Bayern and Real have played each other 26 times before, every single fixture coming in the European Cup. Fourteen of those matches have been at the semi-final stage, so this is a summit meeting between royalty, all right. Bayern have four aggregate semi-final victories to Real’s three, but the Spaniards have won the last two ties. The most recent meeting was the 2017-18 semi, when Madrid won 4-3 on aggregate. Bayern’s record at home against Real is W9 D1 L3 F26 A18.

Bayern Munich make three changes to the team that started last Saturday’s 2-1 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Leroy Sané, Jamal Musiala and Minjae Kim take the places of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Raphaël Guerreiro, who drop to the bench, and the injured Matthijs de Ligt. Harry Kane leads the line.

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