Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer ready for massive challenge vs. Real Madrid

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 07: Manuel Neuer of FC Bayern Munchen celebrates his team's first goal scored by Luis Diaz (Not pictured) during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final First Leg match between Real Madrid CF and FC Bayern München at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 07, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer knows his team has an advantage on playing at home and being up 2-1 on aggregate in the Champions League, but the veteran is not going to entertain the thought that Real Madrid might be mentally tapped out of this season. “Our advantage is that we won the first leg.

But it’s only one goal, it can still go either way. Real Madrid are a tough and difficult opponent. But we have a slight advantage.

And we have the advantage of a fantastic home crowd on nights like tomorrow. We’re in a good position, but we can’t overestimate it because we’ve seen in the past how Real can turn things around. Nevertheless we’re confident,” Neuer said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia ).

“We know that a lot is possible this season, especially with the energy we have. We laid the foundation to this with the Club World Cup. That was an important start, which we carried over into the Super Cup, then things started off very well and it’s just developing from there.