The second leg of the Uefa Champions League semi final between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich takes place on Wednesday and coming into the game the scores are locked up at 2-2

 

 

 

 

Real Madrid

 

The first leg in Munich finished 2-2. Vinicius Jr opened the scoring for Real who led 1-0 at half time but Bayern fought back to take a 2-1 lead before Vinicius Jr scored his second goal which came from the penalty spot on 83 minutes. There was no further scoring, possession was pretty even and Bayern “won” the corner count 6-5 whilst 2 players on each side picked up yellow cards.

 

Real's quarter final match up with Manchester City went all the way to a penalty shoot out. The first leg in Madrid ended 3-3 with Real registering through Rodyrgo and Valverde plus a City own goal. Rodrygo scored early in the return in Manchester but City levelled after the break, the game finished 1-1 and Real went on to win on spot kicks.

 

In the Ro16 Real were made to work harder than expected to go through 2-1 on aggregate against RB Leipzig. They won the first leg 1-0 away from home before playing out a 1-1 draw in Madrid.

 

Real Madrid came through their group with a 100% record, they had Napoli, who finished second, for company along with third placed Braga and Union Berlin were the also rans.

 

Since the first leg Real have also clinched the La Liga title, 13 points clear of Girona with 4 games to go and they have lost just the 1 league game this season.

 

Bayern

 

Sane and a Harry Kane penalty had seen Bayern take a 2-1 lead in the first leg and although it was one of their better recent performances they had to settle for a draw.

 

Bayern had booked their semi final ticket with a 3-2 aggregate win over Arsenal. The first leg in London finished 2-2 with Gnabry and a Harry Kane penalty putting Bayern in a good position and a Kimmich goal midway through the second half of the return in Munich was enough to send them through.

 

In their Round of 16 match up with Lazio Bayern overturned a 1-0 first leg deficit with a 3-0 win in the in Munich with Harry Kane bagging a brace.

 

Bayern were unbeaten in cruising through their group. They dropped points in just the 1 match, a 0-0 draw at home to runners up Copenhagen whilst Galatasaray were third and Manchester United were the big casualties in fourth.

 

Leverkusen are already assured of the Bundesliga title and Bayern are second, 2 points clear of Stuttgart whom they lost to 2-1 at the weekend and there are 2 games to go.

 

 

The Betting

 

Real are 9/10 to win the second leg with the draw at 28/10 and Bayern are 27/10

 

A games of 3 goals or more is priced at 0.57/1 and it's 0.53/1 for both teams to score

 

To qualify for the final via any method Bayern are 15/10 and Real are 9/2

 

The Verdict:

 

Bayern played really well for the bulk of the first leg, there season depends on this and I wouldn't rule them out even though it's an ultra tough test.

 

I will go with the Sportingbet price boost for Vinicius Jr and Harry Kane both have over 1.5 shots on target each

 

Bets: Vinicius Jr and Harry Kane both have over 1.5 shots on target each was 4.75/1 now 11/2 with Sportingbet

 

 

Note, prices quoted are subject to change

 

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