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Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, 2012 Champions League Semifinal: Early Reffing Incidents Ahoy

Well there's your first incident of the match. Fabio Coentrao, distraught at... being on a football pitch or whatever, catches Arjen Robben in the centre circle and causes a bit of a fuss as Bayern Munich ask for a booking, which he'd have undoubtedly have received if we were in the second half. As it was, Howard Webb simply gave the Portuguese a stern talking too.

And then there's another! Franck Ribery dances into the Real Madrid penalty box and while skipping past Sergio Ramos/miscontrolling opts to take the easy way out and throws himself to the ground, demanding a penalty. It did look fairly compelling live, but Webb is having none of it, much to the hosts' disdain. This is better from Bayern, though - they're starting to actually put some pressure on Jose Mourinho's men.

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.

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