Bayern Munich and Real Madrid kick off their mouthwatering Champions League semi-final match-up on Tuesday. The German giant hopes to continue its recent rise with a home victory.
Bookmaker Pinnacle offers odds at 3.62 for Bayern to win the first half without conceding, while the odds are at 3.93 for Real to start well and win the opening half with a clean sheet.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: April 29th, 10:30 A.M. (EST)
Bayern’s 2023-24 campaign has been full of disappointment, and the team is set to lose out on the Bundesliga title for the first time since 2012, but Thomas Tuchel’s men have been on a roll in recent weeks. Harry Kane & Co. enter Tuesday’s matchup off the back of four consecutive wins across all competitions.
Kane scored a brace at the weekend to give Bayern a 2-1 home win over Frankfurt, and the side has also taken down FC Cologne, Arsenal and Union Berlin during its second-best winning run of the season. Bayern now has a chance to reach five consecutive wins for the first time since October.
Real keeps producing the goods as well, although Los Blancos were incredibly lucky to sneak past Manchester City in the previous round. However, it’s also a sign of quality that a team can continue to pick up results even when the performances aren’t great on the pitch.
A 3-2 El Clasico victory over Barcelona quickly followed the City game, and Carlo Ancelott’s team recorded a 1-0 victory in a tough away game against Real Sociedad this past weekend. With only one full-time loss suffered across all competitions all season, Real can be very confident of matching Bayern.
The English sides might be out of Europe, but a couple of members of the Three Lions group still have a massive role to play in the proceedings. Can Jude Bellingham outshine Harry Kane in the Champions League semi-final?
Bellingham has just produced the winning goal in El Clasico, and he boasts eight goal involvements (four goals, four assists) in eight European outings this season. The former Dortmund man has been a big influence for Real during his debut campaign in Spain and tends to be a part of everything positive that the side does.
During his time in the Bundesliga, Bellingham lost seven of eight meetings with Bayern and didn’t score a single goal. It would be a massive moment if he breaks the duck in Tuesday’s special match-up.
