Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid hold a 2-1 advantage heading into the second leg of this Champions League quarter-final clash, after Bayern failed to make their home advantage count.
An injury to Robert Lewandowski, as well as a second-half dismissal for Javi Martinez, ensured that Die Roten couldn’t build up the momentum required to derail a hardworking visiting outfit.
Real Madrid should be well rested, after resting the vast majority of their first-team options at the weekend, where Isco was required to score twice to help Los Blancos edge to a LaLiga win.
Zidane’s side have got an excellent home record across multiple competitions, with the Santiago Bernabeu often the place where Real Madrid pull off their comebacks. This time, they don’t have to.
Pepe and Raphael Varane are both injury absentees for the home side, which will see Sergio Ramos and Nacho continue at centre-back. Lewandowski is the high-profile returning figure for Bayern.
The visitors will find it hard to navigate their way to a win in Madrid, which should see Real Madrid’s first-leg work being enough to push them into a semi-final berth.