By Hadizat Omayoza Ahmed 
What a night in the Champions League! The quarter-final first legs delivered drama, late goals, and plenty of talking points as Bayern München shocked Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, while Arsenal snatched a precious away win in Lisbon.
Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern MünchenBayern pulled off a superb result in Madrid, winning 2-1 thanks to goals from Luis Díaz and Harry Kane. Kylian Mbappé pulled one back for Real, but it wasn’t enough on the night.Harry Kane, who was outstanding,
Coming to Madrid and getting a result is never easy. We created good chances and we’re really happy with the win. We’re in a strong position, but we have to stay focused.”Bayern boss Vincent Kompany was pleased but hungry for more:
“We should have killed the tie off tonight.
i see no reason why we can’t win it at home, but Real Madrid are capable of magic. We’ll need to keep our momentum going.”Luis Díaz, who opened the scoring, added:
It was a tough match against a strong Madrid side. We executed our game plan well, especially in the first half. We could have scored more, but we’ll take this advantage back to Munich.”On the Real Madrid side, interim coach Álvaro Arbeloa remained positive:
My players never stopped believing. We’re going to Germany knowing we can turn this around.”Defender Antonio Rüdiger admitted Manuel Neuer was the difference, while goalkeeper Andriy Lunin said they’ll try to dominate possession in the second leg.Sporting CP 0-1 ArsenalArsenal left it late but got the job done in Portugal.
Kai Havertz scored a dramatic 91st-minute winner to give the Gunners a narrow 1-0 victory away from home.Havertz, the hero of the night, said:
It was an open game, but we controlled it well. Football is all about moments like that. We can be really proud of ourselves.”Mikel Arteta was beaming:
To win away in the Champions League quarter-finals against a team that hadn’t lost at home in so long shows the difficulty of the task. It was a magic moment from the finishers that won it for us.”Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya praised Sporting’s threat, especially from set pieces, while Sporting coach Rui Borges felt hard done by
We had the better chances and controlled the game. A small lapse in concentration cost us, but there are lots of positives to take into the second leg.”
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