Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Full team news, confirmed line-ups in Champions League as Kane returns

Two European giants face off in Madrid as Real and Bayern look to reach the last four of the Champions League once again.

Real have lifted the trophy 15 times, while Bayern have six titles to their name.

This is already the most-played fixture in major European competition history. All 28 of their meetings have come in the European Cup or Champions League, with 26 of them taking place in the knockout stages.

Bayern have not won in the last nine meetings of the sides.

Much will depend on the fitness of Harry Kane. The England captain has scored 133 goals in 135 games for the Bavarian side and is key to their progress in the competition.

Kane was back with the squad in training on Monday and is back in the starting side for the club’s biggest game of the season.

Real Madrid team news

Vinicius Junior starts for Madrid, having begun on the bench on Saturday because the winger was tired after representing Brazil.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (quad), left-back Ferland Mendy (hamstring), winger Rodrygo (knee) and midfielder Dani Ceballos (calf) are sidelined.

David Alaba was an unused substitute against Mallorca and is so again as the defender continues his return from injury.

Midfielder Federico Valverde returns from suspension. Eder Militao, who is on the bench, equalised against Mallorca on the centre-back’s comeback from a long-term injury.

Midfielder Jude Bellingham is on the bench again, having not been risked by England during the international break.

Real XI: Lunin, Trent, Rudiger, Huijsen, Carreras, Valverde, Thiago, Tchouameni, Guler, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr

Bayern Munich team news

Leading marksman Harry Kane missed Bayern’s latest win with an ankle issue but starts this time.

Midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic and widemen Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala also came off the bench following injuries in that game, with Pavlovic starting here.

Goalkeeper Sven Ulreich (knee) is injured. Konrad Laimer and Dayot Upamecano will be banned for the second leg if they are booked.

Bayern XI: Neuer, Upamecano, Tah, Kimmich, Gnabry, Kane, Diaz, Olise, Laimer, Stanisic, Pavlovic

Where to watch Madrid v Bayern: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1.

Streaming is on the HBO Max app. TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

Real Madrid v Bayern Munich stats

• No teams have met as often in European competition as these clubs (29 matches)
• Madrid are unbeaten in their last nine European matches against Bayern (W7 D2) and have won all three previous quarter-final ties between the clubs in the competition
• They have won (113) and lost (113) the most tackles of any team in the 2025/26 Champions League
• Mbappe (13) is the top scorer in this season’s Champions League, with no other player still in the competition bettering Kane’s total of 10 goals
• No team has received more bookings in the competition this term than Madrid (27), who have earned three more cautions than any other side involved
• Bayern have the best record in this season’s Champions League (W9 L1) and average the most goals per game (32 in 10 matches)
• They have scored the most goals inside the area of any team (29), netting twice from distance
• Of the teams in the quarter-finals, only Paris Saint-Germain (91.3%) have a higher passing accuracy than Bayern (90.3%)
• PSG’s Vitinha is the only player still in the competition to have attempted (846) and completed (813) more passes than Pavlovic
• Vinicius Junior and Bayern’s Michael Olise have each provided two more Champions League assists in 2025/26 (7) than any other player