Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid met within the UEFA Champions League semifinals on Tuesday in a wild 2-2 draw within the first leg. Each groups scored a penalty kick, Vinicius Junior scored twice and the 2 sides head to Spain for subsequent week’s second leg stage. Once more, it was a kind of matches the place Actual Madrid weren’t at their finest however they had been capable of grind out a victory that places them on the verge of one other UCL last look.Â
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How Bayern received right here
Bayern noticed off Arsenal 3-2 on combination within the final eight having overcome Lazio 3-1 over two legs within the spherical of 16. Earlier than that, the German dropped simply two factors in Group A to complete high of the pool which included Manchester United, Galatasaray and Copenhagen. The deposed Bundesliga kings are into their first Champions League semifinal since 2019-20 once they went all the way in which and beat fellow semifinalists Paris Saint-Germain within the last. PSG’s 3-2 win in Bavaria shut to 3 years in the past was the final time that Bayern suffered a reverse in entrance of their house help and Tuchel would love a return to London for the Wembley last earlier than signing off with a second UCL triumph after his Chelsea feat.
How Actual received right here
Actual got here out on high of Metropolis within the quarterfinals on penalties after a 3-3 combination draw in opposition to the 2023 champions. Previous to that, Ancelotti’s males noticed off RB Leipzig over two legs having topped Group C with an ideal tally of 18 factors forward of Napoli, Braga and Union Berlin. Andriy Lunin was the hero in opposition to Pep Guardiola’s aspect from the spot however the reality is that it has been a powerful marketing campaign total so removed from Los Blancos with no single continental defeat so far. Actual are unbeaten throughout 10 consecutive UCL video games which is one away from equaling their 2016-17 file so even a draw in opposition to Bayern would preserve that file. Particular to those two assembly, the Spanish giants are unbeaten throughout six clashes with Bayern and eradicated them in 2013-14, 2016-17 and 2017-18 — all editions in the end gained by Actual.
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Bayern: Alphonso Davies is again after his ban in opposition to Arsenal which required Noussair Mazraoui and Raphael Guerreiro to fill in admirably. Sacha Boey, Gabriel Marusic, Bouna Sarr and Tarek Buchmann are all out whereas Tuchel is just not but 100% sure to have Konrad Laimer or Matthijs de Ligt out there. Jamal Musiala can be a doubt together with Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Dayot Upamecano and Kingsley Coman however solely the France worldwide has been dominated out thus far.
Potential Bayern XI: Neuer; Kimmich, Kim, Dier, Davies; Goretzka, Pavlovic; Muller, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane.
Actual: Ancelotti ought to be boosted by Jude Bellingham’s return from sickness whereas Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy must also be again which implies Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba are the one main absentees. Lunin ought to proceed in objective whereas Bellingham, Rodrygo and Mendy are prone to return to the beginning XI. Dani Carvajal is suspended, although, which is prone to imply a begin for Lucas Vazquez in Munich.
Potential Actual XI: Lunin; Vazquez, Rudiger, Tchouameni, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior.
Prediction
This one guarantees to be tight with nothing sewn up after leg one and each side have spectacular information to guard. With a lot on the road, a slender Bayern win at house sounds believable though a rating draw shouldn’t be dominated out. That state of affairs might swimsuit Actual, although, who will fancy themselves to advance in Madrid in subsequent week’s second leg. Decide: Bayern 1, Actual 0.
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