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Real cut for European glory after vital victory

Real Madrid have replaced Bayern Munich as favourites to win the Champions League after beating the German giants 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final at the Bernabeu last night.

Karim Benzema’s 19th-minute strike was enough to give the Spanish side the advantage ahead of next Tuesday’s second leg in Munich.

Real have been trimmed to 15-8 with bet365 and Coral to lift their tenth European Cup, with holders Bayern pushed out to 11-5 with Ladbrokes to retain the trophy.

It was an unusually lacklustre performance from Bayern who are evens with Coral to overturn the deficit and qualify for next month’s final in Lisbon, while the firm make Madrid 4-5 to finish the job.

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