The first leg of the Champions League semifinals, which has attracted much attention, is about to start, among which the duel between Real Madrid and Bayern can be called the "European Derby", which will start at 3 a.m. Beijing time on May 1, and will be broadcast live on CCTV5 channel. In the last round of knockouts, both teams defeated the Premier League giants, and now they will meet in the semi-finals, which team advances to the next round and is one step closer to winning the championship.
In the last round of knockout rounds, Real Madrid and Manchester City played a final-level preview to a penalty shootout, and finally Real Madrid won a thrilling victory, Bayern was different, after a 2-2 draw in the first leg, the second leg returned to the home stadium to win 1-0, and eliminated Arsenal 3-2 on aggregate.
According to statistics, after the Champions League restructuring, Real Madrid has advanced to the semi-finals for the 17th time, and at the same time the first in history, Bayern has done it for the 13th time, surpassing Barcelona to become the second in history, so this game is also regarded as a real "European derby".
According to statistics, the past record of the two teams is almost equal, with a total of 26 meetings, Bayern 12 wins, Real Madrid 11 wins, and the other 3 draws, while both teams have a total of 42 goals. However, in the six meetings between the two sides in the last 10 years, Real Madrid has completely crushed them, and remains unbeaten with a record of 5 wins and 1 draw.
In the semi-finals of the 2013-14 Champions League, Real Madrid won 1-0 at home in the first leg and Bayern 4-0 in the second leg.
In addition, Real Madrid have beaten Bayern Munich three times in a row at the Allianz Arena, which is a psychological advantage, and the last time the two sides met in the Champions League was in 2017/18, when they drew 2-2 at home.
Compared with Bayern's elimination of Arsenal, Real Madrid's elimination of Manchester City is more golden, after all, Manchester City is the defending champion, and it is also the most valuable and strongest team in Europe at this stage, Real Madrid can win in the end It is also lucky, which is reflected in the second leg away from Manchester City more than 30 shots, and the only opponent in European football today who can suppress Real Madrid is Manchester City.
Speaking to Uruguay's ESPN, Valverde, one of Real Madrid's main midfielders, said: "The away game against Manchester City is something I've never played this tiring game in my life! ”
After Manchester City, Real Madrid are closer to the title. In order to prepare for the first leg, Real Madrid played the domestic league early and had plenty of time to prepare for the away game against Bayern, and the team is currently full of morale and will be determined to qualify for the final.
According to German transfer statistics, Bayern's whole team is worth 920 million euros, and Real Madrid's whole team is worth 1.04 billion euros, which is a blockbuster duel worth more than 1.9 billion euros.