Tuesday's highlights
• Bayern Munich are the experts' favourites to win the 2025/26 Champions League this season but a European knockout at the Santiago Bernabeu is never an easy assignment and Real Madrid will be hoping to take a lead to Munich when the two European giants go head-to-head tonight
• In the other quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, Arsenal will be hoping to get their season back on track after their shock FA Cup exit against Southampton ended their treble dream but the Gunners face a tough test in Lisbon this evening against a confident Sporting CP side
Tuesday's fixtures
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich - 21:00 CET
Sporting CP vs Arsenal - 21:00 CET
Key updates to keep you informed:
19:50 CET - Kick-off for tonight's games is getting ever closer, and the lineups are now in, with the big news being that Harry Kane is starting for Bayern having previously been an injury doubt.
18-year-old Thiago Pitarch starts ahead of Jude Bellingham for the hosts, playing his 10th match of senior football.
18:00 CET - Good evening and welcome to a fascinating night of Champions League quarter-final action! Whilst Real Madrid's clash against old foes Bayern Munich is the headline match, Sporting CP vs Arsenal has plenty of intrigue too.
Expect fireworks in Madrid, given the history between the two clubs in this competition. Their most recent meeting came in the 2023/24 campaign at the semi-final stage, with Real coming out on top over two legs.
They met in Madrid in the first leg that season too and ultimately it was Real's 2-1 victory at the Bernabeu that decided the tie. Therefore, Vincent Kompany will be desperate to avoid defeat tonight and given his side's impressive form and Alvaro Arbeloa's domestic troubles, he will fancy his chances.
Over to Lisbon, and although Arsenal are the favourites, Sporting will look to Arsenal's poor form as a reason for optimism, as well as the fact that they have won their last three matches in all competitions. Mikel Arteta's side will be desperate to respond though, after a difficult few weeks for the club, and a quarter-final first leg win would be the perfect way to do that.