Actual Madrid go to Bayern Munich tonight within the Champions League quarter-finals. Observe all of the motion with our stay commentary…
Real Madrid require a powerful efficiency tonight if they’re to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit and knock Bayern Munich out of the Champions League on the quarter-final stage.
Bayern had been deserving winners on the Santiago Bernabeu final week, despite the fact that their veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was named man of the match with a sequence of sensible stops.
That ought to give Madrid confidence that they’re nonetheless very a lot on this tie forward of the return in Bavaria.
Boss Alvaro Arbeloa mentioned: “I need my gamers to consider. That’s all I need. I’m satisfied that the 25 of us going there’ll consider we will win and rise to the event.
“In Munich, they’re satisfied that, with the benefit they’ve and enjoying at dwelling, they’re favourites.
“However they may face white shirts, a spherical badge, and I’m positive we’ll put up a powerful battle.”
Madrid stuttered to a 1-1 draw at dwelling to Girona on Friday evening, hampering their probabilities of profitable La Liga, whereas Bundesliga leaders Bayern crushed St Pauli 5-0.
Bayern v Madrid: TV channel, stay on-line streams
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Bayern Munich v Actual Madrid stats
- Bayern’s victory within the first leg ended a nine-game winless run for them in opposition to Madrid within the Champions League (D2 L7)
- Solely as soon as earlier than have they received each legs of a knockout stage tie in opposition to Madrid within the competitors, within the 2000/01 semi-finals (1-0 away, 2-1 at dwelling)
- The 2 gamers who’ve made probably the most defensive line-breaking passes within the Champions League this season are Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich (17) and Madrid’s Arda Guler (16)
- Eight of Kimmich’s 17 have been for Michael Olise, which is probably the most from one participant to a team-mate on this version
- Bayern’s Harry Kane has scored in his final 4 Champions League video games (6 objectives) and will equal the longest scoring streak by an English participant within the competitors (5, by Steven Gerrard in 2007/08)
- Kane may additionally grow to be the primary participant to attain or help in 5 consecutive Champions League appearances in opposition to Actual Madrid (2 objectives, 2 assists in his final 4)
- 9 of Mbappe’s 14 objectives within the Champions League this season have been away from dwelling. Ought to he discover the web on this recreation, the ahead can be the primary participant ever to attain a minimum of 10 away objectives in a single version of the competitors
- Because the begin of the 2013/14 season, Madrid (3) have the joint-most away wins in opposition to Bayern Munich throughout all competitions, regardless of solely enjoying there 4 instances throughout the interval (additionally 3 wins in 17 video games for Borussia Dortmund and three wins in 13 video games for Borussia Monchengladbach)
- Madrid are unbeaten of their final 4 away video games in opposition to Bayern (W3 D1). Within the Bundesliga period (since 1963/64), solely two sides have managed to go 5 in a row with out dropping away to Bayern: Werder Bremen (5, from 1989/1992 and 2007/2010) and Koln (5, from 2003-2010)
- Los Blancos have probably the most semi-final appearances within the historical past of the competitors (33). If they’re eradicated right here, nonetheless, they may have failed to achieve the semi-finals as many instances within the final two seasons (2) as they did within the earlier 14 editions mixed, between 2010/11 and 2023/24 (2)
- Vinicius Junior made 17 runs in behind the opposition defensive position throughout the first leg; probably the most by a participant in opposition to Bayern within the Champions League this season
- The winger has made probably the most runs in behind on this version general (150), in addition to within the knockout phases (76)
