Real Madrid remain on course for a third straight Champions League crown after Marcelo and Marco Asensio secured a 2-1 win at Bayern Munich.
Marco Asensio's half-time introduction proved decisive as Real Madrid pickpocketed a 2-1 win at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Bayern overcame the early loss of Arjen Robben through injury to lead when Joshua Kimmich
caught out Kaylor Navas with a rasping finish before the half-hour mark.
Zinedine Zidane's European champions nevertruly recovered their defensive poise from that
point, even after Marcelo clattered home a 44th-minute equaliser.
Full-backs were the heroes in both first-half goals, but an awful error by Bayern left-back Rafinha allowed Asensio, on for the struggling Isco, to hand Madrid a significant second away goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who had scored in every match in this season's competition, had a strike ruled out for handball – an advantage that
would have further flattered Zidane's men after a strangely error-strewn encounter at the
Allianz Arena, where Robert Lewandowski's pursuit of a 40th goal this season went awry in
untimely fashion.
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