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Bayern host Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena after beating Los Blancos 2-1 in the first leg of the quarter-finals: a win the Bavarians had not managed at the Santiago Bernabeu for 25 years.
Tonight, Arbeloa’s side are playing for the only trophy still within their reach, because LaLiga is in Barcelona’s hands and the Copa del Rey has already slipped away. Kompany, meanwhile, is chasing the Treble.
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📊 Bayern front three: 89 goals, who has reached 100?
Bayern Munich’s front three are on 89 goals: Kane (49), L. Diaz (23) and Olise (17). They are just a few goals away from reaching 100, a milestone achieved by only a handful of front threes in history:
- Barcelona 2008/09 – 100 goals
- Real Madrid 2014/15 – 100 goals
- Barcelona 2011/12 – 102 goals
- Barcelona 2016/17 – 110 goals
- Real Madrid 2011/12 – 118 goals
- Barcelona 2014/15 – 122 goals
- Barcelona 2015/16 – 131 goals
🙂↔️ Arbeloa stays calm: "Mendy against Olise? Best left-back in the world"
Speaking to UEFA before the match, Arbeloa appeared confident: "Why do I seem so calm? I have great players, we are Real Madrid."
He then commented on Mendy’s inclusion: "He is the best defensive left-back in the world. I trust him even though he has only just returned from injury, he knows Olise."
✅ OFFICIAL line-ups
BAYERN MUNICH (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Gnabry, Luis Diaz; Kane.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Lunin; Alexander-Arnold, Militao, Rüdiger, Mendy; Bellingham, Valverde, Arda Güler; Brahim, Mbappé, Vinicius Jr.
Bayern Munich absentees: Ulreich, Karl.
Real Madrid absentees: Tchouamenì (suspended), Rodrygo, Courtois, Raul Asencio.
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