Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich LIVE
Bayern Munich took control of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday 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.
Vincent Kompany's side struck just before halftime when Serge Gnabry slipped a precise pass through for Luis Diaz, who beat the offside trap and fired low past keeper Andriy Lunin in the 41st minute. Bayern doubled their lead seconds after the restart as Michael Olise squared for Harry Kane to finish neatly from the edge of the box following a swift counter-attack.
Real improved after the hour and Kylian Mbappe pulled one back in the 74th minute, turning in Trent Alexander-Arnold's low cross at the far post. Manuel Neuer then denied Mbappe and Vinicius Jr with a series of sharp saves as the hosts pressed for an equaliser that never came.
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich latest updates
- GOAL! Kane doubles lead
- GOAL! Diaz opens scoring
- CHANCE! Gnabry fails to punish Lunin error
- GOOD SAVE! Neuer keeps out Vinicius
- GOOD SAVE! Neuer stops Mbappe
FT: Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:55 , Oli GentThere’s the full-time whistle.
Bayern have won it, and they take a lead back to the Allianz Arena.
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Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:52 , Oli Gent90+2 mins: Diaz and Pavlovic are replaced by Bischof and Goretzka.
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:50 , Oli Gent90 mins: Four added minutes.
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:49 , Oli Gent89 mins: Close! Mbappe comes agonisingly close to an equalier as he bends one towards the far corner, but it’s just wide!
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:45 , Oli Gent86 mins: Musiala gets shown the yellow card for a late challenge on Diaz.
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:42 , Oli Gent83 mins: Good save! Vinicius latches onto a loose ball in the right channel and powers one at goal from the angle, which Neuer beats away.
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:36 , Oli Gent78 mins: Alexander-Arnold fizzes one in, which Upamecano flicks behind. Corner, Madrid.
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:36 , Oli Gent77 mins: Free kick, Madrid. Diaz earns himself a caution for hauling down Vinicius in a dangerous area. Chance for the hosts.
Goal! Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich
21:33 , Oli Gent74 mins: It’s there, Mbappe halves the deficit. Bayern are unlocked by a wicked Alexander-Arnold delivery, and Mbappe steals in around the back to tap home.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:30 , Oli Gent74 mins: Arda Guler is off, as Brahim Diaz replaces him.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:30 , Oli Gent73 mins: Tah is shown a yellow card for a push on Mbappe.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:28 , Oli Gent70 mins: Gnabry and Laimer are off for Musiala and Davies.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:28 , Oli Gent69 mins: Close! Another chance for Mbappe as Real are getting into their groove. Vinicius and the Frenchman link up down the left, and Mbappe looks to curl one into the far corner, but it’s agonisingly wide.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:25 , Oli Gent68 mins: Good save! Better from Madrid as Bellingham drives forward and feeds Mbappe who strikes low, but Neuer gets down well to keep him out.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:22 , Oli Gent64 mins: Close! Olise is still causing problems off that right flank. He cuts in, sets himself, and looks for that whipped finish into the top corner, but it whistles just over!
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:21 , Oli Gent63 mins: Militao and Bellingham are on for Huijsen and Pitarch.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:21 , Oli Gent62 mins: What a chance! Vinicius seizes upon a mistake from Upamecano who misjudges a bouncing ball. The Brazilian forces himself wider and wider, and strikes into the side netting as he rounds Neuer.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:20 , Oli Gent61 mins: Free kick, Bayern. Olise has given the Real players the runaround all night. This time, he’s clipped by a late challenge by Guler, which results in a few shoves off Olise’s team-mates.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:16 , Oli Gent58 mins: Olise is having fun out there as he dances beyond Carreras, and bursts through the heart of the Madrid defence. He makes it to the edge of the D and takes aim, but his effort is tame.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:12 , Oli Gent54 mins: Close! Stanisic tests Lunin as Bayern press for a third.
Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:10 , Oli Gent51 mins: A real suckerpunch to start the second 45 for Madrid. Arbeloa has sent a host of subs out to warm up. Can they turn this around?
Goal! Real Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
21:06 , Oli Gent47 mins: It’s the perfect start to the second half for Bayern as Harry Kane doubles their advantage! Madrid lose the ball in a dangerous area as Carreras runs into trouble, robbed by Pavlovic. Olise takes over, feeding Kane, who passes it into the corner.
Kick off!
21:04 , Oli Gent46 mins: Back underway.
HT: Real Madrid 0-1 Bayern Munich
20:48 , Oli GentThere’s the half-time whistle.
Bayern are ahead thanks to Diaz’s opener, but Real have had chances.
What will the second half have in store?
Real Madrid 0-1 Bayern Munich
20:46 , Oli Gent45 mins: One added minute.
Goal! Real Madrid 0-1 Bayern Munich
20:42 , Oli Gent41 mins: There it is, and Bayern are deservedly ahead. It’s Diaz who has it, ghosting in the wrong side of Alexander-Arnold to slot home. Kane links play befiore feeding Gnabry, who slides in Diaz to do the rest.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:40 , Oli Gent39 mins: Approaching half time and still neither side has found that elusive opener. Who can produce that moment of magic?
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:37 , Oli Gent34 mins: Mbappe and Vinicius are not helping Madrid out of possession. Yes, they are luxury players, but they are simply letting Bayern just play through the first wave of the press.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:30 , Oli Gent31 mins: Good save! Real break on the counter once more as Mbappe speeds down the right. He takes aim from a tight angle and lashes at Neuer, who is equal to it.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:29 , Oli Gent29 mins: What a chance! Lunin makes a huge error as he gives it away trying to play out. He looks for Pitarch in his own area, but the youngster can only lay it into the path of Gnabry, who can’t finish!
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:26 , Oli Gent25 mins: Real work it nicely from right to left out to Vinicius, whose cross-shot is deflected into Neuer’s hands.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:23 , Oli Gent22 mins: Bayern have had the lionshare of possession so far, but Real have been the more dangerous on the counter. Is this how this game is going to pan out?
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:19 , Oli Gent19 mins: Good save! Mbappe streaks forward as Real counter. He feeds Vinicius Junior on the left and the Brazilian cuts in, stinging the palms of Neuer as he looks to place on into the far corner.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:17 , Oli Gent17 mins: Good save! Guler sends Mbappe through down the left channel, and he tries to slot past the onrushing Neuer from the angle, but the veteran keeper is equal to it.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:15 , Oli Gent16 mins: Free kick, Madrid. Mbappe wins the foul off Laimer, just pipping the Austrian to the loose ball.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:14 , Oli Gent13 mins: A first foray forward from Madrid and it’s... Huijsen leading the charge? He makes a dart down the right, and Diaz is tracking him all the way, but the Spanaird can’t win the corner he was hoping for.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:10 , Oli Gent10 mins: Off the line! It has to be 1-0 Bayern there, as Upamecano can’t put it away from a yard out. Kimmich whips in a great ball that is touched down by Kane, but the French defender can’t convert.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:08 , Oli Gent8 mins: Another good ball from Olise as Lunin comes and doesn’t get there, and Huijsen’s touch sends it behind. Another corner.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:07 , Oli Gent7 mins: Close! Olise goes for goal, and there is nick off the wall on its way through. Corner, Bayern.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:06 , Oli Gent6 mins: Free kick, Bayern. Olise cuts inside and is chopped down by Huijsen right on the edge of the area. Chance here.
Real Madrid 0-0 Bayern Munich
20:03 , Oli Gent3 mins: A big one v one clash down the Bayern right with Olise against Carreras. Who will come out on top there?
Kick off!
20:01 , Oli Gent1 min: We’re underway.
Five minute warning
19:55 , Oli GentThe players are out, and it’s time for the Champions League anthem.
Ten minutes to kick off
19:50 , Oli GentWho will win this one?
𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/rCIxDDPUHD
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026
Fan reaction
19:37 , Oli GentReal Madrid-Bayern Munich is a proper big dog European Cup tie. None of your “Arsenal” nonsense.
— Richy (@R1130_) April 7, 2026
Plenty goals & cheese slices on the cards hopefully 🤝
Chelsea star punished for Real comments
19:29 , Oli GentEnzo Fernandez was punished for his comments appearing to push for a move to Real Madrid last week, with Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior not taking too kindly to the midfielder’s words.
And making history...
19:20 , Oli GentAged 18 years and 247 days, Thiago Pitarch is the youngest player to appear in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match for Real Madrid.
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 7, 2026
He breaks Raúl's record from 1996. 💪 pic.twitter.com/U06zad6ESt
A bit of history
19:14 , Oli GentReal Madrid vs. Bayern Munich is the most-played fixture in major European competition history.
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 7, 2026
Real Madrid have won 13 of the 28 meetings, Bayern Munich 11, with only four ending level. 🍿#UCL pic.twitter.com/BomLaCHfp7
Also tonight
19:08 , Oli GentArsenal take on Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their quarter-final this evening.
Fede Valverde has scored in Real Madrid's last 3 home games... 👀 pic.twitter.com/nkPpfuXoDx
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 7, 2026
Big decisions
19:00 , Oli Gent... made by both managers, but they are both sticking to what has been working for them.
Bellingham on the bench is the biggest call from Arbeloa, but Thiago Pitarch has been performing way above expectations in midfield and the England midfielder is still on his way back from his hamstring injury.
As for Bayern, there is experience at full-back with Josip Stanisic on the left and Konrad Laimer, a natural midfielder, on the right, as Tom Bischof is dropped to the bench, where Alphonso Davies also sits.
Harry Kane leads the line in the biggest news for the visitors.
Bayern Munich lineup
18:49 , Oli GentBayern XI: Neuer; Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Gnabry, Olise, Diaz; Kane
Subs: Urbig, Kim, Goretzka, Musiala, Jackson, Davies, Bischof, Ito, Guerreiro, Karl
Real Madrid lineup
18:45 , Oli GentReal Madrid XI: Lunin; Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, Carreras; Valverde, Pitarch, Tchouameni, Arda Guler; Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.
Subs: Gonzalez, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Bellingham, Camavinga, Garcia, Asencio, Ceballos, Garcia, Diaz, Mastantuono
Team news in five
18:40 , Oli GentWho is going to play from the off here?
'Olise can become a legend'
18:30 , Oli GentBig praise for former Crystal Palace star Michael Olise from his French compatriot Dayot Upamecano.
"Olise, ça peut devenir une légende" 💫
— CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) April 7, 2026
Upamecano loue le talent de son compatriote mais peut-il être décisif ce soir ? Interview complète à retrouver dans le CCC ce soir 🤩#UCL | #RMABAY pic.twitter.com/zZtbY4VSmU
Some stat
18:22 , Oli Gent53 goals in 45 games puts Harry Kane top of the charts in Europe this season 🔥
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 7, 2026
Does he need to win the Champions League to be seriously considered for the Ballon d'Or? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ng6bhmYbB1
Match odds
18:16 , Oli GentReal Madrid to win: 7/4
Bayern Munich to win: 11/10
Draw: 23/10
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
Head to head
18:10 , Oli GentReal Madrid have beaten Bayern Munich in the last four Champions League knockout ties, most recently in the 2023/24 season where a late brace from Joselu booked a place in the Wembley final.
Real Madrid wins: 13
Bayern Munich wins: 11
Draws: 4
Standard Sport prediction
18:02 , Oli GentBayern are, arguably, the best team in Europe on current form and the return of some key players should make them favourites for this quarter-final tie overall.
However, Real Madrid showed against Man City in the last round that they are more than capable of turning it on in the Champions League, especially at home.
We are not expecting the first leg to be a cagey affair whatsoever. Los Blancos know they need a result to take to the Allianz Arena and Bayern’s best form of defence is to attack, so goals are guaranteed.
Real Madrid to win, 3-2.
Bayern Munich team news
17:54 , Oli GentAs for Bayern, leading scorer Harry Kane has been included in the travelling squad despite missing the weekend win over Freiburg with the knock that forced him to sit out England’s loss to Japan last week.
Kane is expected to be fit to play, but on-loan Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson is an option to start if required.
Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich are available again after serving a suspension in the last round, while Manuel Neuer, Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies have all since returned to fitness.
Real Madrid team news
17:46 , Oli GentThibaut Courtois is the biggest absentee for Real Madrid as a thigh injury sustained in the 2-1 win over Man City at the Etihad is set to sideline the Belgian for six weeks, meaning he will miss next week’s second leg too.
Andriy Lunin will deputise in goal once again but Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo remain sidelined.
Federico Valverde is expected to return after serving a domestic suspension, Vinicius Jr should join Kylian Mbappe in attack, but Jude Bellingham may have to settle for a place on the bench as his minutes continue to be managed following injury.
How to watch
17:38 , Oli GentTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports. Coverage starts at 7pm BST on TNT Sports 1.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the HBO Max app and website.
Hello and welcome!
17:30 , Oli Gent... to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final.
Two of Europe’s biggest and best clash this evening in what should be a thrilling first leg in Madrid.
Stay tuned for all the updates, with kick off at 8pm BST.
