Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: 3 certain starters for Thomas Tuchel in first leg

The penultimate round of the Champions League commences this week. The heavyweight clash of the semi-finals involves Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. The two sides will face each other in a knockout round for the first time since 2018. Real Madrid knocked out Bayern at that time with a narrow 4-3 win on aggregate.

The Bavarian club will look to settle the score with Real Madrid this season and book a spot in the final at Wembley Stadium. Bayern will need a strong performance and result on Tuesday to have some sort of cushion before the second leg in Madrid.

Apart from the first leg against Lazio in the round of 16, Thomas Tuchel has got it right with team selections in this year's Champions League. Let us look at three non-negotiable starters for Bayern on Tuesday if they want to get a lead on aggregate.