Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich Prediction and Champions League Preview | April 7

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich 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 Tuesday’s Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich clash in the UEFA Champions League will shake out.

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Real Madrid

Never mind Real Madrid’s loss on the weekend at Mallorca, because as always the big deal for Madridistas is the Champions League. Especially as, through admittedly gritted teeth, at the moment La Liga seems in control of Barcelona.

Goalkeeper Thibault Courtois said as much recently about the emphasis on Europe over domestic silverware; the Champions League is where Madrid has always come alive, never better displayed than in the last round vs. Man City, when running roughshod past Pep Guardiola’s troops in a 5-1 aggregate.

Arguably a tougher assignment here, and with the first leg also at the Bernanbeu, Real Madrid has to strike quickly as it did vs. City. Though less might be more for Alvaro Arbeloa’s troops, who missed Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham not a whiff in Man City matches, with some observers convinced the attack functions better using as its center piece the mercurial Vinicius, most effective in the same position as Mbappe, coming from the left side into the box, while able to distort opposing defenses with his pace (though Mbappe and Bellingham are available now).

Bayern Munich

The manner in which City was disposed also makes this trip to Madrid very ominous for the Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich, especially as Harry Kane might be a bit less than 100% after sitting out the weekend match vs. Freiburg with an ankle tweak.

Note that four of the last five knockout stage matchups between these two in the Champions League have gone to the La Liga entry, including a highly dramatic semifinal two years ago.

It’s also rare to get Read Madrid at this sort of a plus-price at home, and keep in mind in the one significant challenge Bayern Munich has faced in the Champs League at Arsenal, it lost 3-1 last November 26.

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich Prediction

With the second leg at Allainz Arena, Kane & Co. will have a chance to make up any lost ground in the return leg, but as the first leg at home is the key for Real Madrid, and with the win price the Bernabeu posted +180, we are pulled in to the home side here.

Four goals were scored in the first leg (which was at Munch) two years ago, and with the attacking riches both ways here, over 3.5 goals, on offer at even-money, also tempts. Vini to score at +175 could be worth a supplemental punt, as might Kane at even money.

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