Raul and Ruud ease pressure as Madrid win thriller

Madrid put their recent troubles aside to hold the advantage going into the second leg although Bayern snatched two vital away goals.

Raul netted a brace for Real while Ruud van Nistelrooy also got on the scoresheet as Madrid, jeered off the pitch following dismal home performances recently, claimed a narrow first leg win at the Bernabeu.

Bayern, for whom the Champions League is their last realistic chance of silverware this season, netted their valuable goals through Lucio and Mark van Bommel two minutes from time, to leave everything up for grabs in the second leg.