Centurion Cristiano Ronaldo downs Bayern as Griezmann penalty beats Leicester
The Premier League champions beaten as fans clash with police in Madrid.
- Antoine Griezmann penalty helps Atletico take 1-0 lead to Leicester City.
- Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 100 European club goals with double to beat Bayern Munich.
- Arturo Vidal put Bayern ahead only to miss first half penalty. Javi Martinez sent off for two bookable offences.
- Recap: Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Monaco. Match re-staged after suspected terror attack.
- Dortmund defender Marc Bartra recovering after surgery to treat injured hand.
Champions League results [7:45pm BST kick-off]
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Leicester City
Bayern Munich 1-2 Real Madrid
Well we have reached half-time in each of our quarter-final ties in the Champions League, with Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Real Madrid and Juventus the front-runners to qualify. Work to do for Leicester, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona in next week's second legs.
We're back with full coverage of the Europa League tomorrow, when Manchester United take on Anderlecht. But until then, it's a very goodnight.
Full time: Bayern Munich 1-2 Real Madrid
Another night in Europe dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo. He reached 100 European club goals with a second half double to beat Bayern Munich. The hosts had a grip on the tie through Arturo Vidal's header, but the Chilean's missed penalty in the first half sparked their decline. Javi Martinez's red card ensured the Germans could not respond in the second period and they have an uphill task come the second leg.
Full time: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Leicester City
Atletico dominate the 90 minutes but will take just a one-goal lead to the King Power Stadium after Leicester show the fighting spirit which has defined their fairytale over the last 18 months. Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal from a debatable penalty and though the Foxes offered very little in attack, Atletico also seemed content with the narrow win. All to play for next week.
Half time in both Champions League quarter-finals, and the drama has well and truly continued.
In Madrid, hosts Atletico lead Leicester by an Antoine Griezmann penalty - awarded after he was fouled outside the area by Marc Albrighton.
In Munich meanwhile, Arturo Vidal has turned from hero to villain. The Chilean opened the scoring with a stunning header, before he smashed a harshly awarded penalty over the bar.
GOAL! Atletico Madrid 1-0 Leicester City (Antoine Griezmann)
Leicester get caught badly on the break and Marc Albrighton commits a cynical foul on the Frenchman to prevent him bursting deep into the penalty area. Schmeichel saved two spot-kicks in the last 16 but Griezmann sends him the wrong way to put the home side ahead.
So how might Atletico and Leicester line up in Madrid?
Tiago, Augusto Fernandez, Miguel Ángel Moya and Sime Vrsaljko will all miss the first leg for Atletico, while Kevin Gameiro and Nicolas Gaitan are doubtful with fitness concerns.
Leicester are without captain Wes Morgan while Nampalys Mendy is the only other absentee for the Premier League champions.
After the events prior to the postponed quarter-final tie in Dortmund, it seems slightly perverse to be turning attention to football, but the schedule dictates that the show much go on. Atletico Madrid, Leicester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will all be hoping to make the headlines about football tonight, after the sobering incident in Germany yesterday which left Marc Bartra with a series of injuries.
Our focus will be on the fortunes of Leicester City, who are the only Premier League representative in the last eight of the competition. The Foxes have lost just once since Craig Shakespeare took charge from Claudio Ranieri, and though they are once again heavy underdogs tonight in the Spanish capital their plucky status undid Sevilla in the last 16; and they will fancy causing another upset again a La Liga opponent.
All the teams news from Madrid and Munich on the way ahead of the 7:45pm BST kick-offs.
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