Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Sreya

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich – Real Madrid hosts Bayern Munich at Santiago Bernabeu on 1st May, Tuesday in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League.

Real Madrid won 2-1 against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the first leg and are the clear favorites tonight, for Zinedine Zidane’s side have played a few exceptional matches in Europe’s premier competition, especially in the knockout stages, eliminating the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus in the earlier rounds.

Bayern Munich, having already secured yet another Bundesliga title, faced Besiktas and Sevilla in the earlier knockout rounds and face an uphill battle tonight.

Team News

Daniel Carvajal and Nacho miss out due to injuries while Bayern Munich will be without the injured Jerome Boateng, Kingsley Coman, Arturo Vidal, Arjen Robben and Manuel Neuer.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Keylor Navas, Lucas Vazquez, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Marco Asensio, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Bayern Munich Possible Starting Lineup: Sven Ulreich, Joshua Kimmich, Niklas Sule, Mats Hummels, David Alaba, Thiago Alcantara, Javi Martinez, James Rodriguez, Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski, Franck Ribery.

“The key for us it to go out to win the game. No need to take chances, to play on the back foot, nor to do anything strange. We’ve got to go out and get an early goal. It’s a semifinal and we know the importance of the game. We know what we have to do.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich H2H Stats, Real Madrid have won four and lost only one of their last five matches against Bayern Munich.

Real Madrid have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven UEFA Champions League matches and this is expected to be a high-scoring affair. It is likely to be a closely contested second leg with a 2-2 draw being the most probable result of the game, but Real Madrid are expected to progress to the finals of the UEFA Champions League.