Bayern brought a goal advantage to their home turf in Munich after a 2:1 victory against Real Madrid in the first leg, and everything from the very start, even before the match began in Munich, was spectacular. As the players exited the locker room onto the field, Bayern fans staged a choreography that left no one indifferent. It featured a painted cardboard display of a fan holding the Champions League ball, with the inscription below: "Everything in our hands." Of course, this alludes to the fact that Bayern holds a goal advantage from the first leg, along with home-field advantage, and that they are "in control of everything" in the Champions League. The start of the match was utterly unbelievable. As early as the 35th second, Manuel Neuer made a mistake, setting up a goal for Arda Gรผler to give Real Madrid the lead, but five minutes later, Aleksandar Pavloviฤ‡ equalized, bringing things back to square one. However, Arda Gรผler continued to play fantastically in the first half, scoring from a free-kick after half an hour of play to put Real Madrid ahead once again.