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Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Ayo Aki Mulere.

Harry Kane's 49th goal of the season helped by Munich to victory at the Bernabal.

Louis Diaz, Michael Elise also played a starring support role.

With the front three to be feared,

now Vincent Company's side, the best in Europe.

All right, in with us for this one.

We've got a German football correspondent, Seb, Stafford Bloor.

We've also got Carl Anker as well.

So, Real Madrid versus Bayern Munich,

is the most played fixture in Champions League history.

Bayern won at the 29th meeting on Tuesday night.

Seb, just how significant was this victory for Bayern?

It felt very significant, are you?

Because that record historically is not in their favour.

They've not beaten Rail in a knockout game since 2012.

This was actually the first time they'd won at the Bernabeyos since 2001 in the semi-final of the Champions League, which they went on

to win. Players in that team, Stefan Effenberg, Oliver Kahn, Giovanni Elbass. It really was a long

time ago. And so mentally, it felt important. It was also, you get that thing with buying sides when they

dominate the Bundesliga, it gets discredited. People disparage the league. It doesn't matter.

You know, all that kind of, that kind of chat. And so this felt an endorsement of everything they've

done this season, but also the potency of the attack. I would say it's a front four rather than a front three,

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