Semi-final first leg: WednesdayReal Madrid    vs    Bayern        20:45MADRID - FC Bayern München will hope for a happier outcome as they return to the scene of their 2010 UEFA Champions League final defeat but a Real Madrid CF side in scintillating home form will have other ideas.•José Mourinho engineered Bayern’s downfall with FC Internazionale Milano in that 2010 final and is now aiming to deny them a place in this season’s showpiece at the Bavarian club’s home stadium on 19 May.• Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes won the UEFA Champions League with Madrid in 1998 but the Santiago Bernabéu has yielded a 100% winning record for the hosts in Europe this term.• The German club do have the edge thanks to Mario Gomez’s 90th-minute winner in the first leg after Mesut Özil (53) had cancelled out Franck Ribéry’s 17th-minute goal.• Between them the clubs have 13 European Cups. Bayern, four-time winners, are seeking a first title since 2001 and Madrid a record tenth overall but their first since 2002.Previous meetings• Bayern hold the upper hand with 11 wins to Madrid’s six from the clubs’ 19 matches. Madrid’s home record is W6 D1 L2.• The sides have met in four European Cup semi-finals with Bayern prevailing three times (1976, 1987, 2001) to Madrid’s one (2000). Iker Casillas is the only survivor of the two most recent semi-finals.• Both teams have won four of their eight previous two-legged encounters. The most recent came in the 2006/07 round of 16 when Bayern prevailed on away goals, losing 3-2 away before a 2-1 win in Munich.• Casillas and Gonzalo Higuaín appeared for Madrid in that last meeting at the Santiago Bernabéu, while Daniel Van Buyten, Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger were in the Bayern lineup.Match background• Madrid have won ten of their last 11 home games in the competition, scoring 22 goals in five outings this season. They also have an impressive record against Geman visitors: W17 D3 L2.• Bayern’s victory at Villarreal CF in September was their first in Spain since 2001. Their record away to Liga opposition is W5 D4 L9.• Bayern have a 7-6 win-loss record in two-legged contests with Spanish clubs in UEFA competition. Madrid’s record against German sides is 10-7.• For Madrid, this is a record 23rd European Cup semi-final appearance and they are seeking to reach their 13th final. Their semi-final record is W12 L10:2010/11 FC Barcelona, lost 1-3 (0-2 h, 1-1 a)2002/03 Juventus, lost 3-4 (2-1 h, 1-3 a)2001/02 FC Barcelona, won 3-1 (2-0 a, 1-1 h)2000/01 Bayern München, lost 1-3 (0-1 h, 1-2 a)1999/2000 Bayern München, won 3-2 (2-0 h, 1-2 a)1997/98 Borussia Dortmund, won 2-0 (2-0 h, 0-0 a)1988/89 AC Milan, lost 1-6 (1-1 h, 0-5 a)1987/88 PSV Eindhoven 1-1, lost on away goals (h 1-1, a 0-0)1986/87 Bayern München, lost 2-4 (a 1-4 , h 1-0)1980/81 FC Internazionale Milano, won 2-1 (2-0 h, 0-1 a)1979/80 Hamburger SV, lost 3-5 (2-0 h, 1-5 a)1975/76 Bayern München, lost 1-3 (1-1 h, 0-2 a)1972/73 AFC Ajax, lost 1-3 (1-2 a, 0-1 h)1967/68 Manchester United FC, lost 3-4 (0-1 a, 3-3 h)1965/66 FC Internazionale Milano, won 2-1 (1-0 h, 1-1 a)1963/64 FC Zürich, won 8-1 (2-1 a, 6-0 h)1961/62 R. Standard de Liège, won 6-0 (4-0 h, 2-0 a)1959/60 FC Barcelona, won 6-2 (3-1 h, 3-1 a)1958/59 Club Atlético de Madrid, won 2-1 at neutral ground (2-1 h, 0-1 a)1957/58 Vasas SC, won 4-2 (4-0 h, 0-2 a)1956/57 Manchester United FC, won 5-3 (3-1 h, 2-2 a)1955/56 AC Milan, won 5-4 (4-2 h, 1-2 a)• Bayern’s European Cup semi-final record is eight wins and five defeats:2009/10 Olympique Lyonnais, won 4-0 (1-0 h, 3-0 a)2000/01 Real Madrid CF, won 3-1 (1-0 a, 2-1 h)1999/2000 Real Madrid CF, lost 2-3 (0-2 a, 2-1 h)1998/99 FC Dynamo Kyiv, won 4-3 (3-3 a, 1-0 h)1994/95 AFC Ajax, lost 2-5 (0-0 h, 2-5 a)1990/91 FK Crvena zvezda, lost 3-4 (1-2 h, 2-2 a)1989/90 AC Milan 2-2, lost on away goals (0-1 a, 2-1 h)1986/87 Real Madrid CF, won 4-2 (4-1 h, 0-1 a)1981/82 PFC CSKA Sofia, won 7-4 (3-4 a, 4-0 h)1980/81 Liverpool FC, 1-1, lost on away goals (0-0 a, 1-1 h)1975/76 Real Madrid CF, won 3-1 (1-1 a, 2-0 h)1974/75 AS Saint-Étienne, won 2-0 (0-0 a, 2-0 h)1973/74 Újpest FC, won 4-1 (1-1 a, 3-0 h)• Madrid have won three European finals against German sides. They lifted the 1959/60 European Champion Clubs’ Cup after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3, overcame 1. FC Köln in the 1985/86 UEFA Cup, and defeated a Bayer 04 Leverkusen side including Jörg Butt in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League.• Bayern beat Club Atlético de Madrid in the 1973/74 European Cup final and Valencia CF on penalties in 2000/01.• Of the 35 UEFA competition ties in which Madrid have lost the away leg first they have triumphed on aggregate on 22 occasions. When they have lost away 2-1 first they have won five ties and lost two, most recently against AS Roma in the 2007/08 round of 16 (1-2 home).• Bayern have recorded home first-leg victories 46 times in UEFA competition and have triumphed in all but eight ties, including the last six – three en route to the 2010 final. Overall when winning 2-1 at home first they have recorded four aggregate wins and three defeats.• Madrid’s shoot-out record in UEFA club competitions is:3-1 v Juventus, 1986/87 European Cup second round5-6 v FK Crvena zvezda, 1974/75 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals• Bayern’s record is:5-4 vs Valencia CF, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League final9-8 vs PAOK FC, 1983/84 UEFA Cup second round4-3 vs Åtvidaberg FF, 1973/74 European Cup first roundTeam ties• Heynckes won the UEFA Champions League in his solitary season at the Madrid helm in 1997/98, when they finished fourth in the Liga. He also coached Athletic Club (1992-94 and 2000-03) and CD Tenerife (1996/97).• Heynckes has never beaten Spanish opposition in two-legged European ties as a coach. His four defeats include an incredible 1985/86 UEFA Cup tie with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach where his side beat Madrid 5-1 at home but lost the second leg 4-0.• Heynckes scored in a 1-1 draw at the Bernabéu in the 1975/76 European Cup quarter-final second leg but his Mönchengladbach team lost on away goals.• Besides his 2010 final triumph with Inter, Mourinho also got the better of Bayern as Chelsea FC manager in the 2004/05 quarter-finals, though he was suspended for both legs. Chelsea won 4-2 in London and lost 3-2 in Munich.• Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso helped Spain to a 1-0 UEFA EURO 2008 final win against a Germany side including Lahm, Schweinsteiger and Mario Gomez.• Manuel Neuer, Jérôme Boateng, Toni Kroos, Sami Khedira and Özil featured along with those six players when Spain earned an identical success in the countries’ 2010 FIFA World Cup semi-finals.• Kaká was a goalscorer when his Milan side eliminated Bayern in both the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons.• Arjen Robben scored 11 goals in 50 Liga appearances for Madrid between 2007 and 2009.• Hamit Altıntop left Bayern for Madrid in 2011 after four seasons in Munich, 63 Bundesliga appearances and seven goals.• Özil won just once in eight games against Bayern with FC Schalke 04 and SV Werder Bremen, scoring twice.• Khedira’s record against Bayern with VfB Stuttgart was W3 D1 L4.