Madrid: Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola said his side had struggled to contain Real Madrid's pace on the counter-attack as Los Blancos secured a 1-0 advantage from the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.


Karim Benzema scores Real Madrid's winning goal past Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer at the Santiago Bernabeu. Pic/Getty Images 

Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the game on 19 minutes from one of a series of Madrid counter-attacks in the first-half that caught the European champions wanting at the back.