Holders Real Madrid have come from a goal down to snatch a precious 2-1 victory at wasteful Bayern Munich and carry a considerable advantage into their Champions League semi-final second leg in Spain.
Real, eyeing a third straight title, needed a 44th-minute equaliser by Marcelo against the run of play to cancel out Joshua Kimmich's opener, after Bayern, chasing three trophies this season, had missed a hatful of chances.
A perfect break allowed Real substitute Marco Asensio to beat Sven Ulreich with a fine effort and grab the winner in the 57th minute.
The result was identical to last year's quarter-final first leg between the teams, before Real won the return game on the way to the first successful Champions League title defence.
Liverpool crushed AS Roma 5-2 in the other semi-final first leg on Tuesday (local time).
Reuters
