Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid as it happened: Cristiano Ronaldo brace give Zinedine Zidane's side big win
Re-live the Champions League quarter-final clash at the Allianz Arena
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Your support makes all the difference.Bayern Munich host Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as two giants of European football meet on Wednesday night.
- Bayern Munich and Real Madrid form one of the Champions League's richest and most intense historical rivalries
- They are reigning European champions and Spanish league leaders, but are Real Madrid actually any good?
- Robert Lewandowski out of Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid after failing to recover from injury
- Zinedine Zidane admits his Real Madrid job is not safe and says he is not preparing for pre-season
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What time is it?
Kick-off at the Allianz Arena is 19.45 BST.
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport 3 will be broadcasting the game. Coverage starts at 19.00
It’s a big game for…
Thomas Muller. With Robert Lewandowski out of tonight's game, the responsibility of leading Bayern's front line could now fall to Thomas Muller. The forward has not featured in the side's last two games but bagged two in their 6-0 rout of FC Augsburg at the start of the month. Muller may lack the athleticism and grace of Lewandowski, but the German certainly has the ability to make a difference this evening if picked to start.
Remember when…
Bayern were humiliated in their own back yard? Madrid fired four past the Germans, courtesy of a brace apiece from Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo, to book their place in the 2014 Champions League final.
Last three meetings...
Bayern Munich 0 Real Madrid 4, Champions League, 2014
Real Madrid 1 Bayern Munich 0, Champions League, 2014
Real Madrid 1 Bayern Munich 3, Champions League, 2012
Form guide...
Bayern Munich: WLWWW
Real Madrid: DWWWW
Odds…
Bayern Munich to win: 17/24
Real Madrid to win: 37/10
Draw: 16/5
(Odds provided by Bet 888)
RED CARD! Javi Martinez has been sent off for Bayern Munich!
61 mins: A moment of madness for Martinez. Already on a booking, the defender hangs out a leg as Ronaldo skips past him, which the Portuguese gratefully trips over. No arguments with that one: a clear yellow, and he's off.
Meanwhile, Madrid make a change:
64 mins: A good chance for Madrid as they win a free-kick on the edge of the box.
Bayern make a change: Costa replaces Ribery.
65 mins: Ramos takes the set-piece but curls it wide.
In Madrid, Leicester are continuing to hang on by the skin of their teeth.
71 mins: Real are in complete control of this one, and are looking for a second. Marcelo cuts inside, lays off Modric, who in turn plays the ball to Benzema. He looks to roll Asensio into possession down the right-hand side of the box, but the youngster doesn't quite read him.
The ball is whacked clear. Real come again.
73 mins: Yet another incredible save from Manuel Neuer!
This time, Madrid's intricate passing move pays off, with Benzema finding himself one-on-one with Neuer with the whole goal at his mercy. He shoots low, but the German stopper throws himself towards the ball, flicking it around the post with his left boot. Sensational.
75 mins: And another!
Casemiro shoots from just outside the box but again Neuer is equal to it, turning the ball away instinctively with his right fist.
GOAL! Bayern Munich 1 Real Madrid 2 (Ronaldo '77)
Ronaldo brings Manuel Neuer's run of heroics to an end with a close-range finish.
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