Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are locked together at 2-2 with a place in the UEFA Champions League final on the line.
Vinicius Junior scored a goal in each half at the Allianz Arena, equalising with a penalty after Leroy Sane and Harry Kane — with a spot-kick of his own — turned the game on its head.
Can Bayern make it a repeat of the 2013 final at Wembley by booking a spot to face Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund in London, or will freshly crowned LaLiga champions Madrid get a shot at European title number 15?
The Sporting News is following Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich live score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| Madrid | 0 | |
| Bayern | 0 |
Lineups:
Real Madrid confirmed XI (4-3-1-2 right to left): 13. Andriy Lunin (GK) — 2. Dani Carvajal, 6. Nacho, 22. Antonio Rudiger, 23. Ferland Mendy — 15. Federico Valverde, 8. Toni Kroos, 18. Aurelien Tchouameni — 5. Jude Bellingham — 11. Rodrygo, 7. Vinicius Junior.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1 right to left): 1. Manuel Neuer (GK) — 6. Joshua Kimmich, 4. Matthijs De Ligt, 15. Eric Dier, 40. Noussair Mazraoui — 45. Aleksandar Pavlovic, 27. Konrad Laimer— 10. Leroy Sane, 42. Jamal Musiala, 7. Serge Gnabry — 9. Harry Kane.
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Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich live updates, highlights, and commentary
23rd minute: Rodrygo tears away from a sprawling Mazraoui. His ball to Vinicius has a bit too much sauce on it and his fellow Brazilian can’t bring it under his spell. Another what-might-have-been for tonight’s end-product conversation.
16th minute: Sane in behind Madrid but tries an absurd scooped cross with his left foot. We’ve seen both teams can hurt one another during the opening exchanges. Who can find their clinical touch first?
15th minute: Vinicius latches on to a Bellingham pass and shoots from the edge of the area. That’s fairly comfortably wide.
13th minute: Vinicius hits the post and Neuer makes an incredible save! Bayern go to sleep at the back and Vinicius drives against the foot of the post. The ball ricochets back out to Rodrygo and this is a magnificent reaction stop at close quarters by Neuer. Huge let-off for the Bundesliga giants.
7th minute: Now an opening at the other end! Gorgeous play through midfield by Bayern, Pavlovic to Laimer to Musiala. He sends Gnabry darting into the box but the winger is caught in two minds between a shot or a cross for Kane and lands horribly in no-man’s land.
6th minute: Carvajal zips a lovely ball across the six-yard box, where a sprawling Rodrygo just can’t make the decisive touch. Now Bellingham goes down under a clumsy effort from Kimmich. He’s told to get up.
5th minute: Tchouameni is caught on the ball in midfield and Bayern’s winger are off. Kane looks for Sane and it needs a fabulous interception from Kroos.
4th minute: Dier takes a short free-kick to Kimmich. Bayern play it out from very deep, Kane comes into midfield and the pass is overhit. There’s a definite plan there though.
2nd minute: Laimer lofts a pass towards Sane. Rudiger has his arm around his Germany teammate but the referee is not interested in Sane’s protests.
1st minute: Bayern deal with the corner. Madrid are looking to press them high.
Kickoff
Bayern get us underway… and cough up possession to Vinicius straight away. Off he goes down the left, wins a corner off Kimmich and whips up the fans behind the goal.
5 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams. Out into this stunningly revamped Santiago Bernabeu arena, which feels more like a high-end NFL stadium nowadays. There’s the famous competition anthem. We’re ready to go.
20 mins before kickoff: Thibaut Courtois made his first appearance of the season between the posts for Real Madrid at the weekend, keeping a clean sheet against Cadiz following his cruciate ligament tear. But Carlo Ancelotti stuck to his word and stuck with Andriy Lunin for tonight’s game. The Ukrainian goalkeeper has emerged from his status as a long-time understudy and loanee to become an unlikely hero of Madrid’s campaign. His saves from Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic set up Madrid’s penalty shootout triumph over holders Manchester City in the quarters.
40 mins before kickoff: A couple of big calls in there from Thomas Tuchel, but why not? An against-the-odds winner with Chelsea in this competition in 2020/21. Tuchel has contested 11 semifinals in his coaching career and has progressed to the final on every occasion.
De Ligt played well in tandem with January arrival Dier before injury struck. Their 11 starts alongside one anothe at centre-back for Bayern have yielded nine wins, one draw and one defeat.
1 hr 5 mins before kickoff: Here’s the Bayern team. Eric Dier has made it after suffering a head injury at the weekend. The Englishman is partnered at centre-back by the returning Mathijis de Ligt as Kim Min-jae drops to the bench following his first-leg ordeal. Leon Goretzka is also benched, with Aleksandar Pavlovic partnering Konrad Laimer in midfield.
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐗𝐈 🆚 @realmadriden ✨ #packmas #UCL #RMAFCB pic.twitter.com/UcSSyY9wYh
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) May 8, 2024
1 hr 45 mins before kickoff: As tradition dictates, here’s your Carlo Ancelotti Champions League flex early team sheet.
📋✅ Our starting 𝗫𝗜!
🆚 @FCBayernEN #UCL pic.twitter.com/rnjZ7kCYNI— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) May 8, 2024
2 hours before kickoff: Bayern might have fairly humiliatingly surrendered the Bundesliga for the first time in more than a decade this season, but none of the blame can be laid at Harry Kane’s door. The England captain has been magnificent in his debut season in Bavaria, racking up an incredible 44 goals in 44 appearances. His eighth of the Champions League campaign came in last week’s first leg. If he adds to his tally again, Kane will be within touching distance of the major honour to crown an exemplary career.
2 hr 30 mins before kickoff: So, here we are then. Will Real Madrid get a shot at title number 15 to go with their 36th LaLiga crown secured at the weekend? Or will Bayern Munich set up a Klassiker rematch against Borussia Dortmund, back at Wembley where they met in the 2013 final? Bayern won 2-1 on that occasion, with Arjen Robben netting a late winner after Ikay Gundogan’s penalty cancelled out Mario Mandzukic’s opener.
3 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich. The teams played out a gripping 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena last week. Who will join Borussia Dortmund in next month’s final at Wembley?
🤍 The Bernabéu will roar tonight! 🤍#UCL pic.twitter.com/ti1ASIJeuk
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) May 8, 2024
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich kick off time
This Champions League clash takes place at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain and kicks off on Wednesday, May 8 at 9:00 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Wed, May 8 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Wed, May 8 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Wed, May 8 | 8:00 p.m. BST |
| India | Thu, May 9 | 12:30 a.m. IST |
| Australia | Thu, May 9 | 5:00 a.m. AEST |
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich lineups, team news
Dani Carvajal returns from suspension and slots in at right-back. Club captain Nacho was selected alongside Antonio Rudiger in central defence for the first leg and keeps his spot, with Aurelien Tchouameni again selected in midfield after overcoming a knock sustained in training.
David Alaba remains sidelined and fellow long-term injury victim Thibaut Courtois has only returned to the bench on account of Andriy Lunin taking his chance between the posts.
Real Madrid (4-3-1-2 right to left): Lunin (GK) — Carvajal, Nacho, Rudiger, Mendy — Valverde, Kroos, Tchouameni — Bellingham — Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid subs (12): Courtois (GK), Kepa (GK), Militao, Modric, Camavinga, Joselu, Lucas, Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim, Guler.
Eric Dier impressed at centre-back during the first leg and Raphael Guerreiro was introduced as a halftime substitute. However, both men suffered injuries during the 3-1 defeat to Stuttgart at the weekend.
Dier trained on Monday with a plaster on his head after suffering a nasty gash and Tuchel be delighted to have the England international available, especially in light of Kim Min-jae’s struggles against Madrid last week. Matthijs de Ligt returns in place of the South Korea star, who drops to the bench alongside Leon Goretzka and Thomas Muller. Aleksandar Pavlovic and Serge Gnabry are the beneficiaries of those calls.
Kingsley Coman, Bouna Sarr and Sacha Boey all remain on the sidelines.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1 right to left): Neuer (GK) — Kimmich, De Ligt, Dier, Mazraoui — Pavlovic, Laimer— Sane, Musiala, Gnabry — Kane.
Bayern Munich subs (12): Peretz (GK), Ulreich (GK), Upamecano, Kim, Goretzka, Choupo-Moting, Zaragoza, Davies, Muller, Tel.
STREAM: UEFA Champions League action LIVE on Paramount+ in the US
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
USA: Champions League matches are available to stream on Paramount+ (English). New users can currently get a FREE seven-day trial. For this game there will be additional broadcast options on TUDN and CBS with Fubo also streaming all the action from Munich.
ViX an Univision is the place to go for Spanish subscribers.
Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.
UK: This match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and streamed on discovery+. Every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match this season is available on TNT Sports for only £30.99 / month.
India: JioTV and Sony LIV are the live streaming options for this game.
Australia: Stan Sport has the rights to Champions League games.
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