Overview
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain created one of the most attractive first leg semi-finals in UEFA Champions League history, and the rematch promises to continue to explode.
PSG temporarily took a 5-4 advantage after the first leg, with Ousmane Dembele's decisive goal. However, the situation is still completely open. Bayern needs to win by at least 2 goals to win a ticket to the next round, while PSG understands that the slim advantage does not allow them to be subjective.
History is not on the German team's side. Bayern has come back four times after losing the first leg in the Champions League, but has never done that in the semi-finals, with all five times being eliminated.
However, with a destructive attack, the scoring explosion scenario could completely be repeated. PSG has scored 43 goals in the Champions League this season, while Bayern has 42 goals - both are close to the 45-goal record set by Barcelona in the 1999-2000 season.
Despite having kept a clean sheet continuously, PSG recently showed signs of fragility in defense when continuously letting the opponent create many opportunities in the penalty area. Conversely, Bayern is maintaining an impressive scoring efficiency with 20 goals in the knockout round.
Personally, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is PSG's biggest explosive player with 15 assists. Desire Doue also made a strong impression with high performance contributions despite being very young.
No other player before the age of 21 has reached the milestone of more than 10 times participating in goals (scoring or assisting) outside the Champions League group stage.
Considering the group of players who played over 500 minutes in the knockout round, only Raphinha (average 59 minutes/time) and Ivica Olic (63 minutes/time) achieved higher scoring efficiency than Desire Doue (72 minutes/time).
Meanwhile, Harry Kane continues to be the most dangerous spearhead on Bayern's side. The English striker has scored 13 goals in the Champions League for the "Bayern" this season, only 2 goals behind the club's record for scoring in a European season, set by Jurgen Klinsmann in the 1995-1996 UEFA Cup (15) and Robert Lewandowski in the 2019-2020 Champions League (15).
Bayern is aiming for their 12th time in the final, while PSG has the opportunity to become the first French team to participate in the final match three times. With the current situation, the second leg is likely to continue to be a top-level duel, where every mistake can pay a heavy price.
Head-to-head record
The 5-4 victory in the first leg helped PSG end a 5-match losing streak against Bayern Munich. However, overall, the German representative still has an advantage when winning 9 out of the last 16 encounters (7 losses).
Statistics also do not favor PSG when playing away against Bayern. The French team has lost 5 matches at this opponent's stadium in the Champions League - more than any other opponent.
Among the teams that PSG has faced more than once away from home in this arena, only Manchester City (lost 100%) and Real Madrid (75%) made them have a higher failure rate than Bayern (71%).
Score prediction: Bayern Munich 1-1 PSG
The match between Bayern Munich and PSG takes place at 2:00 AM on May 7 (Vietnam time).
