Serie A leaders Juventus, who beat Inter Milan 2-1 on Saturday to stretch their domestic advantage to nine points, struggled to find any rhythm and face a stiff task to overturn Bayern's two-goal advantage when the teams meet in the return fixture in Turin on 10 April.Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes was forced into an early reshuffle as Toni Kroos limped off with a knee injury and was replaced by former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben. Chances continued to be rare for the visitors before Vidal, who will miss the return leg after receiving his second booking of the competition, finally tested Neuer with two fierce drives within seconds of each other. An atmospheric Allianz Arena was already rocking as the teams emerged from the tunnel before the hosts made the perfect start.Robben had their best two chances, first drilling a low shot at the legs of Buffon after a poor clearance by Andrea Barzagli, before wastefully shooting wide after being picked out by Mueller's square pass. Austrian defender Alaba's effort appeared to be speculative, but a slight deflection off the boot of Vidal left Juventus goalkeeper Buffon floundering as the ball crept inside the bottom corner of his goal.
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