It’s all to play for in the Spanish capital on Wednesday night as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich collide in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
The spoils were shared in Munich last week as Vinicius Junior scored the first and final goals in a 2-2 draw. The Brazilian made the most of an overzealous Kim Min-jae to ensure Los Blancos took a result into the return leg.
However, Bayern, despite losing at the weekend, will take plenty of inspiration heading into Wednesday’s monumental bout. The Germans were impressive for much of the first leg and a more clinical first half would have surely seen them take a lead to the Bernabeu.
These two European behemoths have clashed many times on this grand stage, with Madrid, who were crowned La Liga champions at the weekend, typically coming out on top. Bayern, however, have a pretty impressive record at the Bernabeu (after 90 minutes), although Carlo Ancelotti’s side very rarely exit this competition having avoided defeat away from home in the first leg. In fact, the La Liga champions have advanced from 18 of their previous 19 such ties.
Expect Wednesday night to be drenched with heritage and chaos, with the victor advancing into the 1 June final at Wembley.
Here’s 90min’s preview of the game.
What time does Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich kick-off?
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
- Date: Wednesday 8 May
- Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
- Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
- VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
