Bayern Munich v Real Madrid: Champions League, semi-final, first leg – live

Pre-match postbag. “I was never a Spurs fan but I was a huge Harry Kane fan. I was so happy for Kane when he left. Finally he would win League silverware with Bayern, he would escape all the Spurs management melodrama. So of course, Bayern loses the Bundesliga crown, and management melodrama erupts. So I am hoping Kane can drive Bayern to a Champions league title, good ol’ Harry deserves it” – Mary Waltz

“Initially, I was quite conflicted on this match-up. I don’t like either team, but one of them has to go through. So what do I do? After a good hard think about it (OK, maybe five minutes), I’ve come to a conclusion. As much as I would enjoy Harry Kane not winning anything this season, I can never forgive that Sergio Ramos armlock which dislocated Salah’s shoulder, or his subsequent elbow that concussed Karius in the 2018 Final. Ramos is gone, but he’s got a suitably dirty replacement in Dani Carvajal. I know it is naive and unlikely, but I want Real Madrid to never win anything ever again. Am I still bitter? Maybe” – Joe Pearson

“To your point that this is an old-styley European Cup semifinal: it has been said that the upstart result of the much lamented Cup Winners’ Cup in 1983 prompted the elite clubs of Europe to lobby Uefa successfully to start the so-called Champions League in the first place. Of course, as you know, in that year the cup winners of the Cup Winners’ Cup defeated both Bayern and Real. In a parallel universe, 41 years on, the winner of tonight’s tie will face Aberdeen. Ach well. What went wrong? With Aberdeen? And with fitba in general?” – Donald Phillips

“‘It’s on’ in Spanish would be better translated as ‘Está en marcha’” – Jorge Oróstica

“‘Ist Zustand’ is nonsense. You want something like ‘Jetzt geht’s los!’” – Eric Schwab

“Dear Google Translate, you are sacked” – The Guardian