B Munich 1-1 R Madrid

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An extraordinary error by Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn gave Real Madrid a barely-deserved draw in the clash of the Champions League giants.

Kahn somehow managed to allow a free-kick from Roberto Carlos to squeeze under his body.

That cancelled out Roy Makaay's 76th-minute header which had seemed certain to give the German side a deserved win.

Munich fashioned all the best chances, with Owen Hargreaves and Claudio Pizarro both going close.

Munich set the scene early on with an incisive attack, which only ended when Roberto Carlos sliced a clearance inches wide of his own goal.

The home side defended well against the visitors' occasional threat, and Pizarro should have given them a 14th-minute lead, blazing over from eight yards with the Madrid defence in disarray.

Michael Ballack was denied by a last-ditch tackle by Roberto Carlos as Munich's confidence grew.

KEY MOMENTS 76 mins: Makaay gives Munich deserved lead 83 mins: Kahn somehow lets Roberto Carlos' shot squeeze in

Ze Roberto saw a shot saved at full stretch by Casillas, who pounced on the rebound seconds before Ballack could follow up.

The German was booked on 25 minutes for a wild lunge at David Beckham, but it was Madrid who looked rattled.

Munich put serious pressure on Madrid in all areas of the park, forcing the Spanish team to give away possession in alarmingly regular fashion.

Hargreaves was denied on 35 minutes when his powerful low drive from 20 yards was well stopped by Casillas.

Yet the Spanish team almost nicked a goal, against the run of play, on the stroke of half-time as Ronaldo fired in a low shot which brought the first save of note from Kahn.

Madrid still looked disjointed at the start of the second half, yet Beckham nearly gave them the lead on 51 minutes, curling a shot inches over the bar after a cleverly worked corner.

But Munich should have opened the scoring, Makaay missing a golden chance, as he headed wide after an inch-perfect cross form the left by Ze Roberto.

Munich were becoming frustrated at their inability to turn chances into goals, and Madrid frustrated at the way their hosts were stifling their game.

Tempers began to fray on both sides, but Munich retained their control of the match, with further half-chances for Pizarro and substitute Hasan Salihamidzic.

And they grabbed their reward as Makaay headed home emphatically from Pizarro's pinpoint cross on 76 minutes.

But there was a further twist as Madrid grabbed a barely-deserved lifeline with just seven minutes remaining.

It was an extraordinary blunder by Kahn, who allowed a long-range Roberto Carlos free-kick to squeeze under his body and into the net.

But the draw - the first time Madrid have avoided defeat at the Olympic Stadium - makes the Spanish side hot favourites to progress to the quarter-finals.

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Bayern Munich: Kahn, Sagnol, Lizarazu (Salihamidzic 46), Kuffour, Kovac, Demichelis (Jeremies 90), Makaay, Ze Roberto, Ballack, Pizarro (Santa Cruz 76), Hargreaves.
Subs Not Used: Rensing, Linke, Schweinsteiger, Trochowski.

Booked: Ballack, Demichelis.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Salgado, Carlos, Zidane, Helguera, Raul, Ronaldo (Solari 90), Figo, Guti, Bravo, Beckham.
Subs Not Used: Cesar, Portillo, Cambiasso, Pavon, Borja, Mejia.

Booked: Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo.

Attendance: 59,000.

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway).