Brazilian sensation, Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid forced hosts Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final tie at the Allianz Arena Tuesday night.
Vinicious took advantage of two errors from Bayern defender Kim Min-jae, first beating him for pace and slotting a shot past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for the opener, before converting a penalty after the South Korean fouled Rodrygo in the box.
England captain Harry Kane had netted a penalty of his own, beating Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin early in the second half after Jamal Musiala was tripped by Lucas Vazquez in the box.
Minutes before, team-mate Leroy Sane had struck a thunderous effort inside the near post, cancelling out Vinicius’ opener.
Both sides swapped control of the game as Bayern failed to take advantage of their early dominance before Vinicius was played in behind by a clever Toni Kroos through ball.
Having had six shots and over 60% possession in the first 20 minutes with the best of the chances falling to Sane and Kane, Bayern were behind against the run of play. But a ruthless four-minute period in the second half turned the game around and the German giants regained their momentum.
Kim’s mistake, a needless tug on Rodrygo’s shirt in the 83rd minute, allowed Real back into the game and they return to the Santiago Bernabeu with home advantage in the second leg on Wednesday, next week.
Later tonight, German side Borussia Dortmund will host French giants, Paris St-Germain in the first leg of the second semi-final.