Wolfsburg stunned an out-of-sorts
Real Madrid by comfortably beating the Spanish team in the first leg of
their Champions League quarter-final tie.
The hosts were awarded a controversial penalty when Casemiro was deemed to have fouled Andre Schurrle, and Ricardo Rodriguez converted from the spot.
Real were poor defensively and a rapid attack ended with Bruno Henrique setting up Max Arnold for the second.
Wolfsburg could have scored more goals, while Real had few clear chances.
Defeat was Real's first in a Champions League quarter-final since 2004, and leaves the 10-time winners needing a vastly improved performance in the return leg at the Bernabeu next Tuesday.
The Spaniards last overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit in European competition in 1987, when they beat Red Star Belgrade in the quarter-finals of the European Cup.
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