Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich: UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg line-ups, stats and LIVE blog | bundesliga.com

Lunes 30 de Abril del 2018

James Rodriguez returns to the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday (kick-off: 8:45 PM CEST/ 6:45 PM GMT/ 2:45 PM EST), with Bayern Munich needing to beat Real Madrid to have any chance of reaching the 2018 UEFA Champions League final after losing last week's semi-final first leg in Munich 2-1.

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Real-owned midfielder James was one of a handful of regular first-team players rested for Bayern's 4-1 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Thomas Müller and Javi Martinez also sat the game out, but are not considered doubts for the second leg. Left-back David Alaba, who missed last Wednesday's narrow defeat at the Allianz Arena, is expected to return at the expense of Rafinha, while Niklas Süle will partner Mats Hummels at the heart of the back four. Forced off eight minutes into the first leg, Arjen Robben has not travelled to the Spanish capital. Instead, the young stars of Bayern's win at the weekend over Eintracht Frankfurt, Meritan Shabani, Lukas Mai and Niklas Dorsch have all made the trip. Manuel Neuer, Jerome Boateng, Arturo Vidal and Kingsley Coman are definitely out.

Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane left out captain Sergio Ramos, defensive partner Raphael Varane and leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo for the 2-1 win over Leganes at the weekend. Former Bayer Leverkusen right-back Dani Carvajal and midfielder Isco were two further notable absentees after picking up knocks against Bayern, but the latter is expected to feature. Lucas Vasquez is favourite to continue at right-back, having slotted into the role for the final 10 minutes of the first leg. The returning Nacho Fernandez and young Moroccan Achraf Hakimi are alternatives in the Carvajal role.

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Probable line-ups

Real: Navas - Vasquez, Varane, Ramos (c), Marcelo - Modric, Casemiro, Kroos - Isco - Benzema, Ronaldo
Absentees: Carvajal (hamstring)
Coach: Zinedine Zidane

Bayern: Ulreich - Kimmich, Süle, Hummels, Alaba - Martinez, James - Müller (c), Thiago, Ribery - Lewandowski
Absentees: Neuer (foot), Vidal (knee), Coman (ankle), Boateng (groin), Robben (thigh)
Coach: Jupp Heynckes

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James won the Champions League with Real in each of the past two seasons. Victory with Bayern would make him just the fifth player to win the competition with two different clubs in consecutive years, after Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa, Gerard Pique and Samuel Eto'o.
Heynckes has reached the final in all three of his Champions League campaigns, winning the competition twice: with Real in 1998 and Bayern in 2013.
As well as James and Heynckes, Robben and Toni Kroos are up against their former clubs.
Müller is one game away from his 100th Champions League appearance with Bayern. Only Philipp Lahm (105) and Oliver Kahn (103) have passed their century to date.
In 24 previous head-to-head meetings, Bayern have won 12, Real 10, with the teams drawing twice. The German champions have won four of their last six semi-finals against their Spanish counterparts.
Ronaldo is the top scorer in the season's competition with 15 goals, 10 more than Lewandowski. Both men are tied on 38 goals in all competitions in 2017/18, though.