Bayern Munich Vs. Real Madrid: Mario Gomez Wins It In The 89th

Despite conceding to Bayern Munich in the 89th minute and losing in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal, Real Madrid are confident that they will advance to the tournament final in Munich. They are only down a goal heading to the second leg, have an away goal to their name, and maybe most importantly, get to play it at the Bernabeu.

That’s pretty reasonable talk. Confidence is to be expected, especially from Mourinho. What is more surprising is that one of his players has proven to be even more confident, or maybe even arrogant.

The defending on the goal was truly poor by Bayern Munich, who should have been able to manage a clearance well before the goal was scored. For a team of their caliber to allow Özil to score a tap-in at the end of that sequence is shocking, and Jupp Heynckes won’t be pleased about the defending.

In the 61st minute, Bayern substituted Schweinsteiger for Thomas Müller, moving Kroos deeper in midfield. Schweinsteiger looked frustrated to be substituted, but he has been frequently injured this season and it’s understandable that Heynckes had concerns about him going a full 90 minutes. Additionally, a 1-1 draw would have made Madrid heavy favorites to advance and Bayern were in need of a second goal.

You’ve got to say that Real were asking for it too, sitting back on their lead like that. Silly way to end a game, that.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

UPDATE: Bayern Munich 2-1 Real Madrid Final Score

We’ll have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

...and hits the wall. That was anticlimactic. Halftime now.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

Mesut Ozil attempts to give Real Madrid, who are down 1-0 against Bayern Munich a little over half an hour into the first leg of their Champions League semifinal, some sort of spark. He opts to do this by running over to the touchline and falling down. They say Ozil’s a footballing genius, and I have to admit that the rationale behind running the ball out of play under minimal pressure is just too much for my puny intellect to grasp.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

We have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

Substitutes from: Hans-Jorg Butt, Danijel Pranjic, Rafinha, Ivica Olic, Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Thomas Muller.

Substitutes from: Kaka, Raul Albiol, Gonzalo Higuain, Marcelo, Antonio Adan, Esteban Granero, Raphael Varane.

Surely Bayern will have to adapt in order to stand much chance of being Real Madrid, who are led by one of the best tacticians in the world. Right?

We’ll have live coverage of the game in our Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League StoryStream. For more on the two teams, head over to Bayern Munich blog Bavarian Football Works and Real Madrid blog Managing Madrid.

And yet, the weight of history is bearing down on Los Blancos. They don’t have a strong record against German sides (especially on their travels), and Bayern in particular have been very tricky opposition. As Dennis from Managing Madrid points out, his side have been knocked out at this stage of the competition by their current antagonists three out of the four times they’ve been drawn together:

For more on Los Blancos, check out SB Nation Madrid blog Managing Madrid. For their opposition, visit Bavarian Football Works. We’ll have more pre-game updates, as well as live coverage of the match, in this story stream, so stay tuned!

Game Date/Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. local

Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany