UEFA Champions League 2023-24: Real Madrid (RMA) vs Bayern Munich (FCB) semi-finals 2nd Leg

Real Madrid will be back at Santiago Bernabeu to face Bayern Munich on Wednesday of the 2nd leg UEFA Champions League semi-final. After the 1st leg ended in a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena the home side favourites had to go through to the final and win their 15th UCL trophy. They are already the champions of La Liga with four games in hand and dominated the league with just one loss so far. 

The Bavarians on the other hand lost the Bundesliga title after 11 years of domination to Bayer Leverkusen are out of the DFB Pokal as well, and have just one tournament left for them to compete. Thomas Tuchel who has been a decent coach for the side might leave the club at the end of the season. The task of winning at Santiago Bernabeu is tough but Tuchel's side will look to do the impossible on Wednesday. 

The Spanish team have a slight edge against the German side as they have won 12 games and the away side has won 11 games with 4 games ending in a draw. Previously, these two sides met back in the 2017-18 season where the Los Blancos were victorious in the semi-final. 

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Prediction

Madrid against all the odds defeated Manchester City in the quarter-finals and showed the world why they are the best team when it comes to playing in the UCL. Jude Bellingham has been their star performer for the side as he is the highest goal scorer for the side in his first season with the club. The English creative midfielder has scored 22 goals in 38 appearances across all competitions. However, he has failed to make an impact in the knockout games of the UCL and will look to change his fortunes. 

Bayern management is already hovering around for a new manager for the upcoming season as they do not want Tuchel to continue for the next season. They are yet to find any managers and have been rejected by many of the names that were linked with the German side. Harry Kane's trophy luck has not been in his way as he the Bundesliga in the first season despite scoring 42 goals across competitions for the club. 

Prediction: 2-0 Real Madrid 

Injury and Suspension Concern 

Real Madrid 

No injuries and suspensions

Bayern Munich

Sacha Boey, Tarek Buchmann, Bouna Sarr, Kingsley Coman

Probable Playing XI  

Real Madrid

Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior

Bayern Munich

Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Mathias de Ligt, Eric Dier, Alphonso Davies, Leon Goretzka, Konard Laimer, Jamal Musiala, Raphaël Guerreiro, Leroy Sane, Harry Kane.