The Spanish newspaper assessed that Bellingham lacked precision and breakthrough moves against Bayern. In addition, the English midfielder also made a mistake in losing the ball, which almost led to a goal from Harry Kane's midfield lob. Bellingham's score of 5 was the lowest on Real's side in this match.

Bellingham was recruited by Real from Dortmund for $113 million in the summer of 2023. The English midfielder has quickly integrated himself, having scored 21 goals and 10 assists in 36 matches in all competitions. In La Liga alone, Bellingham has 17 goals, ranking second in the list of top scorers, one goal behind Girona striker Artem Dovbyk.

At the Allianz Arena on the evening of April 30, Bayern started better, but Real was the team that took the lead when Toni Kroos passed the ball to Vinicius to face goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. In the second half, Bayern took better advantage of the opportunities to reverse the situation. Initially, Leroy Sane broke through and shot into the near corner to equalize 1-1 in the 53rd minute. Four minutes later, Harry Kane scored a penalty to make it 2-1 after Lucas Vazquez fouled Jamal Musiala.

Bayern had chances to increase the gap, but failed to capitalize. They were made to pay when Kim Min-jae fouled Rodrygo in the box in the 83rd minute, leading to a penalty for Vinicius to equalize 2-2.

Marca gave the highest score on Real's side, an 8, to Vinicius. The Brazilian striker was highly appreciated for his run to receive Kroos' through ball to open the scoring, as well as his ability to stay calm to score the equalizing penalty near the end of the second half.

Kroos and centre-back Antonio Rudiger both received a score of 7. The rest of Real's players all received a score of 6, except Lucas Vazquez who received a score of 5 like Bellingham.

On Bayern's side, Give Me Sport gave Kim Min-jae the lowest score of the match, 4 points. The Korean midfielder let Vinicius through for the first goal and committed a foul in the penalty area leading to the second goal.

Midfielder Leon Goretzka was given a 4.5 rating for not holding the ball well enough and being passed too easily in the first half. After the break, coach Thomas Tuchel replaced Goretzka with Raphael Guerreiro. Meanwhile, Jamal Musiala received the highest rating of the match, a 9. The sports page rated the 21-year-old player as always causing difficulties for Real's defense, even when Bayern were not playing well.

In Bayern's midfield, Konrad Laimer played the best with a score of 8. The Austrian midfielder played a direct role in neutralizing Bellingham. He also made many tackles, leaving Real players in his area of ​​control with almost no space to launch attacks.

Sane also received an 8 from Give Me Sport . The German winger was instrumental in equalizing with a breakthrough through Real's defense, in addition to his ability to constantly threaten whenever he had the ball.

Player ratings in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final:

Bayern : Neuer 5, Kimmich 7, Min Jae 4, Dier 6, Mazraoui 7, Laimer 8, Goretzka 4.5, Musiala 9, Muller 6, Sane 8, Kane 6.5. Substitutes: Guerreiro 7, Gnabry 6.5, Davies not rated due to little playing time.

Real : Lunin 6, Vazquez 5, Rudiger 7, Nacho 6, Mendy 6, Tchouameni 6, Kroos 7, Valverde 6, Bellingham 5, Rodrygo 6, Vinicius 8. Substitutes: Camavinga 6, Modric 6, Diaz 6, Joselu not rated.

Thanh Quy (according to Marca, Give Me Sport )