Bayern Munich 2 Real Madrid 1

At the death: Gomez makes it 2-1

But this was a difficult night for Webb and his team of officials. England’s top referee is not particularly popular in Spain following his failure to send off Nigel de Jong for his chest-high challenge on Real’s Xabi Alonso  in the World Cup final, and there is a significant amount of bad blood between these two old European heavyweights. This was their 19th meeting in the European Cup. No two clubs have met as often.

Webb was called upon to show nine yellow cards and rule on a very close penalty call in each half. He got the first right, waving away Ribery’s claims after the Bayern winger went down under minimal contact from Sergio Ramos.

Comeback kings: Mesut Oezil and his Real Madrid team-mates celebrate the equalizer

The second was less clear. Ramos certainly won the ball as he slid in to challenge Gomez but the striker was taken out by a simultaneous tackle by Fabio Coentrao.

At least assistant Martin  Atkinson, who failed to spot that Juan Mata’s goal for Chelsea had not crossed the line in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham, got his one big call right 10 minutes from the end when he ruled the ball had hit Pepe’s chest and not his arm in the Real penalty box.

Easy finish: Oezil makes it 1-1

Key goal: Oezil scored a priceless away goal for Mourinho's men

Mourinho’s side were disappointing, and no-one more so than  Cristiano Ronaldo who struggled to make an impression against Philipp Lahm.

The Portugal winger may have scored 53 goals this season but he was well off target with two  free-kicks in the first half. In fact, it was following his poor miss that Real equalised in the 54th minute.

Touchline leaders: Jupp Heynckes and Jose Mourinho react to their teams

Karim Benzema’s pass left  Ronaldo one-on-one with Manuel Neuer  but the goalkeeper easily blocked his weak effort. The ball ran to Ozil who fed Benzema, and when he scuffed it across goal towards the far post, Ronaldo cut it back for Ozil to tap home.

With Ronaldo failing to trouble Lahm, the Bayern full back was getting forward with increasing regularity. He picked out Gomez with one superb cross that the striker headed over the bar, having stabbed another effort off target when Ramos failed to deal with a free-kick played into the Real  penalty box moments earlier.

Going ahead: Bayern's Franck Ribery puts his side 1-0 up

But as the game entered the 90th minute, Lahm tricked his way past Coentrao and fired the ball in low to the near post. Gomez got in ahead of Alvaro Arbeloa to bundle it in from a few yards out.

It was enough to heap more Munich misery on Madrid. Whether it will be enough to see Bayern through is another matter.

Heynckes told Sky TV: ‘My players showed what I had demanded from them yesterday: lust and  hunger for success. I think we more than deserved the win because we played cleverly and intelligently.’

Early lead: Ribery celebrates his goal

Source Mail Online