Champions League semi-final: Bayern vs Real Madrid. The first match, the day before. Carlo Ancelotti: "We must play a perfect ma

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed what he expects from the first Champions League semi-final match against Bayern Munich.

"The past is the past and we have a semi-final ahead of us. We meet an opponent who has his trump cards, has class, has strength. We have to defend well and avoid counterattacks. We have to play a perfect match. Happy to play at this stage, I think almost everyone would be happy. Our goal is to play one more match in the tournament after this confrontation.

We have a lot of respect for Bayern. They were great against Arsenal, we take those matches into account, not Munich's games in the Bundesliga. You have to take into account their history in the Champions League, it's a serious factor.

We are happy to have Militao and Courtois back with us. Militao had a difficult match against Real Sociedad on Friday. He can take the field, but it's a difficult question. It is true that this season I have often had to deal with such issues when choosing the starting line-up," Ancelotti is quoted by the UEFA official website.