Bayern Munich has to digest a defeat against Inter Milan!

Bayern Munich has to digest a defeat against Inter Milan!

München, Deutschland - In the quarter-final first leg of the UEFA Champions League, FC Bayern Munich had to give up on April 8, 2025 against Inter Milan 1-2. With this result, Bavaria ends an impressive series of 22 unbeaten home games in the Champions League, which goes back to April 7, 2021. Lautaro Martínez scored the first goal for the guests in the first half, while Thomas Müller made an interim draw in the final phase. But Inter put the final point with a counterattack and the goal of Davide Frattesi just three minutes later.

Bayern started the game vigorously, but was unable to put the defensive from Inter under sustainable pressure. The young Olise already had the first good chance in the 7th minute, but shot just over. Guerreiro failed in the 20th minute on the excellent goalkeeper Sommer, who also showed Harry Kane, who scored the outer bar in the 26th minute, with a strong parade. In the 38th minute, Inter finally took the lead through Lautaro Martínez, whose shot in the short Kreuzeck found the way to the net after a hopping from Thuram.

exciting second half

In the second round, Inter initially took over the game and offered little space Bavaria. But from the hour the Munich team increased significantly, but did not get past summer through Stanisic and Guerreiro. In the 80th minute, Thomas Müller came into play, which gave Bavaria new powers. Five minutes later, the team rewarded themselves for their pressure and equalized with Müller's goal after a cross from Konrad Laimer. For Laimer it was a successful appearance after he acted continuously on the right defense and played as a left -back from the 75th minute.

The joy of the equalization did not last long, because Inter countered quickly in the 88th minute. Frattesi completed Augusto to the 2-1 final score. With this victory, Inter has a promising starting position for the second leg on April 16, 2025 in the San Siro, while Bavaria is under pressure to show a strong return to achieve the semi -finals.

historical context of the encounter

This meeting was the first quarter -final game between Bavaria and Inter in the Champions League ever. However, the two teams have a long and eventful rivalry that started in the 1980s. Historically, Bavaria meets Inter in a duel full of emotions, such as in the final in 2010, the Inter won 2-0. In recent years, however, Bayern had the upper hand in the group phase of the Champions League when they both won the last direct encounters in 2022/23 with 2-0.

With the view of the second leg in Milan, both teams have to give everything to achieve the goal of Champions League final on May 31, 2025.