Here come the two teams!

The Allianz Arena is awash with red and white with a huge tifo of the late, great Franz Beckenbauer adorning one end of the stadium.

Unsurprisingly, emotions are running high, and there is already a sense that we’re in for a special, special night.

The players of both teams make their way down the stairs, out of the tunnel, and on to the pitch as the atmosphere somehow manages to ramp up another notch.

The Champions League anthem plays, Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel share an embrace, and we are all set to go.

It’s Bayern Munich against Real Madrid, and kick-off is next.

The stage is set…

…and look what is just three games away.

Don Carlo plays squad game

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti masterminded the defeat of Bayern Munich in a Champions League semi-final ten years ago on the the way to La Decima – and believes history can repeat itself in the coming week.

Although the Italian coach has confidence in his selected starters, he also believes that those on the bench can have a huge impact in both legs of this tie.

We have a good feeling. I have a lot of confidence in my team because the attitude has always been there this season. I have chosen this line-up because of small details. More than 11 players deserve to play, but we have five substitutions that can be very useful in this kind of match.

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