MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are back in action. champions leaguewho will meet in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, will be their sixth knockout stage meeting in 14 seasons.
Bayern will be looking to turn their fortunes around against Madrid after the Spanish giants won four of their five two-leg meetings since the 2011-12 season.
This has happened once in the quarterfinals and three times in the semifinals, most recently in 2024. In the 2012 semi-final, Bayern won on penalties.
Bayern striker Harry Kane missed the team’s matches Bundesliga match Although he missed last weekend, he is expected to be available for the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after training with the team on Monday. Coach Vincent Kompany said he would wait until closer to the match to decide whether to use the England captain.
Bayern eliminated Atalanta in the last 16, but Madrid defeated Manchester City.
Bayern are unbeaten in their last 13 games in all competitions and have won 11, but Madrid have a better record. 2-1 loss against Mallorca On Saturday it hurt their La Liga title hopes.
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