Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: Preview, prediction and lineups

Bayern Munich welcome Real Madrid to the Allianz Arena for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night.

Success over English opposition saw the two European behemoths advance into the last four, with Bayern edging past Arsenal and Madrid overcoming holders Manchester City on penalties.

The two grand clubs are certainly known to one another, with the pair often facing off at this stage of the competition in the 21st century. However, these will be their first tussles since they met in the 2017/18 semi-finals, where Madrid advanced as 4-3 aggregate winners.

There are just a few survivors in each squad from those duels, with the current crop of players aiming to write their own narratives in Europe's grandest club competition. This is a fixture drenched in heritage, with the two clubs combining for 20 European Cup/Champions League successes.

Bayern's 2023/24 campaign hinges on their continental campaign after finally relinquishing their domestic crown, while Madrid are waltzing to yet another La Liga title and are the favourites to win their 15th European title.

Here's preview of Tuesday's first leg in Munich.

Bayern Munich

Real Madrid

Bayern Munich 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt — 27/04/24

Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid — 26/04/24

Union Berlin 1-5 Bayern Munich — 20/04/24

Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona — 21/04/24

Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal — 17/04/24

Man City 1-1 (3-4p) Real Madrid — 17/04/24

Bayern Munich 2-0 FC Koln — 13/04/24

Mallorca 0-1 Real Madrid — 13/04/24

Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich — 09/04/24

Real Madrid 3-3 Man City — 09/04/24

Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

discovery+, TNT Sports 1, discovery+ App

United States

TUDN USA, Paramount+, TUDN App, CBS, TUDN.com, Univision, Univision NOW

Canada

DAZN

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