Real Madrid cling on to beat Bayern and reach final

Football

Real Madrid are in the Champions League final for the third season in a row.

  • FT: Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern (Agg: 4-3)
  • Real squeeze into final
  • Kimmich gives Bayern lead (3)
  • Benzema levels on the night (11)
  • Ulreich error for Benzema 2nd (46)
  • James scores against parent club (63)
  • CL semi-final second leg

REAL v BAYERN TEAM NEWS

For Real, Isco is out with a shoulder injury, and Carvajal is also out with a hamstring issue. Vazquez starts at right back, with Kovacic also starting. Bale is on the bench.

For Bayern there are three changes, with Boateng and Robben out and Rafinha on the bench; Sule, Thiago and Tolisso come in.

BAYERN MUNICH TEAM NEWS

Team to play Real Madrid: Ulreich, Kimmich, Sule, Hummels, Alba, Thiago, Tolisso, Rodriguez, Muller, Lewandowski, Ribery

Subs: Starke, Wagner, Martinez, Rafinha, Mai, Rudy, Dorsch

REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS

Team to play Bayern Munich: Navas, Lucas Vazquez, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Kovacic, Kroos, Modric, Asensio, Benzema, Ronaldo

Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Bale, Casemiro, Theo Hernandez, Mayoral, Ceballos

ZIDANE: WE WILL ATTACK

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said his side will look to attack Bayern Munich quickly tonight at the Bernabeu.

Real hold a 2-1 lead after the first leg in Germany last week, however the Frenchman insists the job is nowhere near complete.

“The key for us is think about winning the game and go onto the pitch wanting to do that. We need to go out to score quickly and that’s what we’ll try to do,” Zidane told a news conference.

“It’s a semi-final, we know how important it is and what we have to do. We don’t have to change what we’re doing.”

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