(Video) Goal! FC Porto 1-0 Bayern Munich: Manuel Neuer lucky to avoid red card after bringing down Jackson Martinez in the box

Porto have taken a 1-0 lead over Bayern Munich in the Champions League Quarter-Final after Manuel Neuer controversially brought down Jackson Martinez in the in area in the second minute.

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The Bayern Munich keeper, who is widely regarded as being one of the world’s best, was probably fortunate to avoid seeing red for the rash lunge.

Have a look at the Fanatix replays below – what do you think?

Firstly, was it a foul on Xabi Alonso that allowed Martinez to get free in the first place?

And if it wasn’t, should Neuer have seen red or would Alonso and his Bayern colleagues have got back in time?

Here’s the penalty being scored by Ricardo Quaresma:

And a few more angles of the foul:

As you can see, there is clear contact between Neuer and Martinez.

Bayern conceded a second shortly after following another defensive error from the Germans. Ricardo Quaresma was once again the scorer, getting his second of the night: