Bayern come into the match in high spirits, with a sixth consecutive Bundesliga title already sealed. The Bavarians’ 6-2 destruction of Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Cup semi-finals last Tuesday means the treble is still very much on – something the club achieved during Heynckes’ previous tenure at the club, in the 2012/13 season. James Rodriguez will be tasked with providing the ammunition for Robert Lewandowski against his parent club, Real, though Bayern are just shy of being at full-strength: the world’s best goalkeeper Manuel Neuer returned to training with the first-team on Friday after missing the last six months with a fractured metatarsal, but the clash against Madrid will come too soon for him; Arturo Vidal’s season is over, the Chilean requiring knee surgery after an injury at Säbener Straße.
Real are only third in La Liga, with arch domestic rivals Barcelona just one win away from sealing the title. Los Merengues needed an 87th-minute equaliser from Ronaldo to hold Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, though they will have had a full week to prepare for Bayern with no matches this weekend. Coach Zinedine Zidane also said recently that the Spaniards will defend their title “to the death”. They will do so with a largely clean bill of health. Defender Nacho has a muscle strain but might have been on the bench anyway. Toni Kroos – part of that treble-winning team at Bayern under Heynkes five years ago – will partner Luka Modric and Casemiro in midfield.
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