In the first leg of the semi-final at Alianz Arena in the early morning of April 26, Real Madrid won 2-1 thanks to goals from Marcelo and Marco Asensio. The only goal scorer for Bayern Munich was Joshua Kimmich.
With such an advantage, at the press conference before the second leg of the semi-final, Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane affirmed that the "White Vultures" will still enter the game with an attacking style of play in the upcoming match.
The French strategist said: "The key for us is to think about winning the match and get on the field to do this. We need to score quickly and that is what the team will try to do.
This is the semi-final round. We understand its importance and what we have to do. The team doesn't have to change what they're doing.
Our focus and determination will be on this match. We won't change much. The team did well in the first leg but need to show in the second leg their desire to continue in this tournament".
Coach Zidane will definitely have a headache with right-back Dani Carvajal's hamstring injury. His regular replacement, Nacho, has also been out for the past month due to a thigh injury.
Spanish media believes that Lucas Vazquez could be pulled down to play in this position. However, the final decision will only be made by coach Zidane today (1.5).
As for center back Sergio Ramos, he wants Real Madrid to win the UEFA Champions League for the third consecutive time.
He expressed at the press conference: "We have achieved good results but we need to think that the score is still only 0-0. We want to defend our title and also defeat our opponent from Germany.
The team is doing things that do not look easy. In the past 4 years, we have won the Champions League 3 times. With such a short period of time, it will be a challenge for the team to set a record".
In addition, center back Ramos also announced that Real Madrid will not build a fence to honor this season's LaLiga champion - Barcelona in this weekend's "super classic" match.
The second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final of the 2017 2018 season between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will take place at the Bernabeu at 1:45 a.m. on 2.5 Vietnam time, broadcast on K+PM channel.
