Late Gomez strike gives Bayern win over Real

Bayern Munich are on course to reach next month's Champions League final at their Allianz Arena home after Mario Gomez hit a late winner to earn a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in Tuesday's semi-final first leg. After France winger Franck Ribery gave Bayern an early lead, Real's Mesut Oezil equalised before Germany striker Gomez hit the 90th-minute winner ahead of next Wednesday's return leg at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium. "We knew Real are capable of scoring lots of goals and it's a pity we conceded one," said Bayern's goal-scorer Ribery. "We'll have some chances in the return leg and we have to make the most of them." Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes was delighted with his team's performance as they fought until the end. "All in all, we deserved to win," said the Bayern coach. "Madrid started well, but we took command and played very cleverly. "I had said we would play with passion for 90 minutes and the players did just that. "A great compliment to my team, they ran very hard and played a great game. They gave everything." But Real coach Jose Mourinho is backing his team to turn things around in the second leg in Madrid. "We have the second leg to come and it's not like we have to...