Müller highlights clinical finishing as key ahead of Real Madrid return leg

After a 2-2 draw in the first leg at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich travel to Spain for the return leg of their Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid on Wednesday.

In an interview with Bayern's official website ahead of the game, Thomas Müller says he expects a tight game in which the most clinical team will prevail.

“There are a lot of sides to Real. They can drop back, have no problem also defending. But they know that they have excellent players on the counter. That concept has been seen to work enough times. It’s no coincidence that they’ve constantly been in the semi-finals in recent years. Real are so dangerous, but you can also play against them. Whether they’re beatable for us will be decided by whether we can put the ball away or not," Müller said.

The veteran points out that Bayern lacked that clinical edge in front of goal in their recent 3-1 loss to VFB Stuttgart.

“It’ll be an even game, on a knife’s edge. A lot in football comes down to being clinical. We also had two big chances in the second half against Stuttgart when it was 1-1. If you put chances away, you win. If not, you lose. That’s what it’ll come down to. It’s about millimetres, whether we’re clinical and can take them in the moments where we create our chances. That’s it," he said.