Real Madrid vs FC Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League 2026 Quarter Final First Leg Highlights: Bayern earns the advantage with a 2-1 win
Catch the highlights of the Real Madrid vs FC Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League 2026 quarter-final first leg match as goals from Luis Diaz and Harry Kane, along with Manuel Neuer's heroic helped Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu.
Hello and welcome to our Real Madrid vs FC Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg live blog. This is Koushik Biswas, who will bring you the scores, updates, news, and free commentary of each magical moment from the most played fixture in the European club competition history.
Real Madrid, who defeated Manchester City in a one-sided Round of 16 fixture, will face a red-hot Bayern Munich, who are currently at the top of the Bundesliga points table and are unbeaten in the last 13 games. Most importantly, Real Madrid have faced a rare defeat at the hands of Mallorca in La Liga while Bayern Munich have lost only two games in 43 matches across competition this season.
With two of the most successful teams in the history of the European competition, we can only expect a thrilling encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid tonight. Real Madrid will be without their star goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois while Bayern Munich are also missing a few star players in the line-up.
For as we get ready for the build up of the match, read the full preview of the fixture here. Stay tuned for all the updates. Enjoy the game.
Updates
See you in the second leg
Thank you for staying tuned to the live blog of this great game.
It's Bayern Munich who will head to their home with an advantage in the second leg and will fight for a place in the final in the semi-final. Whereas, with Real Madrid, you never know when the comeback will come from him and surely the neutral fans will hope for a great game in Munich.
Goodnight. See you in the second leg.
Player of the match | Manuel Neuer
That Manuel Neuer performance π#UCL pic.twitter.com/JvY6PjM7tp
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 7, 2026
Full time | Real Madrid 1-2 FC Bayern Munich
Here comes the final whistle at the Santiago Bernabeu and it is Bayern Munich who will head on to Munich for the second leg with a goal advantage to their name.
Luis Diaz with the opener for Bayern Munich and Harry Kane doubled the lead just at the start of the second half.
But as soon as Jude Bellingham came off the bench, the game looked different for Real Madrid. It was his vision and the assist from Trent Alexander-Arnold that helped Kylian Mbappe put one back for Real Madrid.
But it was 40-year-old Manuel Neuer, who made four saves against Mbappe to keep the score line in favour of Bayern Munich.
90+3' | Double change
Goretzka and Bischof came in to replace Pavlovic and Diaz
90+1' | Chance for Bayern
It was a chance for Bayern to sit the game but Luis Diaz's cross from the left, for Olise, was too strong and long.
90' | 4 minutes added
4 minutes added to the full time.
90' | Mbappe misses the target
Mbappe's right footed shot from outside the box missed the target by a distance.
89' | Musiala misses the chance
Olise with the lobbed ball and Davies tapped the ball back from the line for Musiala to go for the goal. However, the youngster could not get the proper touch on the ball.
He has changed the speed of the game
86' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Musiala for a foul on Diaz.
84' | Save from Neuer
From the edge of the box on the left, Eder Militao went for a curling shot, which nearly went over Neuer, who had to jump high there to make the save.
83' | Vinicius Jr goes for the goal
The speed and momentum have just changed. Vinicius Jr. on the right of the box fired a cross shot towards the goal. Neuer couldn't catch the ball clearly as it went for a Real Madrid corner. Few great minutes for Madrid.
82' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Neuer for wasting time.
80' | Diaz takes his chance
From the edge of the box the substitute went for the goal but it went straight to Neuer, who after a fumble grabbed the ball to deny him.
77' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Luis Diaz for a foul on Vinicius Jr.
75' | Kane misses the target
Kane misses the tagret with an attempted volley.
74' | MBBBBBBBAAAAPPPPPPEEEEE | RMA 1-2 BAY
Mbappe brings Real Madrid back in business.
Valverde with the ball from the left wing, and no Bayern player tracked Trent Alexander-Arnold's run as he came running in to give the pass to Kylian Mbappe, whose right-footed finish was not eventually saved by Manuel Neuer. Real Madrid puts one back, and it gives them the hope and momentum in the final 15 minutes of the first leg.
71' | Change for Real Madrid
Brahim Diaz replaces Guler.
71' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Tah for a foul on Mbappe.
69' | Change for Bayern
Out: Laimer, Gnabry
In: Davies, Musiala
68' | Chance for Mbappe again
Tough chance. But, Mbappe would be dissapointed to not hit the back of the net.
Vinicius linked up with Mbappe and his backheel found Mbappe on the edge of the box. His curling shot missed the far post by few inches.
66' | Neuer does it again
Jude has changed the speed of the game.
His vision and through ball found Mbappe in a dangerous position. But it is 40-year-old Neuer, who dived to his right and went low to get a hand to Mbappe's effort.
62' | Double change for Real Madrid
In: Bellingham, Militao
Out: Pitarch, Huijsen
62' | Huge miss from Vinicius
Mistake at the back from Upamecano after a long ball put them in danger.
Upamecano's back pass could reach Neuer and Vinicius, with his speed got to the ball first.
Neuer came running and made the angle tighter before Vinicius missed the target with a right footed shot.
Jude is getting ready
Jude Bellingham is getting ready to come on the pitch.
57' | Mistake from Valverde
Rare mistake from the Real Madrid captain tonight and Harry Kane nearly took advantage of that.
Valverde himself did the resuce by blocking Kane's shot.
56' | Save from Lunin
Olise has been the player of night. From the byline on the left wing, he makes a quick entry in the middle and sends a rocket with his left foot.
Lunin did well to get down to his left to make the save.
STATS
Most UEFA Champions League goals scored since the start of the 2024/25 season:
22: Harry Kane
20: Kylian Mbappé
17: Serhou Guirassy
16: Erling Haaland, Raphinha
The celebration
The master of the ring!
Harry Kane. That’s it. That’s the Tweet. pic.twitter.com/kR6ymNVOcE
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026
49' | Chance for Madrid
Los Blancos are not the ones to stay there and wait for someting to happen.
Valverde was the creator this time. But StanišiΔ made the block as Guler went for the goal.
46' | KKAAAANNNNNEEEEE | RMA 0-2 BAY
INEVITABLE!
Harry Kane scores with his first shot of the night. This is his best season of the career. 49 goals and counting.
Aleksandar PavloviΔ won possession just beyond the halfway line, and released the ball to Michael Olise ahead of him. The winger entersed the penalty area on the right, drawing defenders towards him before laying the ball off to Harry Kane to place a firm, precise low finish beyond Andriy Lunin's dive from just outside the box in a central position.
Second half starts
Both teams are out and no changes have been made
Half-time | Real Madrid 0-1 Bayern Munich
It has been a half of box-to-box action. Both teams had their chances.
Bayern dominated from the start but Mbappe showed his class forcing Neuer making three saves.
But it was Luis Diaz's strike that evantually gave the German club the lead.
I am pretty sure we will get more goal in the second half. Stay tuned.
41' | DDDDDDDDIIIIIIIIAAAAAZZZZZZZ | RMA 0-1 BAY
Luis Diaz does the job for Bayern.
Bayern sliced opened Real defence.
Vinicius lost the ball and Kane played it to Gnabry, who found Luis Diaz on the left. Diaz made the run perfectly to side foot the ball inside the goal, beating Lunin.
Goal No. 23 of the debut season for Bayern for Diaz. Outstanding.
45+1' | Vinicius wants a penalty
Upamecano went for a timid challenge at the edge of the box.
Vinicius went down and wanted the penalty. But it went against gim.
45' | 1 minute added
1-minute added to the first-half.
44' | Stanisic fouls Vinicius
Stanisic nearly gave away the penalty to Real Madrid.
This was unnecessary and something which Vinicius was looking for. It is inches away from the box line.
40' | Bayern are pushing Real deep
Bayern have done the homework. They are keeping the ball and whenever they are losing it, they are closing the boxes to stop the passes.
Moreover, they have been able to push Trent to use his weaker foot as well.
36' | Yellow card
Here comes the first yellow of the night.
Tchouameni gets the yellow card for a foul on Kimmich. He will miss the second leg in Munich/
Free-kick from few yards from the box.
35' | Timid from Vinicius
Poor finish from the Brazilian. From the edge of the box, he hits it straight to Neuer.
The caption says it
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— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026
29' | Save from Neuer
592 games for Bayern and even at 40, he is sharp.
Quick through ball on the right by Valeverde and Mbappe had his eyes set for the goal. But, Neuer closed out the angle and dived low the deny Mbappe another chance.
28' | Chance on a plate for Bayern
Gnabry had the best chance of the match so far as Madrid's Pavlovic made a huge mistake inside the box. The youngster's backpass gave Gnabry the chance to score. But, Lunin made the save.
27' | Olise has been on fire
25' | OOOPS
An ooops moment for Bayern as Neuer's kick was taken well by Trent. But his shot was evantually blocked.
THAT SAVE FROM NEUER
18' | Vini on fire, Neuer's second save
Real Madrid are finally finding the mojo.
Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. linked up as the French men's side pass found the Brazilian star on the edge of the box on the left.
Vinicius' right found curling low shot was heading towards the goal but a big leaping dive from Neuer denied him the goal.
16' | Save from Neuer
Great ball from Guler after a linkup with Vinicius Jr. Mbappe was able to get around the defender but Neuer made himself big enough to make the save.
15' | Mbappe's first touch
The Frenchmen was not seen anywhere in the first 15 minutes. But, he wins the free-kick for Real Madrid as Laimer fouls him.
The challengers
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— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026
The home side
π€ ¡HALA MADRID! π€ pic.twitter.com/nMZUSjEQQu
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 7, 2026
9' | Huge chance for Bayern
Bayern should have been 1-0 up.
Top ball from Kimmich and Harry Kane, who was unmarked inside the box, tapped the ball down for Upamecano to tap the ball inside the goal. But the central defender could not do it.
8' | Corner No. 3
Olise sends another one from the corner and it is corner No. 3 for Bayern.
A few early good minutes for the visitors.
8' | Another corner for Bayern
Indecisive from Lunin and Huijsen did well to get the header as Bayern won back-to-back corners.
7' | Olise misses the target
After a pause, Olise went for the goal. It brushed the wall and went for a corner.
5' | Free-kick for Bayern
Olise has been brought down at the edge of the box by Huijsen and it is a free-kick for Bayern. Good position.
1' | Chance for Laimer
Positive start for Bayern.
Laimer would be dissapointed to not be in target. From the edge of the box, he went for the goal but missed the target.
1' | Kick-off
Bayern Munich start the proceedings.
The hosts are ready too
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— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026
Warmups done
We are nearly ready now!
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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 7, 2026
STATS to look for!
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Bayern have lost four of their last five quarter-final ties. Real had won 12 in a row prior to last season’s elimination by Arsenal.
- This is Real Madrid's 41st European Cup quarter-final. Bayern rank second in the list with 36. In the Champions League era, Bayern has made it to the final eight 24 times now while this is Real Madrid's 22nd quarter-final in the Champions Lague era.
Bayern's starboy
Aleksandar PavloviΔ, just 21, will play his 19th Champions League game. He will partner Joshua Kimmich tonight.
Madrid prodigy
Young Thiago Pitarch will play his first Champions Leeague quarter-final match alongside Valverde, and Tchouameni. This will surely be the biggest match of his life.
Lineups | Real Madrid
XI: Lunin - Alexander-Arnold, Rüdiger, Huijsen, Carreras – Valverde, Pitarch, Tchouameni, Güler – Mbappe, Vinicius
Subs: Fran González, Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Bellingham, Camavinga, Gonzalo, Asencio, D. Ceballos, Fran García, Brahim, Mastantuono.
Lineups | FC Bayern Munich
XI: Neuer – Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer – Kimmich, Pavlovic – Olise, Gnabry, Diaz – Kane
Subs: Prescott, Urbig, Kim, Goretzka, Musiala, Jackson, Davies, Bischof, Ito, Guerreiro, Karl
HURRICANE!
Will the Bayern striker run riot in Madrid? Only time will tell.
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— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026
Big game ahead!
π Es ist angerichtet π pic.twitter.com/RT123jlFRa
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026
Lunin to don the gloves
As we had already mentioned in our preview, Thibaut Courtois will be missing the match after getting injured in the second leg against Manchester City, Lunin will don the gloves for the 15-time Champions.
β @AndreyLunin13 pic.twitter.com/beMx9gdtxF
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 7, 2026
They are HOME
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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) April 7, 2026
Recent form: FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich in last five matches across compettions -
Won 3-2 vs Freiburg (Bundesliga)
Won 4-0 vs Union Berlin (Bundesliga)
Won 4-1 vs Atalanta (UCL)
Draw 1-1 vs Leverkusen (Bundesliga)
Won 6-1 vs Atalanta (Bundesliga)
Recent form: Real Madrid
Real Madrid in last five matches across compettions -
Lost 1-2 vs Mallorca (La Liga)
Won 3-2 vs Atletico (La Liga)
Won 2-1 vs Manchester City (UCL)
Won 4-1 vs Elche (La Liga)
Won 3-0 vs Manchester City (UCL)
Real Madrid vs FC Bayern Munich: H2H stats
Total matches: 28
Real Madrid won: 13
Draw: 4
FC Bayern Munich won: 11
In knockoouts, Real Madrid won 8 times while Bayern Munich won 5 times.
How to watch the match?
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