After a breathless first leg at the Bernabéu, a great European rivalry takes centre-stage again in Germany this week as Real Madrid travel to the Allianz Arena to face Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League quarterfinals.
Last week, Bayern could have given themselves a lot more breathing room butpurned a number of opportunities to make the scoreline far more comfortable than the eventual 2-1 win that they got. Goals from Luis Díaz and Harry Kane put Bayern in charge of the tie, but Kylian Mbappé's goal in the second half means that Real will still sniff blood in Bavaria on Wednesday night, particularly if they get off to a good start.
In between the two legs of this tie, Real suffered a further blow to their La Liga title hopes, though, as they only managed a 1-1 draw against Girona at home. Bayern, meanwhile, broke little sweat in a 5-0 away win against St. Pauli.
In what will be the 30th iteration of the fixture UEFA competition.
Bayern are perhaps the most in-form side in the competition at the moment, Real are not in great form, but in this tournament, at this stage of this tournament, there's enough evidence to never ever count against Real Madrid before a ball has been kicked.
Here's everything you need to know about the match.
How to watch
The match will be broadcast on Tuesday on HBO Max and Prime Video in the UK, Paramount+ in the U.S., SonyLiv in India and Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live coverage here.
Key Details
Kick-off time: Wednesday, April 15 at 8 p.m. BST (3 p.m. ET; 12:30 a.m. IST and 5 a.m. AEST)
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (The Netherlands)
Injury News
Real Madrid
Aurélien Tchouaméni, M: OUT, suspended Thibaut Courtois, GK: OUT, thigh Dani Ceballos, M: DOUBT, thigh Rodrygo, F: OUT, knee
Bayern Munich
Sven Ulreich, GK: OUT, muscle
Talking Points
In the first leg, particularly in the first half, Michael Olise was the best player on the pitch. He gave Álvaro Carreras a torrid time and too often found himself the freedom of the Bernabéu to affect the game as he pleased. He played big parts in both goals, even if not directly, and created a number of other chances that might have been converted had the likes of Serge Gnabry and Luis Díaz been a bit more clinical.