Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich: time and TV channel in the Champions League

“We are very excited because it could be another magical night for us, for our fans,” Merengue coach Carlo Ancelotti said this Tuesday in the press conference prior to the match, after the draw achieved at the Allianz Arena a week ago.

Vinicius’ double in Munich prevented the white team from facing this match with an adverse result, but Ancelotti once again reminded that “we must respect the rival because they did better in the first leg.”

The white team relies on the support of its fans to once again experience another magical night at the Madrid coliseum, where the meringues have passed in 23 of the 24 European qualifiers in which they have faced a home return after a draw in the first leg.

Ancelotti’s men have turned the Santiago Bernabéu stadium into a true fortress this season in which they are unbeaten in 29 official matches, five of them in the Champions League. In the top continental competition, Real Madrid has not lost a home game since March 26, 2022 when it lost 2-3 against Chelsea in the second leg of the quarterfinals.

The defensive strength shown by the meringues this season could be key on Wednesday against the offensive power of Bayern and its English scorer Harry Kane, who leads with Kylian Mbappé the Champions League goal scorers table with eight goals each.

The Bavarian team “showed its best version and we didn’t,” recalled Ancelotti a week ago, who this Tuesday assured that his players “are going to try to get the best out of it.” Ancelotti announced that Real Madrid will try to improve in defense, especially to try to stop wingers Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala, who were a real headache for the merengue defense in the first leg.

The return of Dani Carvajal, suspended in the first leg, to the right back should serve as a brake on Musiala, while on the other wing, Ferland Mendy could need the help of other teammates such as Jude Bellingham to stop Sane.

The merengue coach, with his sights set on Wednesday, rotated last weekend in the 3-0 victory against Cádiz with which he won his 36th League, with ten changes in the starting team compared to the one he played in Germany. This new title has been an injection of morale for the meringues ahead of the match against Bayern, in which Real Mad
rid seeks its 18th Champions League final and for which Vinicius and his teammate Rodrygo will be key. Both have five goals in the top continental competition, in which they have been able to appear in decisive moments.

“Real Madrid plays at home and could play a little more offensively, but on the other hand, we started from a draw, so it’s easy, whoever wins tomorrow will go to Wembley,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said on Tuesday. , who hopes to emerge victorious from the Bernabéu. “It will be important to play as a team, not only with the starting eleven but also with the substitutes who come out. We have to have faith in ourselves,” he added.

The Champions League is the burning nail that Bayern is clinging to after having given up the league title to Bayer Leverkusen and having been eliminated in the German Cup. Bayern will try not to repeat the defensive errors that allowed the two Merengue goals. Tuchel will not be able to count on the Portuguese Raphaël Guerreiro for the match, with an ankle injury, but he could recover the Dutch central defender Matthijs de Ligt, absent in the first leg due to injury.