UEFA Champions League — Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups
After a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the semi-finals, Real Madrid will welcome Bayern Munich in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
Real Madrid will enter this competition after a 3-0 win against Cadiz while Bayern Munich suffered a 3-1 loss against Stuttgart.
Statistics
Real Madrid is currently the best team in the La Liga campaign this season and has won the league with just one loss, 6 draws, and 27 wins in the last 34 games with total accumulated points of 87.
Just last week, they recorded a 3-0 win victory over Cadiz CF with Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham, and Joselu all scoring a goal.
Real Madrid is a step away from winning the league and the UEFA Champions League, if they can keep up their performance, it’s possible for them to achieve this.
In the first leg of the semi-finals, they put up a tough battle with Bayern Munich to secure a 2-2 draw; thanks to the brace scored by Vinicius Junior.
Bayern Munich was eliminated in the DFB-Pokal tournament by Saarbrucken and they weren’t lucky in the Super Cup or the Bundesliga title either. Their only opportunity to win a title is the Champions League and they need to win the remaining games in the campaign to do so.
They weren’t so lucky against Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi-finals, despite them getting a lot of chances — they only managed to score 2 goals.
Though the score is still leveled — Real Madrid will have their home advantage entering the second leg of the competition when they face Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Bayern Munich has won 4, drew 2, and lost one of their last 7 matches which indicates that they may be back to their winning ways again. However, it’ll all depend on their performance against Real Madrid in the second leg to determine whether they will progress further.
In the last 5 meetings between both teams, Bayern Munich has 2 wins and 2 draws while Real Madrid has won one out of those 5 games.
Team news
Real Madrid will have to play without David Alaba who will be out due to injuries. Dani Carvajal has served his suspension and will be available.
As for Bayern Munich, they will have to play without the services of Guerreiro, Kingsley Coman, Sacha Boey, Bouna Sarr, and Tarek Buchmann due to injuries. It’s uncertain whether Matthijs de Ligt and Dier are fit to be in the starting XI against Real Madrid.
Real Madrid's possible starting lineup:
Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior
Bayern Munich's possible starting lineup:
Neuer; Kimmich, Dier, De Ligt, Mazraoui; Goretzka, Laimer; Sane, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid betting tips:
Both team to score