Champions League: Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid – The duel of the titans

Bayern Munich – Real Madrid, a match for the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, from 22:00, at the Allianz Arena, and will be broadcast live by Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.

Bayern Munich, which hopes to save its season by winning the most important trophy in the world, and Real Madrid, almost champion in Spain, meet in the first semi-final of the 2023-2024 edition of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals after winning Group A, 4-3 (a) and 1-0 (d) with Manchester United, 2-1 (d) and 0-0 (a) with Copenhagen , 3-1 (d) and 2-1 (a) with Galatasaray, in the round of 16 it eliminated Lazio, 0-1 (d) and 3-0 (a), and in the quarter-finals it passed Arsenal, 2-2 (d) and 1-0 (a).

In the Bundesliga, the team coached by Thomas Tuchel occupies the 2nd place after 31 stages, with 69 points, 12 away from the leader Bayer Leverkusen, virtual champion, and the most recent official match, played in the championship, prevailed at home against the at Eintracht Frankfurt, score 2-1.

Bayern Munich is the third most successful team in the Champions League, with six trophies in their records (like Liverpool, only Milan – seven and Real Madrid – 14 have more), the last one being conquered in 2020, after 1-0 in a final with PSG played in Lisbon, and lost five other times in the final act of the competition, most recently in 2012 (1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes, respectively, 3-4 on penalties with Chelsea, at the Allianz Arena).

Real Madrid reached this stage of the competition after winning Group C with six wins from as many games, 1-0 (a) and 3-2 (d) with Union Berlin, 3-2 (d) and 4-2 (a) with Napoli, 2-1 (d) and 3-0 (a) with Braga, in the round of 16 he beat Leipzig, 1-0 (d) and 1-1 (a), and in the quarter-finals eliminated Manchester City, 3-3 (a) and 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes, respectively, 4-3 after penalty-uti (d).

In LaLiga, the team coached by Carlo Ancelotti is the leader after 33 stages, with 84 points, at a great distance from the next ranked ones, Barcelona and Girona, and in the most recent match they won the championship, away, score 1-0 with Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid has 14 Champions League trophies (record), the last one being won in the 2021-2022 edition, after a final with Liverpool, score 1-0 in Paris, at the Stade de France, and lost three other times in the last act of the competition, most recently in 1981, score 0-1 with Liverpool, also in Paris, but on the Parc des Princes.

The two teams had the last official confrontation in the 2017-2018 Champions League season, in the semi-finals, when Real Madrid prevailed in the round, away, against Bayern Munich, score 2-1, because, in the return leg, record a draw, score 2-2.

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