Hello my dear friends! A big minus for the Champions League when teams like Liverpool and Bayern Munich meet at such an early stage. Nevertheless, we are waiting for a fascinating two-legged standoff because both teams are not in the best condition. Goals in my opinion will be a lot.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool reached the 1/8 finals of the Champions League with great difficulty. The “Reds” won the ticket to the next round only in the last match, having beaten the Italian Napoli with difficulty (1-0). To do this, Liverpool managed in his field, earning a third victory in three home matches of the current tournament. The team of Jürgen Klopp also beat on the Enfield PSG (3-2) and defeated the Crvena Zvezda (4-0). However, on the road, Liverpool lost all the matches, which led the Reds to such a predicament. Liverpool is not in top shape for matches with Bayern. Merseyside won only three of the last seven official fights. The team of Jürgen Klopp almost lost all his advantage over Manchester City in the Premier League, playing a draw with Leicester (1-1) and West Ham (1-1). Although in the last round, Liverpool managed to smash the houses of Bournemouth (3-0). However, the main problems in Liverpool before the match against Bayern are observed in the defensive line. "Red" will not be able to help disqualified Virgil Van Dijk. Besides him, Joe Gomez is still in the infirmary, and Dejan Lovren also heals the injury. Also rumored to be due to illness, the match will miss Roberto Firmino.
BAYERN MUNICH
In Bayern, too, not everything goes well in the game. The german grand conducts much worse this season, which is why bookmakers estimate the probability of a Munich victory in the Champions League with a larger coefficient than a Liverpool victory. Although in the championship because of the bad shape of Borussia, the matter of Bayern went up. The Niko Kovacs team is only two points behind the “bumblebees”, but those still have a match in reserve. Bayern won five of six matches after the resumption of the season, but in no one match did they manage to keep their gates shut. In the previous five official meetings, the Munich defeated Stuttgart (4-1), defeated Schalke (3-1) and Augsburg (3-2), went to Herta (3-2) in the German Cup, and lost only to Bayer (1-3). In the Champions League, in contrast to Liverpool, Bayern Munich took first place in the group. Bayern twice lost points in matches against Ajax (3-3, 1-1), but won in all other matches. Bayern Munich defeated Benfica 2-0 and 5-1, and AEK - twice beat with a score of 2-0. Moreover, a total of Bayern has not lost on the road in the Champions League for eight consecutive matches. If Liverpool has personnel problems in the defensive line, then several important attacking players are unavailable for this meeting in Bayern. First of all, it is Arjen Robben, who has problems with the thigh muscles. Thomas Muller is also disqualified, and striker Sandro Wagner left the club.
STATISTICS AND PERSONAL MEETINGS
- Liverpool did not miss in only two of the eight previous official matches.
- At Enfield, the Reds won 10 of the last 11 official matches.
- The winning home series of Liverpool in the Champions League is equal to five meetings.
- Bayern lost only 1 of 14 previous official fights.
- In all six of the last official matches of the Germans, the “both score” bet was played.
- The last time in the official match Bavaria and Liverpool met the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1981. Then the teams tied twice (0–0) and (1–1), and according to the away goal rule, the British passed on.
So let's summarize. Bookmakers see Liverpool as a favorite in this match, the players of Bavaria have been saying the same thing all week last week. However, even though I am a Liverpool fan, I don’t think so. Liverpool played the last match 10 days ago, Bayern 4 days ago, and as practice shows, long pauses do not benefit the players of Liverpool. Also, the absence of Van Dijk will not lead to anything good. Bayern now is also not in its best shape and very rarely leaves the field without missing goals. So in this match it is worth waiting for goals from both sides, and in live you can take a good coefficient.
Liverpool - Bayern Both Team Score + Total Over 2.5 with 1.79 for 7% of bank
Liverpool - Bayern W1 with 2.14 for 3% of bank
