Bayern Munich News: The aftermath of FC Bayern’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 7: Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munchen celebrates 0-2 with Luis Diaz of FC Bayern Munchen, Konrad Laimer of FC Bayern Munchen during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid v Bayern Munchen at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 7, 2026 in Madrid Spain (Photo by Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images) | Getty Images Die Folgen: Bayern’s hard fought 2-1 win over Real Madrid (Bavarian Football Works) Bayern Munich traveled to the Bernabéu for a Champions League date with Real Madrid and the game’s intensity was as expected. The powerhouse clubs challenged each other, forced the other into mistakes, and made big play after big play — it was just the kind of game to showcase the sport, allowing it to draw in neutrals and new fans. By the end, Bayern Munich outlasted Real Madrid for a 2-1 win.

Let’s get into the details: As always, let’s begin with a look at the starting XI: 💫🔴⚪ 𝐅𝐂 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐗𝐈 vs. 𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐿 𝑀𝐴𝐷𝑅𝐼𝐷 👊 pic. twitter.

com/QpTMB81CZB — FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 7, 2026 The lineup was pretty much as expected, except for Josip Stanišić (right-back) and Konrad Laimer (left-back) both getting selected over Alphonso Davies (this author predicted Davies to start). Otherwise, this was what most expected. The omission of Davies likely tells us that neither he, nor the team, believes he is healthy enough for a full 90 minutes (or even 60 minutes) right now.

By virtue of some chaos and good bounces, Laimer had a golden opportunity to give the Bavarians a 1-0 lead within the 1st minute, but he airmailed his attempt. It would have been a massive goal to have so early. Stanišić (bad touch) and Michael Olise (bad loss of possession in his own end) had early miscues as Real Madrid attempted to assert itself early.