Overview
- Real Madrid, which drew 1-1 with Girona on Friday, led through Federico Valverde before Thomas Lemar equalised to extend the hosts’ winless run to three games in all competitions.
- The result leaves Madrid six points behind leaders Barcelona, who have a game in hand and can move nine clear with a win over Espanyol on Saturday.
- Madrid protested a late non-call when Kylian Mbappé was caught in the face in the box, with Álvaro Arbeloa calling it “a penalty here and on the moon” as VAR left the on-field decision in place.
- Bayern Munich hold a 2-1 first-leg lead from Tuesday’s quarter-final at the Bernabéu, and Madrid now head to the Allianz Arena next week with Arbeloa insisting his side will travel to win.
- Bayern confirmed 18-year-old Lennart Karl has a right hamstring muscle-fibre tear and is expected to miss about three weeks, while Vincent Kompany signalled light rotation for domestic play and said Harry Kane reported no setback.