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Real Madrid rely on history ahead of crucial Bayern Munich encounter
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich meet once again in the UEFA Champions League, this time in the quarter-finals.
The first leg of the tie will take place on Tuesday, 7 April, at the Santiago Bernabeu, with the second leg scheduled for a week later on 15 April at the Allianz arena.
Real Madrid approach the match under pressure after their recent defeat to RCD Mallorca, a result that has effectively ended their hopes of winning La Liga this season.
Historical advantage
As the two European heavyweights prepare to meet again, Real Madrid will look to draw confidence from their strong record against Bayern on the continental stage.
The fixture between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich is the most played in Champions League history, with the two sides having faced each other 28 times.
The overall record favours the Spanish capital club, who have won 13 matches, drawn four and lost 11.
Recent history also supports Real Madrid. The team are unbeaten in their last nine meetings with the Bavarians, recording seven victories and two draws.
They have also eliminated the German champions in their last four knockout encounters, three in the semi-finals and one in the quarter-finals.
A pattern of success
Notably, in each of the last four occasions that Real Madrid have eliminated Bayern Munich, they have gone on to win the Champions League.
The most recent of those ties came during their run to their 15th European title in 2023/24, when late goals from Joselu at the Santiago Bernabeu secured their place in the final in London.
Real Madrid will hope to draw inspiration from their strong record against Bayern Munich as they hope to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Real Madrid will be gunning for their fourth consecutive win in La Liga tonight when they take on Real Betis away at Estadio de La Cartuja.
The Merengues, led by Jose Mourinho, are one of two clubs to have maintained a perfect start to the season, along with arch-rivals Barcelona, and will be intent on carrying the streak forward.
Ahead of kickoff , Real Madrid have announced the starting lineup that will take the field against Manuel Pellegrini’s side.
And, Mourinho has made a few changes to the side that started against Malaga last weekend.
Arda Guler, who scored Real Madrid’s fourth goal in the last game, gets the nod on the right flank ahead of Brahim Diaz.
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Jude Bellingham make up the rest of the attacking contingent for the record European champions. Meanwhile, marquee summer signing Yan Diomande continues on the bench.
There is no change in midfield as the manager has opted to stick with the pivot pairing of Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde, leaving Bernardo Silva out.
However, Mourinho has made a couple of switches in defence, with Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konate coming into the team, replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold and Antonio Rudiger, respectively.
Dean Huijsen and Marc Cucurella complete the rest of the backline that shields Thibaut Courtois in goal.
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