Former midfielder warns Real Madrid about Bayern Munich – ‘Never seen anything like it at this level’ | OneFootball

Even as Real Madrid get set to take on RCD Mallorca in La Liga tomorrow, all eyes are on their subsequent fixture as they face Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.

The Spanish capital giants host Vincent Kompany’s unstoppable team on Tuesday in the first leg of the quarterfinals before travelling to Germany for the second leg a week later.

Sami Khedira issues warning

Ahead of what is a highly-anticipated match-up between two of Europe’s biggest teams, former Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira had a word of warning for his ex-employers.

“They are a lethal team. Honestly, I’ve never seen anything like it at this level in Europe,” he told BILD (h/t Mundo Deportivo).

Highlighting the threat and quality that the German champions possess, the midfielder further added:

“If Bayern manage to play the ball behind the defence, Real Madrid will quickly find themselves in trouble as they try to get away from their markers. Bayern’s great strength lies in the precise passing of Kimmich, Pavlovic and Kane.”

Sami Khedira has warned Real Madrid about Bayern Munich. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bayern Munich have already scored 97 goals in 27 games this season in the Bundesliga, where they have lost only one match (W22 D4).

In the Champions League, the Bavarians finished second in the league phase, with seven wins and one defeat from eight games, scoring 22 goals. In the Round of 16, they made light work of Atalanta securing an aggregate victory of 10-2.

Real Madrid, though, might go into the game with a boost as there are doubts over the availability of Bayern Munich goal machine Harry Kane for the game. Manager Kompany, though, remains optimistic about his availability.

Khedira on failed Bayern move

Meanwhile, Khedira, who played for Real Madrid from 2010 until 2015 before moving to Juventus, also revealed that he had previously been close to joining Bayern Munich.

“It was more talk than concrete negotiations,” he said about his failed move to Bayern, before admitting that “training with Pep Guardiola would certainly have been appealing.”