In what could only be described as an insane first half, Bayern Munich ended up trailing Real Madrid 3-2, but it did lose a player — defender Josip Stanišić, who was forced t o leave the match at halftime due to an injury.
The injury itself will become part of the lore between the two clubs as Stanišić was likely fouled by Antonio Rüdiger on the play, but nothing was called. Ultimately, Real Madrid ended up scoring as the play continued when Vinícius Júnior eventually slid a pass to Kylian Mbappé,
who smoked Upamecano in a foot race down the pitch to give Real Madrid a 3-2 lead.
It was a brutal turn of events for the Bavarians and immediately injecting some major controversy into the match:
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