Real Madrid is not exactly heading into the second leg of its Champions League quarterfinals matchup against Bayern Munich on a strong note.<\/p>\n
The UCL mainstays got stunned 2-1 at the Bernab\u00e9u a week ago, were held 1-1 by Girona a few days later, and now have to travel to the Allianz to face the German record champions. In fact, the LaLiga side is in a patch of bad form, having been dispatched 2-1 by bottom-half-of-table Mallorca prior to that first leg defeat to the Bavarians.<\/p>\n
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None of that matters, though. It is all to play for on Wednesday, and Bayern knows it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter at all what their [league] form is like,\u201d Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich said in looking ahead to that pivotal second leg this week (via Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia<\/a>). \u201cWhen it\u2019s Champions League time, they perform. That\u2019s why I think the way they played before is irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, somehow, Real is almost always there when it counts. Last week\u2019s match was a no-holds-barred tussle between two heavyweights. Wounded, flagging in form or not, expect another signature effort under the bright lights on Wednesday.<\/p>\n If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, Apple<\/a>, or any leading podcast distributor\u2026 <\/p>\n Join the conversation!<\/p>\n