Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

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·6 April 2026

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

A mouth-watering Champions League quarter-final tie is in prospect

Real Madrid host Bayern Munich this week as two European heavyweights do battle in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.

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The record 15-time winners of the competition surprised many with a convincing last-16 victory over Manchester City, winning 5-1 on aggregate thanks largely to a brilliant display in Spain.

Bayern were simply too good for Atalanta in the last round as they won 10-2 on aggregate and made light work of key absentees in the second leg.

Attentions now turn to Europe’s biggest stage and both teams go into the quarter-final first leg on the back of contrasting results at the weekend.

Real Madrid were beaten 2-1 by Real Mallorca as their LaLiga title hopes took a massive hit, while Bayern left it late to come from two goals down to beat Freiburg and inch closer to retaining their Bundesliga crown.

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich is scheduled for a 8pm BST kick-off on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

The match will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu, in Madrid.

Where to watch Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports. Coverage starts at 7pm BST on TNT Sports 1.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the HBO Max app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog!

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich team news

Thibaut Courtois is the biggest absentee for Real Madrid as a thigh injury sustained in the 2-1 win over Man City at the Etihad is set to sideline the Belgian for six weeks, meaning he will miss next week’s second leg too.

Andriy Lunin will deputise in goal once again but Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo remain sidelined.

Federico Valverde is expected to return after serving a domestic suspension, Vinicius Jr should join Kylian Mbappe in attack but Jude Bellingham may have to settle for a place on the bench as his minutes continue to be managed following injury.

As for Bayern, leading scorer Harry Kane is a doubt after missing the weekend win over Freiburg with the knock that forced him to sit out England’s loss to Japan last week.

If Kane is unable to feature then on-loan Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson is an option to lead the line.

Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich are available again after serving a suspension in the last round, while Manuel Neuer, Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies have all since returned to fitness.

Doubtful: Harry Kane

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Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich prediction

Bayern are, arguably, the best team in Europe on current form and the return of some key players should make them favourites for this quarter-final tie overall.

However, Real Madrid showed against Man City in the last round that they are more than capable of turning it on in the Champions League, especially at home.

We are not expecting the first leg to be a cagey affair whatsoever. Los Blancos know they need a result to take to the Allianz Arena and Bayern’s best form of defence is to attack, so goals are guaranteed.

Real Madrid to win, 3-2.