Bayern Munich face their biggest moment as the image and aura of Real Madrid awaits
It’s now just a single game, as Thomas Tuchel said after the first leg, but one that involves a lot of double-think. On the Real Madrid training ground, Carlo Ancelotti knows that sitting deep and countering has become the club’s best way in Europe, especially against sides usually as expansive as Bayern Munich. At the same time, the 2-2 first leg at the Allianz Arena means his team do actually need to go and win the game, and this is the Bernabeu. The stage expects. It is, strangely, not quite as simple as coming out and playing Manchester City.
Bayern have a similar dynamic in a different way. Tuchel and Harry Kane, in particular, have to perform like this
