Overview
Bayern Munich is showing the most convincing form in Europe this season, not only effective but also entertaining. The Bavarian team has scored 105 goals in the Bundesliga, breaking the league record even though the season has not yet ended.
Under the leadership of Vincent Kompany, Bayern has played 101 matches, scored 307 goals and achieved a total of 267.8 - the highest in the top 5 European leagues. With 77 wins, they are only behind Barcelona and Real Madrid in terms of wins.
Last week, Bayern impressed when defeating Real Madrid 2-1 right at the Bernabeu. Although Kylian Mbappe scored to narrow the score, the goals of Luis Diaz and Harry Kane helped the Bundesliga representative take the lead before the second leg.
This victory also extends Bayern's impressive record. In 23 away wins in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, they were only eliminated once. Returning to their home ground, Kompany's team is full of opportunities to complete their mission and continue their journey towards the treble.
However, the challenge named Real Madrid has never been simple. The Royal team is holding the record of reaching the Champions League semi-finals 33 times. However, if eliminated this season, they will have two consecutive seasons without reaching the semi-finals - the same number as 14 previous seasons combined.
In La Liga, Real Madrid is losing momentum in the championship race when they are 9 points behind Barca, making the Champions League the only hope to avoid a white-handed season.
In that context, Mbappe will be the biggest hope. The French striker has scored 9/14 goals in the Champions League this season away from home and is aiming for a historic milestone: becoming the first player to score more than 10 away goals in a season. He is also only 3 goals away from Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 17 goals.
Besides, Vinicius Junior is also a dangerous spearhead with the ability to accelerate behind the defense. He has had 150 runs to break the offside trap this season - the most in the league - and is approaching Ronaldo's assist record in the Champions League.
However, Bayern also possesses an equally formidable attack. Harry Kane is having an explosive season with 49 goals in all competitions, far exceeding the rest of Europe. He has also made his mark in 4 consecutive matches against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Supporting Kane are names like Michael Olise - who has 25 assists this season, Luis Diaz with 8 participations in Champions League goals, along with a quality squad including Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry and Jamal Musiala.
Notably, Kimmich is the player with the most passes through the defense this season in the Champions League (17), including 8 times for Olise - the most effective combination in the league.
The rematch between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid is therefore promised to be a top match, where both possess destructive attacking weapons and ambitions to conquer Europe.
Head-to-head record
The victory in the first leg helped Bayern Munich end a 9-match winless streak against Real Madrid in the Champions League (2 draws, 7 losses).
In the history of knockout confrontations in the C1/Champions League, Bayern has only once defeated Real Madrid in both legs, that was in the semi-finals of the 2000-2001 season (won 1-0 away and 2-1 at home).
Since the 2013-2014 season, Real Madrid has had the most away wins against Bayern in all competitions (3 matches), although they only played at the Allianz Arena 4 times in this period. This number is equal to Borussia Dortmund (3 matches out of 17) and Borussia Monchengladbach (3 matches out of 13).
Notably, Real Madrid is maintaining a 4-match unbeaten streak away from home against Bayern (3 wins, 1 draw), showing formidable bravery every time they travel to Germany.
In the Bundesliga era (from the 1963-1964 season), only two teams have maintained a 5-match unbeaten streak away from home against Bayern, Werder Bremen and FC Koln - a milestone that Real Madrid is very close to.
Score prediction: Bayern Munich 2-0 Real Madrid
The match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid takes place at 2:00 AM on April 16 (Vietnam time).
