Munich: Mario Gomez scored in the 90th minute to hand Real Madrid their first loss in the Champions league this season and give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win in a pulsating first leg of the semi-final on Tuesday between two sides with a combined 13 titles.
Gomez's 12th goal of this year's competition boosted Bayern's hopes of becoming the first team to play the Champions League final at their own stadium and earn their fifth title.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho called Gomez's goal a "lucky punch" and said a draw would have been a fairer result. "But football is about goals and it doesn't matter if they come in the first or last minute," Mourinho said.
Franck Ribery opened the scoring in the 17th minute for Bayern Munich and Mesut Oezil equalized in the 53rd.
The second leg is next week in Madrid.
Bayern have won 14 of their last 15 games in Munich, where Real have never won in 10 attempts. The Spaniards have only one win from 23 visits to Germany - a 3-2 victory at Bayer Leverkusen in September 2000.
"It was clear from the start that it would be an exciting, open game between two champion teams," said Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes, who guided Real to the title in 1998. "In my opinion, we deserved to win and we beat a great team. We played with hunger, passion and ambition."
Bayern now have 11 wins from 19 meetings between the great rivals — including nine from those 10 games in Munich.
Despite Real's defeat, the away goal could be decisive for the nine-time champions.
"It's not a bad result but it means we have to win at home and turn it around," Mourinho said. "It's not the biggest turnaround in history but we still have to do it. We can achieve this. We are at home. Real play to win, at home or away."
Heynckes promised his team would continue to attack in Madrid. "We are going to try to create chances and score one or two goals. We won't be playing for a draw," he said.
Bayern captain Philipp Lahm struck a similar note. "We have to do exactly the same in the second leg, work for 90 minutes, restrict their chances like we did today," Lahm said.
Gomez knocked the ball in after Lahm broke through on the right and sent in a low cross. The striker powered through to extend his right leg and prod the ball home from close range.
"Gomez worked a lot and he was rewarded at the end," Heynckes said.
Ribery slotted in a shot from inside the penalty area after Real had failed to clear a corner from Toni Kroos, with Sergio Ramos practically chesting the ball down for the Frenchman to score the first goal.
Mourinho said the goal was a "clear offside," as Luiz Gustavo was behind the last Madrid defender when the shot was taken, and may have obstructed the view of goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Real's coach said English referee Howard Webb should not have allowed the goal, "but I don't have a negative feeling about it."
The equalizer came with Bayern's defence looking uncharacteristically in disarray. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer stopped Cristiano Ronaldo's effort but could not hold on to the ball. Real regained possession, with Mesut Oezil passing to Karim Benzema, who found Ronaldo again and the Real star passed across the goal for Oezil to score from two yards out.
Ronaldo has scored 41 goals in the Spanish league but he got few openings against Bayern. One of his free kicks sailed high, one was deflected by Bayern's wall.
Tempers flared several times, especially late in the game after Real substitute Marcelo's crushing tackle on Thomas Mueller, another substitute. Marcelo escaped with just a booking.
Ribery got into a tussle with Real defenders shortly before he scored. Ribery went down in the penalty box and called for a penalty, while Real players saw it as a dive.
"It's the Champions League semi-final, you expect physical play," Heynckes said.
Bayern have all but conceded the Bundesliga title to Borussia Dortmund but can still win the German Cup and the Champions League.
"We really believed in ourselves. We had them in our grip," Bayern defender Holger Badstuber said. "They had few chances, some in the second half, so the win was fully deserved. Still, the return leg will be exciting. But we'll go with confidence to Madrid."
Neuner said Bayern played a "passionate game." "You could see what everyone of us wanted, right up to the last minute when Mario Gomez scored his great goal, everyone really wanted the victory."
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