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The second leg at the Allianz Arena is the moment of truth for Real Madrid. After Bayern Munich won the first leg in Madrid 2-1 Los Blancoa are placed in a position where they must seek a mandatory victory in Bavaria to advance to the semi-finals. Bayern gave a lecture at the Santiago Bernabeu and most of the time the team control the game. Luis Diaz and Harry Kane gave the Bavarians a solid lead before Kylian Mbappe restored Madrid hopes with a goal in the 74th minute. Despite Madrid's late pressure, Bayern came away with a perfect result. The Bavarians are in excellent form after the weekend's warm-up and 5-0 win over St. Pauli. Serge Gnabry has returned to training and is likely to be available. Harry Kane is in killer form, chasing the 50th-goal mark for the season. The guesta once again will be without Thibaut Courtois in the net and young star Rodrigois also out depriving the team of key stability and sharpness. Mbappe is the tournament's leading scorer with 14 goals. Real Madrid will rely entirely on his pace and the speed of Vinicius Junior. Bayern Munich have shown a slight vulnerability in defense recently, but at home they are almost unbeatable. Kimmich and Musiala are expected to control the center, taking advantage of the absence of Tchouameni.
