Kahn blunder hands Real lucky draw with Bayern

An awful blunder by goalkeeper Oliver Kahn presented Real Madrid with a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their heavyweight Champions League, first knockout round tie on Tuesday.

The German international keeper allowed a seemingly harmless long-range free kick from Roberto Carlos to roll under his body with seven minutes left of a lively battle that Bayern had dominated.

Dutch striker Roy Makaay had headed the Germans into a deserved lead in the 75th minute of a game played in freezing temperatures.

Bayern's form this season has been erratic but the German champions rose to the occasion and were clearly the better side in the 15th competitive European clash between two of Europe's football powerhouses.

Their prestigious visitors, who had lost on their previous seven visits to the Olympic stadium, failed to shine but will now fancy their chances of reaching the quarter-finals.