Bayern Munich 4-3 Real Madrid (6-4 on agg): Formidable German giants underline why they’re Europe’s form team in a mesmeric match – as Harry Kane scores his 50th goal of the season, writes CHRIS WHEELER

On the finish of a fairly titanic Champions League tie, Bayern Munich and Harry Kane had been nonetheless standing, and Actual Madrid and Kylian Mbappe had been out.

What an evening. What a recreation. Amid the gorgeous chaos, Munich superior to face holders Paris Saint-Germain within the semi-finals, however the consequence was doubtful proper up till the tip of an ethralling contest.

Kane and Mbappe each scored once more, as they did within the Bernabeu final week. After all they scored. Kane’s aim was his fiftieth of an impressive season, whereas Mbappe’s strike signifies that he has 40 and leads the England captain 15-12 on the high of the Champions League charts.

The margin between these two groups was even nearer, however the recreation turned decisively within the 86th minute when substitute Eduardo Camavinga dribbled the ball away after committing a foul, having already been booked. It was tender however silly.

Out got here a second yellow card from Slovenia referee Slavko Vincic and Camavinga was on his means, simply 24 minutes after arriving off the bench.

Even a group with a seemingly inexhaustible spirit on this competitors couldn’t maintain Bayern at bay with 10 males.

Michael Olise accomplished the 6-4 agg scoreline with a surprising solo strike to assist Bayern win

The sport tipped in Bayern’s favour when Eduardo Camavinga was despatched off earlier than Diaz’s aim

Having led thrice on the evening, Actual had been pegged again once more as Luis Diaz scored the essential aim that put Bayern forward on mixture earlier than Michael Olise’s beautiful effort sealed a momentous victory.

Amid the indignant scenes on the ultimate whistle, Arda Guler – whose two objectives had breathed hope into his group – turned the second participant to be despatched off.

‘With the (Camavinga) crimson card, all the things was over,’ admitted Madrid boss Alvaro Arbeloa. ‘It’s unbelievable {that a} participant was despatched off for that motion. We really feel actually indignant that and upset.’

This felt like Arbeloa’s final likelihood of conserving his job past the tip of this season. Madrid path Barcelona by 9 factors in La Liga and had been counting on a contest they’ve received an unimaginable 15 instances.

Bayern, however, are driving excessive on the high of the Bundesliga with a file complete of 105 objectives.

The problem for them in Europe was to topple a Actual facet who’ve had the higher hand over them throughout 4 knockout ties and 12 years.

They did it in the long run, however PSG are prone to be extra ruthless than Madrid in punishing Vincent Kompany’s facet for not exerting extra management over the sport once they had been forward. Kompany shall be sat within the stands for the primary leg of the semi-final after he was booked.

Arda Guler scored the opening aim within the first minute with this long-range effort for Actual

Harry Kane scored his fiftieth aim of an excellent season within the thirty eighth minute of this quarter-final tie

Kylian Mbappe (centre) scored his fifteenth Champions League aim of the season with this end

Fears that missed probabilities in a 2-1 win on the Bernabeu may come again to hang-out Bayern solely deepened when goalkeeper Manuel Neuer – so good final week – gifted Madrid a lifeline after simply 45 seconds with a horrible go out from the again straight to Guler who curled the ball into an empty aim.

His reverse quantity Andriy Lunin, as soon as once more enjoying rather than the injured Thibaut Courtois, then collapsed into the again of his web for no obvious purpose when Joshua Kimmich swung over a nook within the sixth minute, leaving Aleksandar Pavlovic with the easy process of nodding in.

Neuer didn’t cowl himself in glory when Actual regained the lead both. Guler discovered the highest nook with an impressive left-footed free kick over the Bayern wall, however Neuer’s try and hold it out was far too informal.

Again got here Bayern once more. No-one anticipated the burst of tempo that took Dayot Upamecano previous Vinicius Junior or the defence-splitting go that picked out Kane.

The England captain was coolness personified, controlling the ball with one contact after which ready for 2 Actual defenders to throw themselves in entrance it earlier than sweeping residence.

He turned the primary Englishman to attain a half century of objectives throughout Europe’s high 5 leagues since 1930.

‘It’s a reward for lots of the exhausting work that we put in – not simply me, however the group,’ mentioned Kane, who broke off from his TV interview to shake the hand of his England teammate Jude Bellingham.

‘We have nonetheless received six weeks left in a Bayern shirt and we’ve got a World Cup in the summertime. I simply need to keep bodily match and sharp to assist the group.

‘I really feel wonderful now. We knew it was going to be tough towards Actual Madrid within the Champions League. Clearly you’ve got this particular connection and you want to be on the highest degree to knock them out.’

Mbappe wasn’t going to take it mendacity down and levelled on mixture from Vinicius Junior’s intelligent lay-off earlier than half-time.

However after Camavinga was despatched off, Diaz minimize inside from Jamal Musiala’s back-heel to attain within the 89th minute with an effort that received a nick off Eder Militao, earlier than Olise raced onto Kane’s help to fireplace in off the publish with the final kick of the sport.