage after a high-tempo contest in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n
Vincent Kompany’s side struck just before halftime when \u200cSerge Gnabry slipped \u2060a precise pass through for Luis Diaz, who beat the offside trap and fired low past keeper Andriy Lunin in the 41st minute.<\/p>\n
Bayern doubled \u200ctheir lead seconds after the restart as Michael Olise \u2060squared for Harry Kane to finish \u200cneatly from the edge of the box \u2060following a \u200cswift counter-attack.<\/p>\n
Real improved after the hour and Kylian Mbappe pulled one back in the 74th \u2060minute, turning in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s low cross at \u2060the far post.<\/p>\n
Manuel Neuer then denied Mbappe and Vinicius Jr with a series of sharp saves as the hosts pressed for an equaliser that never \u200ccame.<\/p>\n
Watch PSG v Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday from 7.30pm on RT\u00c92 and RT\u00c9 Player. Follow our live blog on RT\u00c9.ie\/sport and RT\u00c9 News app<\/p>\n
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