Bayern Munich seeks to eliminate Real Madrid from the Champions League in the quarter-finals after a 2-1 first leg victory. Real Madrid must win in the second leg to avoid a trophyless season.
PREVIEW: Bayern out to condemn Real Madrid to trophyless season in Champions League quarter final
PREVIEW: Bayern out to condemn Real Madrid to trophyless season in Champions League quarter final
Bayern Munich aim to prevent a resurgence from Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter final at the Allianz Arena and edge closer to a first final in six years.
After a thrilling 2-1 first leg win at the Santiago Bernabeu, with the goals coming from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz, the German side will be hoping they donât rue their missed chances as their one goal lead was more slender than it could have been.
To avoid another season without winning any silverware, Madrid will need to do something no side has managed yet this season and beat Vincent Kompanyâs team on their own turf.
The game was indicative of Bayernâs attacking prowess this season, with the Bavarians having netted 105 goals in 29 Bundesliga games this season to carve out a 12-point lead over rivals Borussia Dortmund at the Bundesliga summit.
Kane has scored a mammoth 31 of those, while Diaz has netted 15 himself. Bayern will hope Kane is available to start the second leg, after feeling slight discomfort which led to his absence from the sides last league game against St. Pauli.
Teenage sensation Lennart Karl is still out with a thigh injury and Kompany has no plans to risk to teenager, and backup goalkeeper Sven Ulreich is out with a muscle injury while Serge Gnabry remains a doubt after missing the first leg.
As for Madrid, their league position is not as positive as that of Bayern. Los Blancos sit nine points behind arch rivals Barcelona and have a far inferior goal difference, meaning the title fight in La Liga appears all but over.
Arbeloaâs side will be desperate to overturn the deficit and avoid a second successive quarter-final exit after they were comfortably beaten by Arsenal last year.
A defeat away to 15th placed Mallorca and a 1-1 draw to mid-table Girona has more or less handed their Catalonian rivals the title.
However, it was Madrid that denied Bayern progression to the final in the 2023/2024 tournament and the Spanish giants must take inspiration from that performance if they are to do the same in this yearâs quarter final.
The 15-time winners last won the Champions League in 2024, beating Dortmund 2-0, and have won the coveted trophy five times in the last 10 years, but
Madrid will be without stalwart keeper Thibaut Courtois due to a thigh injury and Brazilian winger Rodrygo, who sustained an ACL injury earlier this season that will also rule him out from representing Brazil at the World Cup this summer.
Wednesdayâs match gives Bayern a huge chance to fulfil their potential as leading candidates to win the Champions League, while Real have a chance to rescue their chances of winning bringing a trophy to the Bernabeu.
Q&A
What was the score of the first leg between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid?
Bayern Munich won the first leg 2-1 against Real Madrid.
Who scored the goals for Bayern Munich in the first leg against Real Madrid?
Harry Kane and Luis Diaz scored the goals for Bayern Munich in the first leg.
What do Real Madrid need to do to avoid a trophyless season?
Real Madrid needs to win the second leg against Bayern Munich to avoid a trophyless season.
Where will the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final be played?
The second leg of the Champions League quarter-final will be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
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