On Tuesday, April 30, Bayern Munich will host Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
“Bayern” – “Real”: bookmakers forecast
The game at the Allianz Arena will be the first meeting between the teams since 2019. Then Bayern won 3:1 in the friendly International Champions Cup.
Moreover, the teams played at the same stage of the Champions League in 2018. Then Real won in Germany with a score of 2:1, and in Madrid a draw (2:2) was enough to reach the final, where the Spanish giants eventually defeated Liverpool (3:1).
At the previous stage of the tournament, Bayern, despite the crisis season, quite unexpectedly beat London’s Arsenal (2:2, 1:0).
At the same time, Real Madrid knocked out defending champion Manchester City from the Champions League. After two draws (3:3, 1:1), the hero of the penalty shootout was Madrid goalkeeper Andrei Lunin, who parried two shots.
Bayern did not win the Bundesliga this year for the first time since the 2010/11 season, and the team’s head coach Thomas Tuchel will leave in the summer, but he still has the opportunity to win the main European Cup. At the same time, Real is leading La Liga by a wide margin and is one step away from the championship.
The second pair of semi-finalists will feature French PSG and German Borussia Dortmund.
Frenchman Clement Turpin was appointed as the main referee of the match.
“Bavaria” – “Real” – 2:1
Starting team lineups:
“Bavaria”: Neuer, Kim Min Jae, Dier, Kimmich, Mazraoui, Goretzka, Laimer, Muller, Sane, Musiala, Kane
“Real”: Lunin, Vazquez, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy, Valverde, Chuameni, Kroos, Rodrigo, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior
Online broadcast of the match
57. GOAL! Kane beat Lunin and put Bayern ahead!
56. PENALTY! Lucas Vazquez walked through Musiale’s legs in the Real Madrid penalty area!
53. GOOOOOOL! Bayern equalized! Sane moved with the ball on the right flank of the penalty area and fired very powerfully into the near corner – Lunin did not save!
51. What a moment for Real Madrid! Kroos received a pass on the move and shot brilliantly with a twist – Neuer saved his goal no less brilliantly with a jump!
46. Guerreiro came on for Goretzka.
The second half has begun.
The first half is over. Real is leading.
45. Rodrigo took the free kick and the ball flew off Kane’s head and out of the wall for a corner.
44. Mazraoui received a yellow card for a foul near the Munich penalty area.
42. Kane shoots a free kick into the goalkeeper’s corner – misses! Lunin controlled everything.
40. Musiala took control of the game and thanks to this he forced Nacho to foul in front of the penalty area. Dangerous set piece for Bayern.
38. The corner ended in an attacking foul from Bayern.
35. Neuer plays hard on the way out and clears the ball after a corner from Real.
30. Goretzka hit the defender after a pass from Musiala.
26. Sane fell beautifully in the Real penalty area, but the referee didn’t even think about blowing the whistle.
24. Here comes Real Madrid! GOOOOOOL! Kroos makes a magical pass, Vinicius runs one on one and beats Neuer!
21. Vinicius received a pass during a corner and sent the ball into the stands. The fans thanked the Brazilian from Real Madrid for such a decision.
17. Real took possession of the ball for the first time and pushed the opponent away from their goal.
12. Another attack from the Munich team ended with a strong shot over the goal.
9. Kane tried to score from Lunin from the center of the field – the ball went over the goal. Brazenly.
8. Sane again came into the striking position on the left, but shot over the crossbar. Bayern is pressing.
5. The Germans took corners twice in a row. The attack eventually ended with a low shot from Kane, but the Ukrainian goalkeeper was there.
1. And the Munich team is already having a moment! Kane brought Sane virtually one on one, Leroy shot low, and Lunin saved Real with his foot!
The match has begun!
The teams took to the field. The Champions League anthem was played.
Ukrainian Andrey Lunin made it into Real Madrid’s starting lineup.
The day before, Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti explained that the team’s first number Thibaut Courtois was included in the team’s roster, but he will not appear on the field:
“Thibaut Courtois is back from injury but he won’t play tomorrow”
Apparently, the Ukrainian Andrei Lunin, who became the hero of the penalty shootout against Man City, will again appear in the Madrid team.
