Key occasions
You can now most likely add final week’s first leg to this listing.
As talked about, it was a contrasting weekend for either side, each of whom had been a lot modified. Real Madrid extended their winless run to a few video games in all competitions to assist Barcelona to the verge of the La Liga title, whereas Bayern crushed St Pauli 5-0 in the Bundesliga to set an all-time season scoring file whereas additionally extending their lead on the prime to 12 factors with 5 video games left to play.
Team information!
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Gnabry, Díaz; Kane.
Subs: Prescott, Kim Min-jae, Urbig, Goretzka, Musiala, Jackson, Davies, Ito, Guerreiro.
Real Madrid (4-4-2, presumably shifting to a 4-3-3): Lunin; Alexander-Arnold, Rüdiger, Militão, Mendy; Arda Güler, Valverde, Bellingham, Brahim; Mbappé, Viní.
Subs: Fran Gonzalez, Javi Navarro, Carvajal, Alaba, Camavinga, Gonzalo, Carreras, Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Huijsen, Mastantuono, Thiago.
It’s the identical Bayern XI that began final week on the Bernabéu. Tom Bischof has suffered a small muscle fiber tear in his left calf so he’s out of Kompany’s squad.
Álvaro Arbeloa has fielded an unbelievably attacking beginning XI. Remember, Aurélien Tchouaméni is suspended however Camavinga is left on the bench in favour of Brahim Díaz. After being rested for the 1-1 draw against Girona on the weekend, Trent Alexander-Arnold begins at proper again and Mendy is most popular at left again to Fran García and Álvaro Carreras.
Preamble
It doesn’t get loads greater or higher than this. The outright favourites this season (Bayern) in opposition to essentially the most profitable European aspect of all time (Real). A mouthwatering quarter-final between two gigantic behemoths to see who will face the reigning champions (PSG) within the semi-final. Double woof.
The quarter-finals may simply be the perfect a part of the Champions League – shut sufficient to the ultimate to get excited of glory however far sufficient from the match climax to nonetheless have any variety of unknowns and permutations, the video games come thick and quick (you may as well comply with Arsenal v Sporting tonight right here) and there may be only a solitary purpose separating Bayern and Real Madrid on this tie, with the Germans incomes a 2-1 first-leg victory final week on the Bernabéu. Yes, it was a surprising outcome for Vincent Kompany’s aspect however Bayern may be annoyed their benefit will not be greater. One factor is for positive, you by no means, ever rely out Real Madrid on this competitors.
There is even an English angle on essentially the most continental of evenings, with Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold all hoping to make their mark on the largest of levels – the Bayern striker has by no means received Europe’s greatest prize whereas Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold will need to ship well timed reminders about their England credentials.
Bellingham was requested on Tuesday about Kane’s possibilities of successful the Ballon d’Or:
It looks as if they’re going to win the Bundesliga, which clearly hurts me contemplating my brother is at Dortmund, and I used to be a participant there,” Bellingham replied. “Again, it is dependent upon what he does with England, and hopefully, we will try to cease them from successful the Champions League tomorrow, which is able to clearly have a giant impact.
He’s a sensational participant. It’s a pleasure to play with him with the nationwide crew. I believe he’s superb. He’s displaying everybody the final two or three years he’s reached a stage the place he’s nearly perfected his craft by way of what he can do as a striker.”
It’s going to be fairly the present on the Allianz Arena.
Kick-off: 8pm BST.
