JAKARTA - Bayern Munich has not been able to secure a place in the Champions League semifinals after winning an important 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the first quarter final match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 early morning WIB. Coach Vincent Kompany said Bayern was still in danger. What does that mean?
A very important victory for Bayern because it was achieved at home. Moreover, the German Bundesliga elite club was able to defeat the best team on earth, thus raising the confidence of Harry Kane et al.
The success of winning for the first time after nine times never being able to defeat Los Merengues in European competitions makes Bayern favored to win the Champions League trophy. They are also one step closer to qualifying for the semi-finals because the second edition of the big match will be held at Bayern's home at the Allianz Arena Stadium, Thursday, April 16, 2026 early morning WIB.
Only the 2-1 lead in the first leg has not ensured Bayern's elimination of Madrid. Kompany said he was not disappointed even though he won by a narrow margin.
However, he admitted that Die Bayern were still in danger because they faced a team like Madrid who had a winning mentality in European competitions. The success of being champions up to 15 times and holding the most records is a valid proof that Madrid still cannot be underestimated.
"We are still happy... A win at the Bernabeu with any score is still a very good result. This is a valuable capital when we play the second game," Kompany said as quoted by the UEFA website.
"We just remain in danger. The reason is that we face a dangerous opponent. Just look at the quality of the individual players. We still respect Madrid when they play at Bayern's home. So, I hope we can maintain this performance and win in this second match. Moreover, our striker is the best," he said.
In that match, Bayern really played impressively. The Bundesliga standings leader immediately took the lead through goals from Luis Diaz and Kane who broke into Andriy Lunin's goal when the second half started. Kane's goal was not completely deadly for Madrid.
They were able to bounce back and managed to score a goal that narrowed the gap to 2-1 through Kylian Mbappe. However, the team coached by Alvaro Arbeloa was indeed unlucky so that they were unable to equalize the score. However, Madrid still has the opportunity to turn things around in the second leg.
On the other hand, Bayern still has high spirits to complete the second match by targeting victory.
"We appreciate the opponent. And this makes the players will come back to do their best to win. If we face one of the best teams, it's a challenge for us to come back to win," said Kompany.
Meanwhile, Diaz said that the team played very well and deserved to win. The success of conquering Madrid clearly gave Bayern an advantage. However, he ensured that the team remained focused on the second match which was held at home.
"This result is certainly what we want. We played according to the game plan very well, especially in the first half. In fact, we should have been able to add a goal," said Diaz.
"This victory gives us a little advantage when we play the second match at home. But we have to stay focused and fully prepared for next week's match," said the former Liverpool winger.
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