Mission impossible for Bayern: The Bernabeu and the curse of Spain
2 hours ago / autty
Bayern Munich will give everything at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, but the truth is, beating Real Madrid on their home ground is mission impossible for the Bavarians.

History is against them, especially as they already trail 2-1 in the semifinal.
Jupp Heynckes' side need a 2-0, at least, to eliminate Real, a result that has never been achieved at the Bernabeu.
Moreover, of the 12 occasions in which they've faced Los Blancos there, only once have they achieved a victory that would knock Real out this year... And that was more than 18 years ago.
Specifically, it was a February 29, 2000, and on that occasion, Bayern won 4-2 in the group stage.
It's true that last season, the most recent precedent, they forced extra time, but, ultimately, Real ended up winning the match 4-2 and qualifying for the final.
The total balance of Bayern results at the Bernabeu in the Champions League is nine defeats, two wins and one draw.
The Spanish 'ogres'
But there is more.
Because the Germans will also have to face the curse that haunts them with Spanish teams in recent times.
Real Madrid, twice, in 2014 in the semifinals and last season in the quarterfinals; Barcelona, in 2015, and Atletico, in 2016, both times in the semifinals, were the last clubs to have eliminated Bayern from the Champions League.
Four consecutive seasons being knocked out by LaLiga teams.
The complex and the six consecutive defeats
As if that were not enough, more stats further complicates Bayern's comeback.
They've been defeated in the last six games they've played against Real Madrid.
A complex
After losing (2-1) in the first leg at the Allianz Arena, Franz Beckenbauer, ex-player and honorary president of Bayern Munich, didn't bite his tongue.
"I'm afraid we have a complex against Real Madrid," he said in an interview with Bild.
