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The UCL is into the last eight and presents us with the 29th instalment of the most-played fixture in major European football as Real Madrid welcome Bayern Munich to the Bernabeu for the first leg of this huge tie.
Real Madrid dismantled Manchester City in the last round but come into this game on the back of a loss in LaLiga to Mallorca, who are languishing near the bottom of the table. That loss will be smarting for Alvaro Arbeloa’s side, who may have let the league slip through their fingers, and now only have the UCL to fight for.
Bayern head into this match in better form than Madrid, having won their last game, but were pushed all the way by Freiburg, needing a 99th-minute Lennart Karl goal to win. Bayern have only lost once this year, so it will be strong competition for Madrid at home, making this match one not to miss.
Real Madrid v Bayern Munich key information
• Date: Tuesday, April 7th
• Kick-off: 20:00 BST
• Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
• Referee: Michael Oliver
• TV channels: TNT Sports (UK)
• Odds: RMA (19/10) - DRAW (31/10) - BAY (23/20)
Real Madrid team news
Los Blancos are dealing with two high-profile injuries. Rodrygo will be out until next year with a cruciate ligament injury, whereas Thibaut Courtois is set to be out for the rest of April. Dani Ceballos and Ferland Mendy are the other two members of the squad on the injury table.
Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe have not started together since the end of February, but are predicted to start this game against Bayern. Federico Valverde will return to the starting lineup as well, missing the loss to Mallorca because of suspension.
Real Madrid predicted lineup v Bayern Munich, (4-4-2)
Lunin; Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouameni, Pitarch, Guler; Mbappe, Vinicius Jr
Bayern Munich team news
Vincent Kompany will be missing Sven Ulreich, Cassiano Kiala, and Wisdom Mike, but most importantly, Harry Kane. The England striker pulled out of international duty and then missed the last game for Bayern.
Nicolas Jackson is predicted to be the striker to replace Kane, with help from the attacking trio of Luis Diaz, Serge Gnabry, and Michael Olise supporting.
Bayern Munich predicted lineup v Real Madrid, (4-2-3-1)
Neuer; Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Gnabry, Diaz; Jackson
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
This UCL match between Real and Bayern will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK. To access TNT Sports, you need a subscription through HBO Max, after which you can stream the match on the app, via your smart TV, on the website, or through your TV provider.
Head-to-head record
As mentioned earlier, Real Madrid v Bayern Munich is the most-played fixture in the history of major European competitions, with all 28 of their meetings having taken place in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, and 26 of these meetings have been in the knockout stages.
Bayern are on a long winless run against Real, having not won in their last nine games against Los Blancos (D2, L7). The last time the two teams met was in 2024, in the semi-finals, with a 2-2 draw in the first leg and a 2-1 win for Real in the second.
Odds for Real Madrid v Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich are the favourites for this match at bet365. They are priced at 23/20 at the bookies, with Madrid at 19/10. A draw between the two is on 31/10.
Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change.