Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid Prediction and Champions League Preview | April 15

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid Betting Preview

With the World Cup heading to North America this summer, The GoldSheet will be ramping up its soccer coverage over the next few weeks. WagerTalk handicapper and GoldSheet’s featured writer Bruce Marshall shares his thoughts on how Wednesday’s Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid clash in the UEFA Champions League will shake out.

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Deserved or otherwise, there’s just something odd about seeing Real Madrid priced as such a big underdog, as the case in this second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals at the Allianz Arena vs. Bayern Munich.

Pulling back a goal thanks to Kylian Mbappé after falling behind 2-0 last Tuesday at the Bernabeu in the first leg has at least thrown Los Blancos a bit of a lifeline headed into the second leg, which is about all that Real Madrid has left this season after losing contact with Barcelona atop the Liga table, managing only one point from recent Liga matches vs. down-the-table Mallorca and Girona and effectively dropping from the domestic title race.

We also might have been a bit deluded by the Real Madrid name a year ago when thinking it could overcome a first-leg deficit in this same round vs. Arsenal, only to get run off of the pitch at the Bernabeu and convincing Carlo Ancelotti (if he wasn’t already) that it was time to move to another dugout.

We are on record that Kylian Mbappé was a vanity signing by Florentino Perez two summers ago, and that Ancelotti didn’t need another high-powered striker for a team good enough to win the Champions League without Mbappé, especially as the presence of Vinicius was more than sufficient to distort enemy defenses. (That Vini and Mbappé prefer the same attacking role to the left of goal also presents a bit of a conundrum).

Though not the goal-scorer as is Mbappé, many regard Vini as the more valuable of the two, and we note how sharp Real Madrid looked at the top of the knockout phase vs. Man City last month with Mbappé sidelined.

Alvara Arbeloa also hasn’t proven much if any upgrade from Xabi Alonso, shamefully sacked after half of the season. Moreover, Real Madrid’s sometimes-shaky defense has to deal again with Harry Kane and Michael Olise, the latter having bedeviled Arbeloa’s defense in the first leg.

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid Prediction

Because we’ve seen Real Madrid hit the straps so often, many times when unexpected in this competition, that we’re reluctant to dismiss their chances.

With the likes of Mbappé, Vini, and Jude Bellingham, Arbeloa still hatch match-winners of the highest caliber at his disposal, and don’t forget Ferderico Valverde’s recent hat-trick vs. Man City in the last round.

It would help if Thibaut Courtois, dealing with a quad injury, can make it back in goal, though Andriy Lunin is a serviceable deputy.

The price that grips us here is Real Madrid on the Asian Line, +1 goal at +125 or thereabouts, as it is not all that far-fetched for the visitors to force extra time and set up a grandstand finish.

If looking for a bit more excitement, perhaps consider Vini to score at a very tempting +200, or the clutch Bellingham at a very tasty +275.

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