Bastian Schweinsteiger stepped up cool and composed and made the winning penalty, setting up a home Champions League final for his team.

2h Reuters. The German's shot, from the corner of the six-yard box, was tame. Then, in the 85th minute, Robben turned inside and found Gomez eight yards out, but he hesitated and was crowded out. There will be other opportunities but just days after all but securing the league title in a fourth different country, he will have to wait. In the meantime, the game swung back and forth.

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So too did José Mourinho's hopes of becoming the first coach to win the European Cup with three different clubs. Thanks so much for joining us folks - it's been a rollercoaster and a half! Get a summary of the Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich football match. 2y Dermot Corrigan.

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That made it three Bayern players -- those two and Alaba -- who picked up suspensions for the final before knowing whether or not their team would be there.

That had come in the third minute when Xabi Alonso's wonderful long diagonal ball travelled from left to right and Di María brought it down and pulled it back for Sami Khedira. Real Madrid Vs. Bayern Munich: Germans To The Final On Penalties, Real Madrid's Failure Is Not Mourinho's Folly.

It was all over, or so it seemed, but Bayern responded well.

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Robben's penalty was so well placed that it sneaked in despite Casillas's guessing right and almost reaching his own post.

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Mourinho had insisted before the game that he expected Bayern to attack because they would anticipate a Madrid goal; now they had to.

// -->. Gomez had almost no chance to get to the cross, so it was inexplicable that Pepe felt the need to ever put an arm on the Bayern striker. David Alaba was the man whistled for the penalty, with the referee catching him blocking an Angel Di Maria shot with his arm. Mesut Ozil found Ronaldo in the area and he struck a shot low past Neuer.

Min odds, bet, and payment method exclusions apply. Julien Laurens says a talented Atalanta squad could give Liverpool problems for first place in Group D. 2011/12 UEFA Champions League, Semi-finals, 2nd Leg - Tied 3-3 on aggregate - Bayern Munich advance 3-1 on penalties.

In penalties, Manuel Neuer came up huge with two saves, sending the Bavarians through to the UEFA Champions League final.

Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. We have live coverage of the game in our Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich StoryStream. Both Neuer and Iker Casillas looked very composed between the sticks throughout and, despite some minor hiccups, both teams defended much better in the second half than they did in the first. Robben somehow put the ball over the bar from three yards, Mario Gomez's shot was saved by Casillas and Franck Ribéry was blocked by Khedira. Arjen Robben stepped up and like Ronaldo at the other end, converted his penalty calmly.

It was his 10th Champions League goal of the season, his 56th overall. The first half was very fast and open, with both teams regularly going through the midfield with long passes, but the second half was played at a slower place and was played almost exclusively in the middle. We think. In 24 hours, the dream of an all-Spanish final dissolved in dramatic fashion.

For more on the two teams, head over to Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid and Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works. NYRB pull away for road win over Inter Miami. Jose Mourinho started the second period of extra time by making an understandable, yet risky substitution.

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Ronaldo's evening ended with a missed penalty, but it started with a successful one. Bayern's deep midfielders did a better job of winning the ball than Madrid's while Kroos came deep to find the ball much more often than Özil, allowing Bayern to control possession.

It was time for penalties; time for the goalkeepers to take centre stage.

Robben almost gave his side the aggregate lead with a free kick in first half stoppage time, but Iker Casillas made a terrific save. That was easily the biggest moment extra time, which was cautiously played like the second half. ... tactical battle for the rest of the match. Remember you can keep the conversation going on Twitter... That means in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and now 2012 - a first-leg defeat has led to elimination for Real Madrid. Madrid's menace is always present, but Bayern's confidence refused to drop as the game headed to extra time, though the number of clear chances being created was dropping. The only thing that can match Robert Lewandowski's incredible goal tally in 2019-20 is the ridiculously big margin by which he won UEFA's top award. Jupp Heynckes also made one substitution in the first half of extra time, bringing on Thomas Müller for a tired Franck Ribery. Some of the Germans' play was wonderful: the touch and interchange, always at pace, always with intent, concerned the home side.

There would be 30 minutes more of this enthralling game, but no goal was forthcoming. It was Bayern who were landing marginally more of them, and Gomez missed the half's best chance when Kroos cut a clever ball into his path; one on one with Casillas, he hit the goalkeeper's body. But that night they will be without David Alaba, Holger Badstuber and Luiz Gustavo. went around towards the end. Since this match is over, we suggest you check out the head to head statistics for the next meeting between Bayern München and Real Madrid. The Bernabéu gave Madrid a huge round of applause at the end, but it is Bayern who reached the final. Arjen Robben put a low ball right to the feet of Gomez, who had a chance to shoot, but he appeared to contract the Yips. David Alaba scored the opener for Bayern Munich, which was followed up by a terrific save by Neuer on Cristiano Ronaldo, low and to his right. The tie was level, the game was open.

Schweinsteiger the man who converted the key spot-kick. The first Spanish Clasico of the season between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be played on Saturday 24 October, La Liga said on Tuesday.... more » 08.10.2020 14:26

It wasn't obvious live, but Karim Benzema deflected the free kick with a handball, and it was a much more egregious one than the one Alaba committed on the other end. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid played a wildly entertaining and wide open 30 minutes of football to start the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal tie, but shifted into a slower-paced, conservative, tactical battle for the rest of the match.

All rights reserved. Twice Manuel Neuer saved penalties from two of the world's most expensive players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká.