How to interpret Bayern's 2:2 draw with Real Madrid at home? First of all, this game is basically five to five, and the two sides have equal chances. Real Madrid's form and strength are slightly stronger, while Bayern have home advantage. In addition, when the Champions League reaches the semi-finals, anything can happen, so this 2:2 is too normal. Further, even if this game is decided, whether it is Real Madrid or Bayern who wins, there is no sense of disobedience.
Moreover, the process of the game is similar to what everyone imagined. Real Madrid, of course, will tighten up at the Allianz Stadium and be sharper on the counter-attack. And Bayern, who has the upper hand on the field, does lose to Real Madrid in terms of efficiency. So, 2:2 is also a fair result.
Therefore, this 2:2, there is indeed no too unexpected element to appear, no matter how you interpret it, you will not interpret the flowers. Now we are waiting for the second leg at the Bernabeu.
However, if you put this 2:2 in the long history of Real Madrid's Bayern battle, you can really find a new way to interpret it. Let's put it this way, since the beginning of the new century, Real Madrid and Bayern have played each other a lot, and of course, the battlefield is in the Champions League. Since 2004, every ten years, the two sides have played a historic turning point at Bayern's home stadium.
In other words, since 2004, Real Madrid and Bayern have met every ten years, and the outcome of the game at Bayern's home stadium was a different turning point.
Let's start with 2004. The two sides met in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 03-04. In the first leg, at the Olympic Stadium in Munich (yes, it was not Allianz at the time), Bayern completely crushed Real Madrid on the field, but the score was 1:1, and Kahn's mistake at the last moment allowed Real Madrid to save his life. Don't underestimate this difficult 1-1, this is the first time in Real Madrid's history that they have picked up points at Bayern's home stadium. Yes, before that, Real Madrid only had to go to Bayern's home stadium to play and lose all.
So, was the 1:1 at Bayern's home stadium in 2004 a historic turning point?
Okay, let's move on. After 2004, the two teams met several times, winning and losing each other. But one thing hasn't changed, Real Madrid still can't win away from home. It wasn't until 2014, the tenth year after 2004, that the 13-14 Champions League semi-finals came. At that time, Bayern's home stadium was already Allianz, and here, Real Madrid actually won 4-0, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Ramos scoring two goals each. It was no easy win, as it was the first time in Real Madrid's history that they had won at Bayern's home stadium. So, is it an inflection point?
Then, it's time for the first leg of the 23-24 Champions League semi-finals in 2024. Since the 4-0 game in 2014, Real Madrid and Bayern have beaten Bayern away from home in the past decade. However, in the semifinals of this season's Champions League, Bayern's home stadium, Real Madrid was finally ended by a 2:2 away win trend for ten years. Of course, this inflection point is only related to the last ten years, so it can only be regarded as a phased historical inflection point, not as thorough as the first two inflection points.
However, turning is turning is turning around, and once there is an inflection point, there will inevitably be subversive changes. In the 16-17 season, in the 17-18 season, Real Madrid and Bayern played each other, all of which were won away and not won at home (the 4:2 in the second leg of the 16-17 season was considered the score of extra time, in fact, Real Madrid lost 1:2 in 90 minutes); Perhaps, in the second leg at the Bernabeu, we will witness a reversal at the third inflection point. As for how to reverse, you can use your imagination.