Huge clash at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday as giants Bayern Munich and Real Madrid meet in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-finals tie. Bayern Munich don't have good memories from the last direct meeting, Real Madrid knocked them out of the Champions League semi-finals in 2014 with a 5-0 aggregate victory and a 4-0 triumph in Munich.
Bayern Munich have almost secured another Bundesliga title with a 4-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund this week, they have a ten-point advantage at the top of the table with six games left in the season. In the previous round they knocked out Arsenal with a 10-2 aggregate victory, so confidence is as good as ever for Carlo Ancelotti's men. Mats Hummels will miss out through injury, while Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller and Douglas Costa are fitness doubts.
Despite a 1-1 draw in the city derby with Atletico Madrid last weekend, Real Madrid took another step towards the LaLiga title as Barcelona lost at Malaga a few hours later. Now they must switch back to Champions League mode, where they knocked out Napoli with a 6-2 aggregate victory in the previous round. Raphael Varane and Pepe are both ruled out, so probably Nacho will have to play as a central defender.
Probable line-ups:
Bayern Munich: Neuer - Lahm, Martinez, Boateng, Alaba - Alonso, Vidal - Robben, Alcantara, Ribery - Lewandowski
Real Madrid: Navas - Carvajal, Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo - Kroos, Casemiro, Modric - Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo
My prediction: Bayern Munich to win 3-2.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Bayern win - 1.80
Draw - 4.00
Real win - 4.50
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