Bayern Munich put the ghosts of Real Madrid to bed (or should I say, Los Blancghosts?), winning the second leg 4-3 at the Allianz Arena and the tie 6-4 on aggregate. This pits them against Paris Saint-Germain for a second time; the Bavarians beat them in the league phase 2-1 at the Parc des Princes thanks to two goals from Luis Díaz.
Now it’s time to potentially wrap up the league with a home match against Stuttgart. For Bayern to seal the league, they must win against Stuttgart and hope that Borussia
Dortmund loses to Hoffenheim. Bayern is on 76 points and Dortmund on 64 points; should both teams win, then Bayern should officially clinch the title next week away Mainz. The goal is to make sure the gap between the two teams is bigger than the maximum number of points that can be taken from the remaining matchdays.
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Date: April 19, 2026
Kickoff: 5:30 PM Local time | 11:30 PM EST | 8:30 AM PST
TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country
Team news
Here’s what we think the team will look like against Stuttgart:
Lineup changes:
- IN: Jonas Urbig, Hiroki Itō, Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala,
- OUT: Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Konrad Laimer, Michael Olise, Harry Kane
Player status updates:
- Lennart Karl, hamstring (out)
- Tom Bischof, calf (out)
- David Santos Daiber, thigh (out)
- Cassiano Kiala, knee (out)
- Wisdom Mike, hip (out)
- Sven Ulreich, groin (out)
Three things to know about Bayern:
- Bayern has won 40 of their 46 games so far this season, drawing four times and losing only twice.
- Jamal Musiala could make his 150th appearance in the Bundesliga this weekend, which would make him the second fastest man to achieve that feat after Uli Hoeneß.
- Should Bayern win tomorrow, Vincent Kompany would record his 50th Bundesliga win as a Bayern manager in 64 games. Pep Guardiola, who coached Kompany at Manchester City, got there quicker (61 games).
- Bonus: Bayern’s last meeting with Stuttgart was a 5-0 away win, with Harry Kane scoring a hat-trick off the bench. The other two goals were supplied by Konrad Laimer and Josip Stanišić.
Three things to know about St. Pauli:
- Deniz Undav is suspended for this match after picking up a fifth yellow card in the 4-0 win over Hamburg.
- The Swabians have recorded 11 clean sheets so far this season, behind Borussia Dortmund’s 13. Furthermore, the 2007 Bundesliga winners have the best defensive record in the Rückrunde, with only 13 goals conceded.
- Since 2010, Stuttgart has only won three out of 31 matches in all competitions against Bayern.
Prediction: Bayern wins 3-1 with goals from Nicolas Jackson, Luis Díaz, and Jamal Musiala.
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