Bayern out to be Real 'bete noire', again

However, the German side will likely be without the services of defender Mats Hummels, who has been shelved because of an ankle injury.

"Very sad about missing at least the next two games", Hummels said in a short statement.

There are also many close links between the two clubs, including Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti having spent two years as Madrid boss between 2013 and 2015, with Robben being a Madrid player from 2007 to 2009 and Kroos being a Bayern player between 2007 and 2014.

Wednesday's meeting is the 23rd European Cup/Champions League fixture between Bayern and Real; no match has been played more often in the competition's history. "This tie could easily be the Champions League final", Kroos said.

Carlo Ancelotti's men thrashed Arsenal in the last-16 stage of the Champions League to reach the quarter-finals.

The Germany duo took part in a full session on Monday, with Neuer expected to start in goal against the European champions after recovering from foot surgery that forced him to miss Bayern's last three games.

"He knows that we are not going to get rid of players that we do not want to sell".

Zidane first played under Ancelotti when the Italian took charge of Juventus in 1999, with the Frenchman flourishing as a playmaker before making a then-world record 75 million euro ($79.51 million) move to join the Galacticos of Real in 2001.

"I think Madrid are on course to win the league and they do very well with BBC".

"We have to wait but this doesn't change our idea of the game, our strategy and the confidence we have for this game".

Real Madrid's Toni Kroos, fights off Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa.

Los Blancos are unbeaten in their last nine games in all competitions, winning seven, but their last outing saw them held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

Real's "BBC" trident enjoyed one of their most productive nights under Ancelotti the last time they were in the Allianz Arena, running riot in a 4-0 win to inflict the heaviest ever defeat on a side coached by Pep Guardiola.

Thomas Tuchel's Dortmund will look to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for inspiration up front, and it will be a special occasion for the forward against one of his old clubs.

Despite his side sitting on top of the LaLiga table Zidane will go into the game under some pressure with talk that some of his superstars are not happy with his squad rotation policy. They've won a combined 58 domestic championships.

Leicester come into the game on the heels of a thrilling 4-2 Premier League loss to Everton that ended Craig Shakespeare's run of six straight wins as manager since replacing the fired Claudio Ranieri.