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| UEFA-CL: Coach Jupp Heynckes Drops Arjen Robben From Trip To Santiago Bernabeu by dabblesports(m): 2:47pm On May 01, 2018 |
Bayern Munich visits the Santiago Bernabeu with the services of the Dutch winger Arjen Robben after he suffered a leg injury eight minutes in to the first leg. His early replacement in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final affected the attack-mindedness of the team and they went on to lose 2-1 in front of their fans. Midfielder Javi Martinez (head) and left-back David Alaba (thigh) are expected to be part of the team once again. The injury worries ahead of the epoch match is not just a one-sided problem as Real Madrid’s right-back Dani Carvajal is likely to miss out due to a hamstring problem but despite the shoulder injury sustained by Spanish midfielder Isco, he trained on Monday with the team. Madrid’s coach Zinedine Zidane was coy on who fill the vacant role of the injured Carvajal, and centre-back Nacho and winger Lucas Vasquez are the mostly likely candidates. The Frenchman added that his side will look to attack from the start irrespective of the mathematical analysis that even a 1-0 loss to visiting Bayern will see them through to the finals. “The key thing for us is to think about winning the game and to go on to the pitch wanting to do that,” Zidane said. “We need to go out to score quickly and that’s what we’ll try to do.” Zidane also doesn’t think his future depends on winning the Champions League as they prepare for the semi-final second leg tie against Bayern Munich. When Zidane was asked if he had to win the tournament to keep his job, he said: “It’s independent of that.” Zidane’s side have not been knocked out of Europe once during his two-and –a-half years in charge did say: “Today I’m am coach and I want to continue at this club. “But it’s not important. What matters to everyone is thinking about this game and that’s it.” Bayern interim manager Jupp Heynckes says his side will look to remedy their errors from the first leg. “We need to minimize our mistakes and we want to change a few things from the first leg,” he said. “Changing nothing would be an error. I saw positive things but there are things to be fixed. I’ll be trying to rectify mistakes; we’ll try to attack. We conceded goals because of some mistakes – it had nothing to do with the organisation or style of play. MATCH FACTS Bayern Munich Bayern Munich have failed to keep a clean sheet in their past 13 Champions League away games, their joint-longest of such run in the competition (it equals the record they set between April 1999 and December 2000). No player has been involved in more goals for Bayern in the Champions League this season than Joshua Kimmich; having scored 3 goals and making 3 assists. They are on a run of two Champions League games without a win (D1, L1). They have not gone three matches in a row without a victory in the competition between September to November 2009. Polish forward and Bayern striker Lewandowski has not scored in his past four Champions League games with Bayern Munich, his longest drought with the club. He has never failed to find the net in five consecutive outing in the competition. Real Madrid Real Madrid with Zidane at the helm of affairs have never been knocked out of the Champions League, progressing in all eight of their two-legged ties as well as winning the two-finals they have featured in. They have also won seven of their knockout games at home (L1). The Champions League current champions have score in each of their past 41 Champions League matches at the Bernabeu, last failing to find the net in April 2011 against Barcelona (2-0) www.dabbsports.com 1 Share
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