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Footy Fix: Champions League Returns with Massive Quarterfinal Clash Between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich are +120 favorites on the 90-minute money line, and both teams enter with key players returning from suspension or injury.

  • Real Madrid hosts Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg, with kickoff scheduled for 8pm BST on Paramount+.
  • Bayern enters having scored 100 goals in 28 Bundesliga matches this historic season, while Real arrives after a 2-1 loss to Real Mallorca that hindered their LaLiga title aspirations.
  • Odds favor Bayern at +120 on the 90-minute money line, while Real are +190 underdogs; Bayern welcomes back Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Manuel Neuer, Jamal Musiala, and Michael Olise.
  • These sides met in the 2023-24 semifinal, where Real advanced 4-3 on aggregate en route to their 15th European title; the return match looms at Allianz Arena.
  • Analysts view Bayern as Europe's strongest team on current form, yet Real remains a significant threat in the Champions League, having consistently performed at their best in this competition.
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The Champions League reaches its quarterfinals, where Real Madrid receives Bayern Munich, which marks the beginning of the final duels for the top eight teams that advance in the competition.The clubs are measured by their one-way match, after leaving Manchester City and Atalanta in eighth respectively.When Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich playsReal Madrid vs Bayern MunichThe Real Madrid match against Bayern Munich is this Tuesday, April 7th, at 15…

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Today, the opening matches of the quarter-finals of the prestigious Champions League will be on the schedule. In the derby of the evening, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will clash at the Bernabeu. The Bavarians are heading to the Spanish capital as slight favorites, mainly due to the white ballet's surprising league defeat away to Mallorca. But the royal club has proven many times in the past that they should not be underestimated in Europe. You…

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The «Royals» last fluctuate between lethargy and magic. What do they show in the Champions League against Bavaria?

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Oliver Kahn, one of the great ogres in the history of Real Madrid, felt a revelation on a visit to Valdebebas. “Do you know what hangs on the wall of the bathroom,” he asked in an interview in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. “The Cup of Champions! Wherever you go in that academy the trophy chases you everywhere. In the Real, young people understand from the beginning what that club is about: it’s exactly that trophy,” said Bayern Munic…

·Spain
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Viertelfinal-Hinspiel in the Champions League: Real Madrid receives FC Bayern. We report live – see Ticker below. Here the live-ticker:Real and FC Bayern face each other once again in the Champions League. In the quarter-final-hit Europe's football giants meet in the starting match in Madrid for the already 29th time in the royal class – there was no duel more often. Konrad Laimer is to become a key player from the Munich point of view. Salzburg…

·Vienna, Austria
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Football Today broke the news in on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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