Bayern Munich supporters wave huge banners before kick-off.
Two other Champions League quarterfinal games were played on the day. Everyone that watches soccer was motivated to see the game and it did not disappoint in a fan's perspective.
With the result, Real Madrid are in sight of their seventh straight semi-final, and they ended Bayern's 16-game winning streak on home soil. The team reacted very well, it is not easy to play here, against a very hard team. With patience, and taking the ball from them, the second half was very good. He first opened his European goal-scoring account in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Hungarian side Debrecen on August 9, 2005. "I want to congratulate the team for the second-half performance", said Ronaldo.
Real have scored at least once in each of their last 53 games and they are closing in on Bayern's European record of 61 consecutive games with at least a goal, from March 2013 to April 2014.
Ronaldo's second-half goals allowed him to end a six-game scoring drought in the Champions League, and kept Real on track to defend their European title.
"We don't have a big chance, but it's still a chance - we're still alive", said Ancelotti.
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo said he never expected to become the first player to score 100 goals in UEFA club competition.
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo warms up before the match.
Bayern hope to have top-scorer Robert Lewandowski fit having missed the Munich match with a bruised shoulder. Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery were Bayern most unsafe players.
Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer denied Ronaldo a hat trick with some excellent saves when Madrid were on top against 10 men, and earned some praise from Los Blancos' No. 7. Robben's left shot is very risky and letting him shoot is the worst you could do as a Bayern opponent. "And to do it against a team as great as Bayern makes it feel even better".
"I made radical changes to my training to get to this stage of the season in the best state possible", Ronaldo told reporters after becoming the first player to score 100 goals in UEFA competitions. Real Madrid has positioned themselves to pass to the semifinal but they can not be overconfident.
The reigning champions went on to triumph 2-1, though their hero insisted the tie is far from over ahead of Tuesday's return.
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