, April 15 -- Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa faces a defining test of his short tenure as his side travels to Bayern Munich for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarterfinal, needing to overturn a 2-1 deficit.

Kylian Mbappe's goal in the first leg gave Madrid hope after Bayern Munich took control through Luis Diaz and Harry Kane, but history is not on the Spanish club's side. Real Madrid have only once overturned a first-leg home defeat in European knockout history.

Bayern, meanwhile, hold a strong record when protecting first-leg advantages, progressing on 30 of 31 occasions after winning away first legs, with their only exception coming in 2011 against Inter Milan.

Arbeloa is expected to recall Jude Bellingh...