Bayern Munich and Real Madrid face off in a massive Champions League quarterfinal second leg on Wednesday. Bayern Munich leads 2-1 after going into the Bernabeu and getting a win last week. However, it is impossible to count out Real Madrid in a big European match like this one, even if it is in Munich.
Bayern Munich is a -185 favorite on DraftKings Sportsbook for this one, with a draw available at +425. Real Madrid is +380 to pull off the upset. Here is a pick and prediction for the big European tie.
Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid Prediction
This Bayern Munich squad put on a brilliant performance in Madrid in the first leg of this Champions League tie. Luis Diaz slipped past his former teammate, Trent Alexander-Arnold, for the first goal of the game just before halftime. Harry Kane then started the second half with a goal of his own. Real Madrid managed to get one back to make this a more manageable task to pull off the comeback in Munich. However, it will still be a tough task to beat Bayern at the Allianz Arena. This is a phenomenal Bayern team. They have only lost one game in the Bundesliga all season and have been one of the top teams in the Champions League. The attacking group of Kane, Diaz and Michael Olise is one of the best in the world. Then, the legendary Manuel Neuer in goal makes this such a tough team to beat.
Real Madrid is the greatest team in the history of this competition. However, this is nowhere near the best Real Madrid team we have seen in recent years. The absence of Carlo Ancelotti has been very noticeable this season, both in the Champions League and La Liga. An arguably even bigger absence is that of Thibaut Courtois, arguably the best goalkeeper in the world. All of that being said, as long as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior are on the pitch, Real Madrid has a chance to create goals and pull off the upset in Germany.
Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid Pick, Best Bet
My best bet for this match is for the teams to go over 3.5 total goals. The first leg took a while to get going, but still ended up with three goals. This second leg should be electric from the jump. Real Madrid will come in knowing it needs to score a couple of goals to upset Bayern and at least force extra time. Meanwhile, Bayern knows the intensity Real Madrid will be coming at them with. Bayern can’t and won’t sit back and let Madrid come at them for 90 minutes and try to just hold them off. The German side should come out attacking just like they did in Madrid and simply try to replicate that performance.
Even an individual like Trent Alexander-Arnold makes it clear how this game could go. Alexander-Arnold gave up the first goal of the game to Luis Diaz. However, Alexander-Arnold also set up the Mbappe goal that kept Real Madrid in the tie. Real Madrid is nowhere near as solid at the back as they have been in past years. Bayern is going to score goals in this game. That means Madrid will give it everything going forward, trying to get goals of their own.
