Bayern fret over fitness of Musiala and Sané for Madrid first leg
Bayern Munich stars Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sané are doubtful for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg at home to Real Madrid.
"There are a few last-minute decisions like with Jamal and Leroy," coach Thomas Tuchel told a news conference on Monday.
He said he will make a decision on Musiala (knee irritation) and Sané (groin problem) after their final training session.
Tuchel believes there is a good chance that Konrad Laimer, who was substituted at the weekend with an ankle injury, will be able to play on Tuesday but the situation looks worse for injured centre backs Matthijs de Ligt (knee) and Dayot Upamecano (ankle).
All of them except de Ligt later trainined but it is unclear who is fit enough to play.
Tuchel already announced Serge Gnabry will feature after recovering from injury.
"This semi-final feels like a final," added Tuchel, who have never lost a semi-final in his managerial career. "It's definitely a very big and very resonant game."
The two clubs have met 26 times in the Champions League and the European Cup. This makes it the most played duel in the competition's history.
"I believe that two great clubs are meeting," added right back Joshua Kimmich.
"We know Real are very experienced and have a lot of quality," he added, saying the key will be to find the right balance between "attacking football and defending" against a team boasting Germans Toni Kroos and Antonio Rüdiger.
"We want to get a good result and have a good starting position for the second leg," said the 29-year-old.
The second leg will take place in Madrid on Wednesday next week.
"I'm extremely excited - like every football fan in Europe. It's a really great feeling to play a semi-final against Real," added Kimmich.
Bayern beat Madrid in the 2012 semis but lost out to Los Blancos in 2014 and 2018.
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer meanwhile is already looking ahead to the final at Wembley on June 1.
"I think Real Madrid v Bayern Munich clashes are some of the biggest games. The whole football world is delighted, we players are delighted," Neuer told UEFA.
"We know getting to Wembley and playing the final is obviously going to be tough. That's why we have to be in very good form on the day in both games."
Neuer is eyeing another German Wembley final like 2013 between Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, who face Paris St Germain in the other semi-final.
"First of all, it's very good for German football to have two teams in the semi-finals. Of course, the venue of the final is also special and the fact that the two teams from 2013 are still in the semis is also very special," he said.
