Player ratings as late Vinicius penalty sees spoils shared in semi-final first leg

A late penalty from Vinicius Junior saw Real Madrid snatch a 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

The Brazilian opened the scoring with the only goal of the first half but was needed against late on after strikes from Leroy Sane and Harry Kane turned the game around shortly after the restart.

The draw means both sides head to the Santiago Bernabeu next Wednesday for a winner-takes-all fight for a spot in the Champions League final.

How the game unfolded

Sane found himself through on goal inside the first few seconds, with his effort drawing a quick save out of Andriy Lunin, who also needed to keep out a snap shot from Harry Kane as Bayern made a strong start to proceedings.

Sane and Jamal Musiala both struck over the bar, but Madrid snatched the lead against the run of play 24 minutes in in typical fashion. A through-ball from Toni Kroos sent Vinicius in behind Bayern’s defence and the Brazilian made no mistake when one-on-one with Manuel Neuer.

That was Madrid’s only shot before a late free-kick from Rodrygo was deflected wide. Bayern continued to pose the biggest threat on goal, but they didn’t ask many more questions of Lunin’s backline, who looked increasingly comfortable sitting back and frustrating their hosts.

Kroos curled an effort in on Neuer’s goal early in the second half, requiring a strong hand from the Bayern stopper, and it proved to be a pivotal moment as Bayern went down the other end and equalised.

Sane, who had endured a tricky first half, fizzed a ferocious strike into Lunin’s bottom corner which flew off his foot like a rocket.

Two minutes later and Bayern were handed the chance to take the lead when Jamal Musiala was tripped by Lucas Vazquez, and up stepped Kane to roll the ball into the back of the net.

Eric Dier had the chance to add a third from a corner shortly after the hour mark, before Neuer had to push back a strike from Vinicius as Madrid desperately sought a way back into the tie.

With nine minutes remaining, Madrid were awarded a penalty of their own when Rodrygo was dragged down by Kim, and Vinicius made no mistake to tie things up in the late stages and set up a fascinating second leg.

GK: Manuel Neuer – 6/10 – The Neuer of old would have probably come out to stop Vinicius’ run through on goal, but not many goalkeepers would be able to beat the Brazilian for speed.

RB: Joshua Kimmich – 6/10 – Didn’t get a whole lot wrong…