Overview
- Bayern Munich, which won 2-1 at the Bernabéu on Tuesday, leads the quarter-final after goals from Luis Díaz and Harry Kane, with Kylian Mbappé replying.
- Álvaro Arbeloa condemned Michael Oliver’s decisions, while refereeing analysts said Jonathan Tah’s studs-up challenge on Mbappé and Michael Olise’s late penalty shout were gray-area calls that VAR would not overturn.
- Aurelien Tchouameni’s first-half booking triggers a one-match ban, and Spanish reports say Jude Bellingham is set to start as Real weigh further changes such as Ferland Mendy and Éder Militão returning.
- Michael Olise overran Madrid’s left flank and assisted Kane, and Manuel Neuer took man of the match with nine saves that preserved Bayern’s advantage.
- Real fans booed Vinícius Júnior after a missed one-on-one, Antonio Rüdiger labeled the concessions “gifts,” and Vincent Kompany said Bayern will aim to finish the tie at home next week.