BARCELONA (Reuters) - Real Madrid took a step closer to an elusive 10th European Cup with a 1-0 home win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday and the Spanish side will hope to finish off the job in Germany having shown how effective they are on the counter-attack.
Before the match, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola had warned that Real were the world's best side on the break and even though Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were only half-fit, they terrorised the German champions' backline with their surging runs.
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