Champions League. Real Madrid seeks to reconcile its fans against Bayern A confrontation raging in Lisbon. Arsenal are heavy guests at Sporting

Football fans will be looking forward to Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu this evening, where Real Madrid will host Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, in one of the most historic and exciting matches of the tournament.

The Merengue will be hoping to continue their continental brilliance after being eliminated by Manchester City in the quarter-finals, and will be looking to reconcile the fans after falling home to Real Mallorca's stronghold by a goal of two in the 30th round of La Liga, allowing defending champions and leaders Barcelona to move away from the lead.

The Bavarian side, on the other hand, are looking to achieve a positive result at home to their opponents before the return match, as they are having one of their best seasons in recent years, losing just two games in all competitions this season, and are seen as one of the most prominent candidates to be crowned champions.

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The match is the  29th  edition of this ancient European clash, and it is the most recurring in the history of the competition.

The club have already settled their last four doubles against the German side, and they have not lost in their last nine European matches against Bayern (7 wins, 2 draws).

A flaming European confrontation

In a second match, Sporting hosts its guest Arsenal at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in the Portuguese capital Lisbon in a match that carries a lot of technical and club promises.

Sporting enters the match in high spirits after a series of positive results, most notably the elimination of Borussia Dortmund in the roundof 16, in addition to the team's strength at home, as the Alvalade Stadium is one of the most difficult stadiums in the tournament this season, and coach Rui Borges confirmed that the team "wants to make history" and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time, benefiting from the great support of the fans.

 Arsenal go into the game trying to regain their balance after two painful losses in the League Cup and FA Cup, which reduced their hopes of achieving a historic quadruple, but despite this, the team is still having a strong season domestically and continentally, losing just one game in the Champions League this season, with coach Mikel Arteta hitting the need to "focus and get the rhythm back", despite the absence of some important elements such as Bukayo Saka and Jurian Timber.