Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will be the centre of attention when Real Madrid and Bayern Munich square off against each other in the Champions League semis, return leg. Los Blancos clinched their 36th La Liga title at the weekend, meaning that they are brimming with confidence ahead of Wednesday’s showdown. Carlo Ancelotti is likely to field the best possible side this time out after shuffling his pack in a 3-0 win over Cadiz, with all Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Fede Valverde, and Vinicius Junior returning to the starting XI. David Alaba should be the only absentee in the home team as Dani Carvajal is back from suspension.
The Bavarians, on the other hand, suffered a 3-1 loss to Stuttgart in their last Bundesliga game. As Thomas Tuchel’s men are not enjoying a season to remember, we are tempted to place our bets on Real Madrid, who have turned their Estadio Santiago Bernabeu into a real fortress. All Kingsley Coman, Raphael Guerreiro, Jamal Musiala, and Bouna Sarr are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Harry Kane):
Widely regarded as one of England’s best strikers at the moment, Harry Kane enjoyed a meteoric rise at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 21 Premier League goals during the 2014/2015 campaign to be voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
The highly rated striker went on to surpass that achievement the following season as he helped Tottenham Hotspur mount a serious title challenge for the first time in club’s recent history and he made seamless transition to international football. Kane scored four goals in his first ten appearances for England to prove he was here to stay and at the same time established himself as a first choice striker in Roy Hodgson’s squad ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
Kane is a modern striker, who is extremely dangerous in the opposition box, but it was some outstanding goals from distance as well as link-up play with teammates that earned him an excellent reputation in world football. Kane is expected to lead both Tottenham and England in years to come, that is if he can resist the lure of top European clubs that continue to cast admiring glances his way.
Highlighted Team (Real Madrid):
Real Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. Real Madrid participate in La Liga (Primera Division) and they have won 32 domestic titles. On the other hand, los Blancos have won 13 European Cup titles and that is the main reason why they are considered the biggest football club in the world.
Real Madrid play their home matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and the capacity of the stadium is 84,454. Cristiano Ronaldo is the club’s most successful footballer in the 21st century and the Portuguese superstar has won two Golden Ball awards.
The likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Zinedine Zidane, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, David Beckham and Iker Casillas are star players who were part of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu outfit in the past. Real Madrid’s bitterest rivals are Barcelona, but the rivalry between local rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is big as well. Real Madrid’s home kit is white and, as a result, the team’s nickname is los Blancos (the Whites).