Bellingham, Mbappe, and Vinicius will try to do what Benzema, Bale, and Cristiano once did: dominate every time they visit the Allianz Arena. That is exactly what Real Madrid will urgently need on Wednesday if they want to move on.
Real Madrid will have to come from behind in Munich in a complicated context for the Whites. After the 1-2 home loss in the first leg and the league debacle against Girona, Arbeloa's men need to turn the tie around against a Bayern team that is their "bogey team" in the Champions League. To do so, they rely on their BMV: Bellingham, Mbappe, and Vinicius. A trio called to take the baton from the BBC, which is world football history.
Bayern is an offensive hammer. After their 5-0 win over St. Pauli, they reached 153 goals this season. Against a team that is a steamroller in front of the goal, Madrid is running out of options in a match that must be perfect in defense and in attack. Likewise, the three figures of the White team will have to dress up as the "BBC" to get something positive, as the history of the Champions League dictates.
Real Madrid's hopes of reaching the Champions League semifinals depend on the resurgence of the BBC spirit. With Bale, Benzema, and Cristiano, the Whites have only won together at the Allianz Arena. In their three visits, three victories, with a subsequent prize at the end of the season. Every time those from the Bernabeu won in Munich, they lifted the big-eared trophy to the sky.
Since Mbappe's arrival, the Chamartin side has not yet faced Bayern in Munich. This Wednesday will be the first time the BMV takes on this enormous challenge of doing something only the BBC has achieved in more than 120 years. Led first by Ancelotti and then by Zidane, the Whites racked up years of superiority in their visits to the German side.
It will bring back good memories for Madridistas of that first victory in Munich in 2014, the season in which they conquered the long-awaited Decima. With a 4-0 win with a Cristiano show, Madrid rolled over Pep's Bayern to reach the grand final against Atletico in Lisbon. The rest is history. In 2017 and 2018, history repeated itself, but with a tighter result under Zinedine, who completed the feat of three consecutive Champions Leagues.
Now, those from the Bernabeu want to return to the glorious days of the BBC with their beloved BMV, differences aside. A duel that, as Florentino said in the preview, they will fight until the last breath. "We are going to keep fighting until the very end," declared the president, who trusts in Madrid's comeback.
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