UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Gencecikmen]

The UEFA Champions League semifinals will begin on tomorrow with the Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid thriller. Bayern Munich will host record holders Real Madrid in the 1st leg of the semifinal at the Allianz Arena as the Bayern Munich want to end their long drought against the Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich won the Champions League six times with their last triumph in 2020. Real Madrid won Europe's top-tier title for 14 times, the most recent in 2022. The second leg will be played in Madrid on May 8.

[ZAINmalik75]

Man City is indeed Madrid's strongest opponent in the UCL and Madrid managed to beat them in the quarter-finals so Madrid's competition is not as difficult as before, but Bayern is not a club that is easy to beat. Bayern has reached the semifinals after they managed to beat Arsenal even though Arsenal itself is also a strong club in The current EPL means Madrid cannot consider Bayern an easy opponent to beat. Sometimes there are still surprises that we cannot predict. Everyone in the semifinals is an equally difficult opponent, even though last season's UCL champions have been eliminated.

I agree with you. My friend it is true that Bayern Munich have beaten Arsenal, which is also good for his performance status in the EPL. But if we put up eye sight on their previous matches in these fixtures so you will clearly find out that Real Madrid have just been done for in all of his best in recent matches, while Bayern Munich looks look bit hazy and this is the reason why I think that real Madrid will be the winner of the semifinals in the first leg. And from all above this real Madrid beat the them who have just about the chance to win the Champions league this season. I mean Manchester city but real Madrid put them into the pocket with the penalty shootout and qualified himself for the semifinals. 
 
This is my personal belief that real Madrid will get the chance to get back to winning because, for the upcoming match their coach Carlos Ancelotti has just made a attack-executing lineup and put up all of those players who have been good in the terms of fast build up. So that is why I believe that real Madrid has a chance to win the match.

[Jatiluhung]

Ancelotti experience in taking his squad through every challenge has been proven and there is no need to doubt it, his understanding of the character of each team from various leagues makes it easy for him to implement effective strategies as anticipation. Ancelotti is very familiar with Bayern Munich and the type of pressure they can cause, but considering that Real Madrid is much more consistent at the moment, of course Ancelotti will not worry too much. Real Madrid has eliminated its toughest opponent, Manchester City, and should beat Bayern Munich a little easier. Tuchel squad, with all the attributes they have, has the potential to trouble Ancelotti, but on paper I assume that Real Madrid will win the match. However, we certainly realize that surprises could happen, Bayern Munich could force Real Madrid to a draw or even beat them.

Real Madrid, which has succeeded in conquering Man City, can also be expected to beat Bayern. Because Man City, which is very strong in defense and has a very high level of attack, cannot actually make Real Madrid lose this season in the Champions League. So I'm pretty sure Bayern's defense will be very overwhelmed when facing Real Madrid's attackers. Because Bayern's real weakness is at the back. Meanwhile, Bayern's front line is actually very good. And this is something Ancelotti will definitely be very wary of. But yes, with such extensive experience, Ancelotti will definitely make a mature strategy to beat Bayern. But surprises do happen. Because this is the Champions League and we are already in the semi-finals. Then things become more difficult to predict.

[entertheabyss]

Bayern Munich should be considered a threat by Real Madrid because this team is also a team that already has enough experience in the Champions League so being wary of a team like Bayern Munich is a very appropriate thing for Real Madrid to do.

Who's talking about threat here? It's funny how you compares the worst form of Bayern Munich to an outstanding performance of Real Madrid this season. Its crystal clear, Real Madrid will knockout the Bavarians from the UCL semi final and its going to be too easy for them. Carlo Ancelotti didn't come this far just to get eliminated by Thomas Tuchel and his deform team. Real Madrid are on their way heading to the UEFA Champions League final and he has to belong to the top category of elite team when it comes to winning matches.

[TastyChillySauce00]

WHAT? Really? How in the heck can Bayern Munich pay 2.47 and Real Madrid 2.75? is a super nonsense guys, for me that odds has 0 value in the bayern munich side.

The better for you to take a look back at the how bayern has ever won UCL without even performing well in the bundesliga. Bookies may be also have different consideration but that odds pretty good for real madrid bettors caused by it's obviously a high odds for this match.
The better for you not only consider the squad but numerous factors that affected the performance from the club too.

In the Real MAdrid side can be a good one, 2.75 odds for backing a super team like Real Madrid seems really good, and also to put on some multibet.

Just pick madrid for this match if you are fully trusting el real to win the game. This game is kinda difficult for real madrid. Im still expecting bayern munich to perform equally like manchester city.
Bayern's squad is still very strong despite the awful performance showed on the bundesliga. UCL becomes the only target right now and i believe bayern will go all in.

[Sexylizzy2813]

We are still a day away from the semi final of UCL but the psy war between tuchel and ancellotti has begun. What do you guys think about this?

Which players between gnabry and vini will have greater chance to scores in the first leg of semi final? Ancellotti and tuchel have demonstrated how confidence they are with their teams to winning the first leg of semi final.

Ancellotti has ever lost against tuchel. Nothing surprises me if bayern can deliver a surprise to us. The upcoming game is the best to watch.

I don't think Bayern have any positive surprises in this encounter and let me remind you that this is just a battle of words between Tuchel and Ancellotti, from the looks of things I think the Madrid boss won.

Bayern Munich have lost that form of intimidating their opponents especially in the UCL, this is the worse coming from Bayern Munich this season and on this encounter I think Madrid have the upper hands to deliver but the only problem they have is that number 9 that will make the Bayern Munich defense have a restless night.
To me both teams are weak in their defense line especially the German side, if they can stop Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr then they can have the night to themselves. Is going to be a busy night, not even the Bayern fans can help them win this one so Tuchel should be ready to shout his throat out.

[tbct_mt2]

I don't think Bayern have any positive surprises in this encounter and let me remind you that this is just a battle of words between Tuchel and Ancellotti, from the looks of things I think the Madrid boss won.

It's clear that Carlo Ancelotti has more experienced as a coach than Tuchel and even has a more successful player career than Tuchel. He wins more Champions League as a head coach than Tuchel and has more matches as a coach in Champions League than Tuchel. In records, Ancelotti is outperformed Tuchel but in only two matches, knock-out type, nothing can guarantee that Tuchel will fail after all.

To me both teams are weak in their defense line especially the German side, if they can stop Rodrigo and Vinicius Jr then they can have the night to themselves. Is going to be a busy night, not even the Bayern fans can help them win this one so Tuchel should be ready to shout his throat out.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are two most dangerous attacking players of Real Madrid in two semi finals against Bayern Munich but if I have to name a biggest change in Bayern Munich since Tuchel appearance there, it's a position change of Kimmich from a central midfielder to a wing back. It is position where Kimmich debuts his player career and recent months, he returns to that position.

Kimmich will be one of most important piece in Bayern Munich squad to constrain attacking power of Real Madrid from Vinicius and Rodrygo.

[ancafe]

It seems to me that you are a little in a hurry, discussing the confrontation between Mbappe and Real Madrid, as if PSG and Real Madrid had already met in the final. ) If this happens, then of course Mbappe will try very hard against Real, but remember how weak Mbappe looked in the first match against Barcelona, competent individual play and Mbappe could not show anything. By the way, the same thing happens with Haaland, when he is closely guarded, he cannot show as good a game.

That's just talking about the possibility or prediction that PSG and Real Madrid will qualify for the final this season, so Mbappe will be in the spotlight because he is linked with leaving PSG to Real Madrid. Mbappe's performance when facing Barcelona was not very good, but his presence had quite a big effect, so Barcelona had to control him so that he didn't hold the ball freely and other players could accelerate to score goals.

Haaland and Mbappe's playing styles are different and it is true that it is much more difficult for Haaland to develop on the pitch when the opponent is guarding him so tightly. But Mbappe has the advantage in holding and carrying the ball so that even though he is closely guarded, he has the ability to escape the opponent's marking.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I don't think Bayern have any positive surprises in this encounter and let me remind you that this is just a battle of words between Tuchel and Ancellotti, from the looks of things I think the Madrid boss won.

It's clear that Carlo Ancelotti has more experienced as a coach than Tuchel and even has a more successful player career than Tuchel. He wins more Champions League as a head coach than Tuchel and has more matches as a coach in Champions League than Tuchel. In records, Ancelotti is outperformed Tuchel but in only two matches, knock-out type, nothing can guarantee that Tuchel will fail after all.

The achievement has nothing to do with who win or lose, is what they both have to offer at this very campaign, if I'm to choose I can't go with Madrid because their coach has all the achievement or outperform Tuchel, no... I'd be going for Madrid because they're far way better than Bayern Munich both in their respective leagues and in the UCL and no doubt that Tuchel will fail because this was the say way Chelsea was when he won the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, I feel he has just 45% to win.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are two most dangerous attacking players of Real Madrid in two semi finals against Bayern Munich but if I have to name a biggest change in Bayern Munich since Tuchel appearance there, it's a position change of Kimmich from a central midfielder to a wing back. It is position where Kimmich debuts his player career and recent months, he returns to that position.

Kimmich will be one of most important piece in Bayern Munich squad to constrain attacking power of Real Madrid from Vinicius and Rodrygo.

And don't forget about some players who can stop him in a way that he can be missing in action, I feel that if Kimmich has to play a different role it would be the defense line and coming out will only cause more damage for the home side, he'd better play more of the defending than coming out like he did against Arsenal.

[naira]

I don't think Bayern have any positive surprises in this encounter and let me remind you that this is just a battle of words between Tuchel and Ancellotti, from the looks of things I think the Madrid boss won.

It's clear that Carlo Ancelotti has more experienced as a coach than Tuchel and even has a more successful player career than Tuchel. He wins more Champions League as a head coach than Tuchel and has more matches as a coach in Champions League than Tuchel. In records, Ancelotti is outperformed Tuchel but in only two matches, knock-out type, nothing can guarantee that Tuchel will fail after all.

I will not underestimate Bayern Munich regardless of whether their condition is considered bad or Madrid is superior, but still this is a UCL competition that will involve a lot of drama and also unexpected forces. I certainly favor Madrid but don't want to look down on it and ignore Bayern Munich's opportunity to excel. On the pitch there will always be lots of surprises, you might feel optimistic that there won't be any surprises from Bayern Munich, but they are playing at home and that is enough to create great motivation. This match is guaranteed to be very intense, their respective strengths will be difficult to predict easily.

[Bitcoin_people]

As one of the biggest and best matches is going to take place tonight, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid face one of the most interesting ones. Although currently we don't consider Bayern Munich to be strong, they haven't performed very well in the German league but they have reached the semi-finals in the Champions League. However Bayan Munich may not be able to win with Madrid now that they will be overwhelmed by their strength. Real Madrid's current players are all good stars and they have enough performance to lead the team to victory level. However, Bayan Munich's defensive line is weaker than that of Real Madrid, which means that the goalkeeper may not be able to defend the goal well if the Madrid team attacks strongly. As today's match will be played at Bayern Munich's home ground, they are ready to launch a strong attack. But Real Madrid won't give up so easily at the Bayan field, but with their powerful attack, they will win the first leg in the semi-finals.

[X-ray]

I don't think Bayern have any positive surprises in this encounter and let me remind you that this is just a battle of words between Tuchel and Ancellotti, from the looks of things I think the Madrid boss won.

It's clear that Carlo Ancelotti has more experienced as a coach than Tuchel and even has a more successful player career than Tuchel. He wins more Champions League as a head coach than Tuchel and has more matches as a coach in Champions League than Tuchel. In records, Ancelotti is outperformed Tuchel but in only two matches, knock-out type, nothing can guarantee that Tuchel will fail after all.

I will not underestimate Bayern Munich regardless of whether their condition is considered bad or Madrid is superior, but still this is a UCL competition that will involve a lot of drama and also unexpected forces. I certainly favor Madrid but don't want to look down on it and ignore Bayern Munich's opportunity to excel. On the pitch there will always be lots of surprises, you might feel optimistic that there won't be any surprises from Bayern Munich, but they are playing at home and that is enough to create great motivation. This match is guaranteed to be very intense, their respective strengths will be difficult to predict easily.

Im sure many people believe that Real Madrid was completely superior in this game after it was able beating manchester city. When we look at the squad used by Madrid and it is far superior to that of Bayern Munich.

I will not underestimate it even though Bayern Munich is not performing at its peak this season but it's still having a chance to beat real madrid too even though it must be going through a big rock that is awaiting for the club .

Bayern may be coming up with something new such as completely rotating its players against Madrid and implement defensive strategy in order to play counter attack againstg madrid. I believe that the only best strategy is to use a low block against Real Madrid, which is also very effective in preventing Real Madrid from taking points in the first leg.

There will be some changes in Real Madrid as well consider ancellotti must adjust it. It's unclear whether Ancelotti will start Vini and Rodrygo in this game. Bayern must be cautious against Real Madrid's winger.
It will be critical for the club to find a capable player who can handle Vini and Rodrygo, who will play as left and right wingers for Real Madrid.

[Vovchik90]

Rodrygo and Vinicius are two most dangerous attacking players of Real Madrid in two semi finals against Bayern Munich but if I have to name a biggest change in Bayern Munich since Tuchel appearance there, it's a position change of Kimmich from a central midfielder to a wing back. It is position where Kimmich debuts his player career and recent months, he returns to that position.

Kimmich will be one of most important piece in Bayern Munich squad to constrain attacking power of Real Madrid from Vinicius and Rodrygo.

Kimmich has proven himself to be the best wing defender at the moment, he is very solid, has a very high playing spirit and also always has a winning spirit, this will create a fierce battle between Vinicius who plays on the right wing, but we have to admit that Real Madrid has capabilities on all fronts.
Rodrygo is very good, especially during important matches, he always makes himself the most important person in a match, but we can't close our eyes to Bayern Munich's defense, they are very good, I think Kimich and friends tonight will make it difficult for Real Madrid's attack, both have abilities but strategy will determine.

[Helena Yu]

As one of the biggest and best matches is going to take place tonight, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid face one of the most interesting ones. Although currently we don't consider Bayern Munich to be strong, they haven't performed very well in the German league but they have reached the semi-finals in the Champions League. However Bayan Munich may not be able to win with Madrid now that they will be overwhelmed by their strength. Real Madrid's current players are all good stars and they have enough performance to lead the team to victory level. However, Bayan Munich's defensive line is weaker than that of Real Madrid, which means that the goalkeeper may not be able to defend the goal well if the Madrid team attacks strongly. As today's match will be played at Bayern Munich's home ground, they are ready to launch a strong attack. But Real Madrid won't give up so easily at the Bayan field, but with their powerful attack, they will win the first leg in the semi-finals.

I would say, we will see a draw in this match.

Real Madrid has better form, but since the match held in Allianz Arena, this will be an advantage for Bayern Munich. So it make me think both of them equal, don't forget with the match Bayern Munich vs Arsenal and Real Madrid vs Manchester City in the first leg. People predict both Arsenal and Manchester City will win, but it ends in draw.

For a safer bet, you can bet both teams will score or double chance "draw or Real Madrid".

[Texac]

Who thought Real Madrid will win against Manchester City this year, taking the historical records at Etihad Stadium where they never managed to win until this year, my point is we can’t relay on previous matches and records to determine the future result. The same as Bundesliga after Bayern Munich winning 11 times in a row, until this season where Bayern Leverkusen could take it from the with Xavi also’s lead.
We are expecting a very entertaining matches in these Semi Finals matches, however the most close teams to be in Finals are Real Madrid and PSG when we compare their performance against other teams and how they managed to qualify.

The teams that are left in the Champions League are all good teams performing very good, but as for the finals I know Real Madrid will surely get their. Among all the teams, to me i think Real Madrid deserves the championship of the league. Real Madrid has more experience in the Champions League and before now in previous season they have Always done well in performance. Real Madrid has better squad that can enable the team to reach final stage of the the competition. In Champions league after Manchester City is related as the best team, then followed by Real Madrid.

They lack a good number nine though this season, but hd that been a limitation to hoe they play and win games? No! Having won it for fourteen good times and still in the semi's it's almost like rest assured but this is football I hope they don't lose it saw way Jose Mourinho did years back. One good record about this game is that the Don Carlo Ancellotti has never lost to Bayern Munich, having won four games against them and drew twice.

For Paris Saint Germans against Borrussia Dortmund, let's not gamble about it, lets just keep our bets and fingers crossed and enjoy the game.
If I'm to pick a side anyways, it will always be a side handled amd managed by Luis Enrique coz of his experience. Borrussia Dortmund has just been trashed already. I'm sure more will add up from French League 1 Giants.

If PSG actually wins against Dortmund and somehow they also win the Champions League competition, Mbappé will have to carry the whole team on his back. Otherwise, I do not think they will actually win the Champions League. I don't think he will be able to do it by himself. Because football is definitely not a one-man show. all the players have to perfectly play their role. Without doing so, it is hard for them to actually win.

Maybe they will be able to win against Dortmund. That is probably expected from them. But after reaching the finals, they will most probably face Real Madrid and I am pretty sure they are not going to win that match if they are depending on a single player. we also have seen how good players can miss at crucial times. I am talking about how Haaland missed easy chances against Real Madrid in the Champions League match. But I also agree that all the teams are actually really good and the performance which is expected from them is also going to be competitive.

[naira]

I will not underestimate it even though Bayern Munich is not performing at its peak this season but it's still having a chance to beat real madrid too even though it must be going through a big rock that is awaiting for the club .

Bayern may be coming up with something new such as completely rotating its players against Madrid and implement defensive strategy in order to play counter attack againstg madrid. I believe that the only best strategy is to use a low block against Real Madrid, which is also very effective in preventing Real Madrid from taking points in the first leg.

There will be some changes in Real Madrid as well consider ancellotti must adjust it. It's unclear whether Ancelotti will start Vini and Rodrygo in this game. Bayern must be cautious against Real Madrid's winger.
It will be critical for the club to find a capable player who can handle Vini and Rodrygo, who will play as left and right wingers for Real Madrid.

Beating Manchester City on penalties means it remains an important record. Because we can see for ourselves, Madrid at that time played totally defensive and only relied on counter attacks. So this time against Bayern Munich it will be a challenge in itself to be able to score goals for 90 minutes without ending in a draw. Ancelotti has rested several key players so they can really perform optimally. Vini and Rodrygo roles are quite important but we also hope that Bellingham can contribute more, considering that in the match against Manchester City Bellingham movements were limited.

Once again I say don't be surprised if Bayern Munich dominates the match, this is about the Champions League and anything will be done to win. The benchmark in the Domestic League no longer applies, Bayern Munich is a tough enough opponent to beat.

[Mame89]

I don't think Bayern have any positive surprises in this encounter and let me remind you that this is just a battle of words between Tuchel and Ancellotti, from the looks of things I think the Madrid boss won.

It's clear that Carlo Ancelotti has more experienced as a coach than Tuchel and even has a more successful player career than Tuchel. He wins more Champions League as a head coach than Tuchel and has more matches as a coach in Champions League than Tuchel. In records, Ancelotti is outperformed Tuchel but in only two matches, knock-out type, nothing can guarantee that Tuchel will fail after all.

I will not underestimate Bayern Munich regardless of whether their condition is considered bad or Madrid is superior, but still this is a UCL competition that will involve a lot of drama and also unexpected forces. I certainly favor Madrid but don't want to look down on it and ignore Bayern Munich's opportunity to excel. On the pitch there will always be lots of surprises, you might feel optimistic that there won't be any surprises from Bayern Munich, but they are playing at home and that is enough to create great motivation. This match is guaranteed to be very intense, their respective strengths will be difficult to predict easily.

In my opinion, this is like an El Clasico match, but this is the UCL version of El Clasico. Indeed, in this match Real Madrid was superior because under coach Tuchel Bayern Munich was often inconsistent. However, no matter how bad Spinach is in the domestic league, they are still a special team when playing in the UCL. History never lies. So this is a good opponent for Real Madrid, an opponent who has a winning mentality and is full of strong history.

Real Madrid never underestimates its opponents, Real Madrid always respects its opponents. In fact, sometimes Madrid is the one who is always underestimated. So I think the match between Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid in the first leg will be very intense from start to finish because both teams have the same chance of qualifying for the UCL final. My prediction is that the score is Bayern Munich 1-2 Real Madrid.

[entertheabyss]

I don't think Bayern have any positive surprises in this encounter and let me remind you that this is just a battle of words between Tuchel and Ancellotti, from the looks of things I think the Madrid boss won.

There's certain thing called levels in the UEFA Champions League this season, we have different managerial obligations pointed by these managers. Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich in the semi-final happens to be one of the tough matches and one wouldn't afford to missed out. I'll ensure I rearrange my scheduled because this is UEFA Champions League night and only the best will grant posited results for their supporters. Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti are experienced but when it comes to facing eachother, its entirely different decision to make.

[Leviathan.007]

tomorrow we will start watching the fierce competition between Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid again and in this first leg I am really confident with my bets I try to use bigger to get an advantage in this match even though I hope Real Madrid wins but I believe this first leg match will only ends in a draw or if the result is bad Real Madrid will lose by a narrow score but Ancelotti will use the same strategy as facing Man City to end the match with a draw to enter the penalty round in the second leg.
In the first leg match we saw that Bayern Munich was favored by the bookies and this really made sense because they were favored because they were playing at home.

Real Madrid definitely doesn't want to be left behind by too high an aggregate score with Bayern Munich so Real Madrid will definitely still score and betting on BTTS for me is very convincing even though the odds on Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are very tempting, but I don't want to take that risk.
are you sure that Bayern Munich can win the first leg?

Both teams is in the good shape because they can gets positive results from their domestic league but for Champion League Real Madrid records is slightly good than Bayern Munich this because Real Madrid is still unbeated since group stages so this is big challenge for Bayern Munich whether they can able to overcomes Real Madrid or not and actually it's hard to predict who is the winner of this match because although from head to head statistics Real Madrid has good records from Bayern Munich but the conditions of these teams is different now

Real Madrid has been showing champion mentality when they facing Manchester City although at that time they are not the favourite but Real Madrid has successfully to eliminate Manchester City and for Bayern Munich just like i said before because Bayern Munich chances to gets the trophy only from this competition so i am sure Bayern Munich will go all in and focus for this match however first leg will be held at Bayern Munich home ground so they have to maximized this match to beat Real Madrid because if Bayern Munich can able to do that then second leg will be more easy for them and about betting options i have to agree with you that both teams to scores is safe bets for this match

While we're getting close to the game between Bayern Munch and Real Madrid it seems there is going to be a piece of bad news for Bayern Munich before this match. Real Madrid is in the good form and they have the first chance to win the game and even to win the Champions League but it seems Bayern MUnich's situation is not good at all because they lost the Bundesliga title. Other than this Matthijs de Ligt the player of Bayern Munich is not in a good situation and he is injured in the game against Frankfurt and this can make Matthijs de Ligt to be absent from this match.

[MusaMohamed]

While we're getting close to the game between Bayern Munch and Real Madrid it seems there is going to be a piece of bad news for Bayern Munich before this match. Real Madrid is in the good form and they have the first chance to win the game and even to win the Champions League but it seems Bayern MUnich's situation is not good at all because they lost the Bundesliga title.

Domestic leagues and Champions League are very different and in Champions League, with knock out formation, a weaker team can win against a stronger team. Bayern Munich did not have a good season in Bundesliga and it is contrast to Real Madrid in La Liga, though their performances in two direct matches will decide the winner. Their results in Bundesliga and La Liga won't decide the winner in Champions League semi finals.

Other than this Matthijs de Ligt the player of Bayern Munich is not in a good situation and he is injured in the game against Frankfurt and this can make Matthijs de Ligt to be absent from this match.

De Ligt is important central defender for Bayern Munich but it's not wrong if I say this defender did not grow up too well after he left Ajax Amsterdam years ago. Some years in Juventus and Bayern Munich, he looks to be very similar, not upgrade himself well.

Because of his importance with Bayern Munich defense system, their defense system will be affected if the Dutch player can not play in a first semi final match or both semi final matches.