"90 minutes at the Bernabéu are more exhausting than anywhere else. The crowd in Madrid is much more intense than in Barcelona, you have the feeling that everything is pushing you down. The atmosphere can be intimidating. And now, with the roof, that's even more reinforced."
"Bayern have cracked the code of the Bernabéu before a la the 2012 penalty shootout in the semifinals where Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mario Gomez and David Alaba made their penalties, but all of Sergio Ramos, Philipp Lahm, Toni Kroos, Kaká, and Cristiano Ronaldo didn't."
Bayern Munich will compete against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals, with the first leg in Madrid and the return leg in Munich. Bayern recently secured a comeback win against SC Freiburg, while Real Madrid suffered a loss to Mallorca. Former Bayern keeper Oliver Kahn warned of the intimidating atmosphere at the Santiago Bernabéu, recalling past encounters. Bayern has previously succeeded at the Bernabéu, notably in a 2012 penalty shootout, but has faced challenges in recent years.
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