#5 Three-peat on the cards for Real Madrid but no treble for Bayern
More than two years and 32 UEFA Champions League matches have flown by, however, Zinedine Zidane is yet to be eliminated from the Champions League. Zizou's side made history last year when they became the only team in the history of Europe's premier competition to defend the title.
This year, Los Blancos are one win away from becoming the first side to do a hattrick of UEFA Champions League wins. Standing in their way will be either Liverpool or AS Roma, who will be facing off tomorrow. Liverpool are the favourites, but the Romans cannot be taken casually after their beatdown of the Blaugrana a few weeks back at the Stadio Olimpico.
This, however, does not change the fact that Real Madrid have had a poor domestic season with eternal rivals Barcelona already having secured the domestic double. The El Clasico is up next on the weekend. But with silverware and history still on the line, a guard of honour would be least of concerns for the Galacticos.
Bayern Munich, on the other hand, were the only team remaining in the Champions League in quest of a treble this season. But their hopes have now been quashed and they will have to remain content with a domestic double - if they manage to beat their future manager Niko Kovac's current side Eintracht Frankfurt in the finals of the DfB Pokal.
Jupp Heynckes returned from retirement to lead Bayern towards the light after the side flirted with darkness in the opening months, but the joy ride is set to come to an end soon.