“They can always hurt you” – Thomas Müller warns Bayern ahead of second Real Madrid clash | OneFootball

Having beaten Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Bernabéu last week, Bayern Munich will head into the return leg at home on Wednesday with a good chance of booking a place in the semi-finals.

However, even if Real Madrid may not be as strong as in previous years, they should not be underestimated, underlines former Bayern star Thomas Müller.

“Honestly, Real Madrid are not quite as strong this year as we’ve seen them in the past, and yet of course they are still packed with excellent individual players. They can always hurt you, they are always dangerous,” Müller said, according to Sport1.

“The whole season has been going well [for FC Bayern] and you can feel that the team is ready to take the next step. So the chances of reaching the semi-finals are naturally good, but you still have to take that final step,” added the 36-year-old, who sees the Bavarians as “very stable.”

He went on to say that in a big game like the one on Wednesday, "things go up and down. It’s not a straight line upwards. And because of that, you need stability so that a setback, a misplaced pass, or conceding a goal doesn’t throw you off course.”

Müller also praised Bayern’s coach, saying he has “witnessed up close how Vincent Kompany leads the team and how the team responds to him."

"It’s not just about technical and tactical aspects, but above all you can see how the team runs from the first to the last minute,” Müller explained.

Müller left Bayern after the 2024/25 campaign – Kompany’s first season in charge – to join the Vancouver Whitecaps.