The Champions League trophy sits pitch-side at the Allianz Arena before kick-off. The winners of this semi-final will face Chelsea in the final next month ... if the Blues can overcome the small obstacle that is Barcelona, of coursePhotograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/ReutersFranck Ribéry latches on to a loose ball in the penalty area early in the first half and ploughs the ball low into Real's net. 1-0 to BayernPhotograph: Alexandra Beier/Bongarts/Getty ImagesThe French midfielder wheels off in delight as his German team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger followsPhotograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images
Schweinsteiger goes up for a header as Bayern take control of the matchPhotograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty ImagesIt's a feisty encounter but the referee Referee Howard Webb is handling it pretty wellPhotograph: Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty ImagesCristiano Ronaldo has been relatively ineffective so far tonight, but when Manuel Neuer pushes his tame shot into the path of Mesut Oezil at the start of the second half, the Madrid player can't miss. 1-1Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty ImagesThat could prove a valuable away goal for RealPhotograph: Michaela Rehle/ReutersBayern Munich hunt for a winner but are denied a penalty when their striker Mario Gomez tumbles in the penalty box late on. In full speed it looked like a penalty, but replays suggest Ramos may have nudged the ball before felling GomezPhotograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty ImagesGomez has wasted some easy chances already, but when Philipp Lahm skips his marker on the right flank and crosses low into the danger area, Gomez scrambles the ball over the goal-line. 2-1 Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/ReutersThat wasn't exactly the cleanest of finishes - it appeared to come off his trailing leg - but nonetheless it has given Bayernm a precious advantage to take to the Bernabeu. Final score: 2-1Photograph: Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images
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