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Sevilla and Bayern Munich will meet for the first time in European competition as they play the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.
The Germans are on the cusp on yet another Bundesliga title after their 6-0 demolition of Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, but their recent record in Spain is poor, having lost on all five of their last trips to the country and having been eliminated by a Spanish club in the competition in each of the last four seasons.
“We need to score goals, especially away against them,” said Bayern winger Arjen Robben. “It will be a fierce game. They are very strong at home and with their fans it will be a sizzling atmosphere. We need to be at the top of our game.”
“When you’re in this kind of competition, opponents demand a lot of your mental and physical energy,” he told a pre-match press conference.
“We paid for it in La Liga but I like this situation and I think we’re used to playing every three days against top opponents. It helps us reach a better level so we can take advantage of the talent of the team.
“Bayern are accustomed to scoring a lot of goals, to having the ball. We have to do the same so we make them do things they’re not used to.”
Team news
Bayern have included Arturo Vidal and Juan Bernat in their squad after the pair passed late fitness tests.
Coach Jupp Heynckes will have the luxury of an almost full squad to chose from, apart from Manuel Neuer (foot) and Kingsley Coman, who has been out with an ankle problem since late February.
Sevilla knocked out Man Utd in the last round to reach out their first ever Champions League quarter-final
Ever Banega is suspended for Sevilla and will not feature, while Montella has questions marks over the fitness of Gabriel Mercado and Jesus Navas.
Match facts
- This is the first meeting in European competition between Sevilla and Bayern Munich
- Bayern Munich have been eliminated by a Spanish club in each of the past four Champions League seasons
- Sevilla are unbeaten in their past five games in the Champions League (W2 D3 L0); they have never gone six games unbeaten in the Champions League or European Cup
- Of the eight clubs left in the Champions League this season, Sevilla have the worst shot conversion rate in front of goal (10.1%), while their opponents have converted the highest proportion of shots (12.7%)
- Bayern boss Juup Heynckes has won his past 11 Champions League games as manager, the longest run in the history of the competition
- Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski has scored 22 goals in 28 Champions League appearances since the start of 2015-16
- The German champions are making their 17th appearance in the Champions League quarter-finals
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