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WOLFSBURG, Germany — Wolfsburg battled its way to a shock 2-0 victory over record 10-time winner Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Playing in its first quarterfinal in the competition, Wolfsburg outmuscled and outran the Spanish giant to give itself a clear chance of advancing after next week’s second leg at the Bernabeu.
“We are in a good position, we can always score a goal,” Wolfsburg’s coach Dieter Hecking said.
Ricardo Rodriguez converted a penalty in the 18th minute and Maximilian Arnold added the second in the 25th as the home side used counterattacks to devastating effect.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a goal disallowed for offside in the second minute and the Madrid star had little chance of increasing his competition-high tally of 13 goals after that.
“We didn’t get into the game well,” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. “But we still have 90 minutes at home, we have to stay calm.
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