In the early hours of tomorrow morning, European football will usher in a high-profile Champions League semi-final, Bayern Munich will host Real Madrid, both of which are top European giants, winning a total of 20 Champions League titles, they have played 23 times in the Champions League, Bayern has won 12 times, and Real Madrid has won 11 times, which is basically equal, their duel is always full of passion and suspense, however, in addition to the superficial results and accolades, there are some interesting facts you may need to know, let's reveal them together!
1. Competition for the Golden Globe Award
Real Madrid and Bayern this set of matchups, in addition to victory, is also related to this year's Ballon d'Or, because from the latest Ballon d'Or prediction rankings, Bellingham ranks first, and Kane ranks third, both of them are the favorites for the Ballon d'Or, so this head-to-head showdown, the winning side means that the chance of winning the Ballon d'Or is greater.
Judging from the performance of this season's Champions League, both Bellingham and Kane have performed very well, they are the attacking core of their respective teams at present, and it can also be said that their performance also determines the fate of the team, and similarly, it also determines the fate of this year's Ballon d'Or.
2, Royal Mark Bayern
Although from the perspective of historical records, Bayern still has a slight advantage, but if you look at the recent 10-year record of the Champions League, Real Madrid is completely in an overwhelming advantage, because in the past 10 years of the Champions League, the two teams have met a total of 6 times, Real Madrid has won 5 wins and 1 draw to remain unbeaten, and Real Madrid has defeated Bayern three consecutive away games.
The most recent meeting was in the 2017-2018 season, Real Madrid eliminated Bayern in the semi-finals and finally won the Champions League that season.
3. Tuchel's 'Defence'
Although both Bayern officials and Tuchel himself have made it clear that Tuchel will leave after the end of this season, but recently, according to some German media, if Bayern can win the Champions League, then Tuchel is likely not to leave and will continue to coach the team.
Because the current Bayern management has not found a suitable replacement for Tuchel, Alonso was contacted before, but the young coach said that he will continue to coach Bayer Leverkusen next season, and Zidane is not very interested in coaching Bayern, so Tuchel is still the most suitable coach for Bayern now, of course, there must be one condition if you want to stay, that is, to lead the team to win the Champions League this season.
4, Kane Golden Boot + broke the record of no goals
In addition to competing for the Golden Ball, Kane is also a strong contender for the Champions League Golden Boot Award, Kane has scored 7 goals, ranking second, second only to Mbappe who scored 8 goals, in addition, Kane also hopes to break the embarrassing record of not scoring in the game with Real Madrid, before the Champions League, Kane played with Real Madrid twice, but did not score, so this two-legged match with Real Madrid, for Kane, of course, hopes to break the "goal drought".
5. Bayern is facing the four major emptiness
This season's Bayern, the overall performance is very bad, the whole team is worth 930 million euros, and it is facing the embarrassing situation of the four empty, the Bundesliga lost to Bayer Leverkusen, the German Cup was eliminated early, if the Champions League with Real Madrid loses again, then this season's Bayern is undoubtedly a season that makes fans very disappointed.
The last time Bayern had a season with all four empty was back in the 2011-2012 season, when Bayern won the runner-up in the Bundesliga, the German Cup, and the Champions League, becoming an embarrassing "Sanya King".
6. Win Bayern in the semifinals and win the championship
Judging from the last 4 Champions League semi-finals between the two teams, Real Madrid defeated Bayern three times to reach the final, and finally won the championship, for example, in the 2013-2014 season, the 2016-2017 season, and the 2017-2018 season, so from this rule, it can be found that as long as Real Madrid eliminates Bayern in the semi-finals, then it will definitely win the final championship, for this rule.
For Bayern, it was a bit embarrassing, because in the 2011-2012 season, after beating Real Madrid in the semi-finals, they lost to Chelsea in the final and did not win the final title.