Real Madrid comfortably won 3-0 when the sides met in Girona in September but since then Michel's side haven't lost a game in the Spanish top flight.

In fact, a side that many thought would most likely be in a relegation battle are still toe-to-toe with Carlo Ancelotti's star-studded Real side, who they trailed by two points going into this contest.

Girona have gone 15 league games unbeaten since that setback, winning 11, but will now really have a job on if they are to pull off a famous win this evening.

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Artem Dovbyk cuts inside the Real Madrid penalty area but sees his shot blocked as he tries to reply for Girona. This is like an NBA game at the moment.

Girona have earned 22 points from losing positions this season, there'll be hoping for more of the same here.

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Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso reckons his side need to be "almost perfect" to beat Bayern Munich this evening, despite the German champions' injury concerns.

"To beat Bayern we need a top, top game from us - almost perfect. It would be excellent to celebrate after the game, but we're not there yet," said Alonso.

Alonso, who won the World Cup and Champions League along with several league titles during a glittering playing career for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Spain, also said his side were wary of Bayern striker Harry Kane, who has scored 24 goals in 20 league games since moving from Tottenham in August.

"With Harry Kane you can see his numbers, he's a top, top striker... but defensively we need to think collectively, not as individuals. That's our idea."

Slightly later than advertised but here we go...

We have a small delay to proceedings in Germany with Bayern set to kick off. Looks like there may be some objects on the pitch that need clearing away.

We're under way at the Bernabeu.

Bayer Leverkusen make four changes to the side that beat Stuttgart 3-2 in the DFB Cup in midweek.

Jeremie Frimpong, Jonas Hofmann and Patrik Schick all drop to the bench as Josip Stanisic (on loan from Bayern), Nathan Tella and Amine Adli come in. Meanwhile, Finland international Lukas Hradecky replaces Matej Kovar in goal.

Leverkusen XI: Hradecky, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Stanisic, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo,Tella, Wirtz, Adli

Bayern Munich make three changes to the side that started the 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach last weekend.

Minjae Kim is back from the Asian Cup and plays his first game for the champions in 2024.

Sacha Boey makes his first start since joining from Galatasaray and Dayot Upamecano returns from injury. Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Muller and Matthijs de Ligt are on the bench.

Bayern XI: Neuer, Boey, Upamecano, Kim, Mazraoui, Dier, Pavlovic, Sane, Goretzka, Musiala, Kane.

Real Madrid make two changes to the side that started the 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in La Liga last Sunday. Vinicius Jr returns in place of Brahim Diaz, while French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni starts alongside regular full-back Dani Carvajal, in the centre of defence.

Real Madrid XI: Lunin, Vazquez, Carvajal, Tchouameni, Mendy, Camavinga, Kroos, Valverde, Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrygo.

Girona make two changes from the side that began their 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad last week. Daley Blind and Yangel Herrera are both suspended so Juanpe comes in to captain the side and top scorer Artem Dovbyk also returns.

Girona XI: Gazzaniga, Gutierrez, Juanpe, Garcia, Yan Couto, A Garcia, Martin, Savio, Portu, Tsygankov, Dovbyk.

Hello there,

We've got two huge European matches coming up for you this evening from Germany and Spain.

Will Bayer Leverkusen open up a five-point advantage at the top of the Bundesliga or can reigning champions Bayern Munich leapfrog them in the Bundesliga title race?

While that match may have a decent bearing on which way the title race is going to go in Germany, at the same time, just over 1000 miles south of Leverkusen, Real Madrid go toe-to-toe with surprise challengers Girona at the summit of La Liga.

But which of these four teams is going to produce a statement performance? Strap in and find out.