Bayern Munich and Real Madrid ended last weekend’s UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg as they started it. Dead level.
Vinicius Junior scored twice, latterly from the penalty spot to equalise after Leroy Sane’s blistering strike a Harry Kane’s own spot-kick had turned the game on its head early in the second half.
Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel experienced contrasting weekends domestically. Madrid were crowned LaLiga champions for the 36th time in their history after beating Cadiz and seeing Barcelona go down to defeat at Girona.
Bayern’s Bundesliga misery continued as they lost at Stuttgart, the title having already gone to a relentless Bayer Leverkusen. It was a result that further underlined how their entire season hinges on how events unfold at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
The Sporting News has all the latest team news ahead of Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich, along with projected starting lineups.
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Dani Carvajal returns from suspension and is expected to slot in at right-back. Club captain Nacho was selected alongside Antonio Rudiger in central defence for the first leg and is expected to be retained, especially after Aurelien Tchouameni was restricted to being an unused substitute during the title-clinching 3-0 win over Cadiz on Saturday after suffering a knock in training.
David Alaba remains sidelined and fellow long-term injury victim Thibaut Courtois has only returned to the bench on account of Andriy Lunin taking his chance between the posts.
Real Madrid projected XI (4-3-1-2 right to left): Lunin (GK) — Carvajal, Nacho, Rudiger, Mendy — Valverde, Kroos, Camavinga — Bellingham — Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid subs (12): TBC
Eric Dier impressed at centre-back during the first leg and Raphael Guerreiro was introduced as a halftime substitute. However, both men suffered injuries during the 3-1 defeat to Stuttgart at the weekend.
Dier trained on Monday with a plaster on his head after suffering a nasty gash and Tuchel will hope to have the England international available, especially in light of Kim Min-jae’s struggles against Madrid last week. If either of Mattijis de Ligt or Dayot Upamecano are deemed fit enough to start the South Korean star might be taken out of the firing line.
Kingsley Coman, Bouna Sarr and Sacha Boey all remain on the sidelines.
Bayern Munich projected XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Neuer (GK) — Kimmich, Upamecano, Dier, Mazraoui — Goretzka, Laimer— Sane, Muller, Musiala — Kane.
Bayern Munich subs (12): TBC
STREAM: UEFA Champions League action LIVE on Paramount+ in the US
Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
USA: Champions League matches are available to stream on Paramount+ (English). New users can currently get a FREE seven-day trial. For this game there will be additional broadcast options on TUDN and CBS with Fubo also streaming all the action from Munich.
ViX an Univision is the place to go for Spanish subscribers.
Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.
UK: This match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and streamed on discovery+. Every UEFA Champions League and Europa League match this season is available on TNT Sports for only £30.99 / month.
India: JioTV and Sony LIV are the live streaming options for this game.
Australia: Stan Sport has the rights to Champions League games.
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