The key will be to cut off his supply. That means the Bayern midfield will have a lot of work ahead of them. Isco, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos all have the quality to unlock any defence and need to be closed down.

Bayern will look to hurt the holders in wide areas. Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben may be coming to the end of their careers, but they’re still deadly in one-on-one situations.

They’ll also look to get James Rodriguez on the ball as much as they can against his parent club. Rodriguez will drift around the pitch to evade the attentions of Casemiro.

Match Odds

Bayern haven’t lost a game at home in any competition this season. They’re even-money to win here.

But how good are this Bayern side? They haven’t been properly tested in domestic or European competition so far this term. Real are 12/5 to leave with a first-leg lead.

The draw’s out at 11/4.

Bayern have only conceded once at home since February. It’s 10/3 that they Win to Nil and stop the visitors getting a crucial away goal.

That’ll be much easier said than done though. Zidane’s side hammered Juventus 3-0 in Italy and have scored at least twice in all but one of their European away games this term. Over 3.5 Goals is 5/4.

Ronaldo will fancy adding to his superb record against the German champions here. He’s 7/2 to bag the opener.

He isn’t the favourite to score though – that’s Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern star is 5/6 to score Anytime.

You can get Lewandowski and Ronaldo both to score at 3/1.

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