As before every European Cup matchday, we want to give you a little foretaste of the upcoming games today. Today the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid is on the program.
FC Bayern Munich – Real Madrid
Tuesday, April 30th 2024, 9:00 p.m
The news spread like wildfire in the Austrian media. David Alaba is in the Real Madrid squad for the semi-final game against his former Munich club! This is particularly surprising because it was only around four and a half months ago that he tore his cruciate ligament and a comeback within the first six months after such an injury is rare. However, the euphoria should be viewed with great caution, as the Austrian international is only flying to support the team and will certainly not be used. It is therefore questionable whether the chances of David Alaba being able to wear the red-white-red jersey at the 2024 European Championship have improved with this news. According to Spanish media, Coach Ancelotti wants to take all squad players with him to Munich for this game. For example, the suspended Carvajal also flew to Munich.
There are also injury concerns on the other side. For example, Konrad Laimer, who prepared the opening goal against Eintracht Frankfurt in an exemplary manner at the weekend and then had to be replaced injured, is questionable. The national player completed a final training session and is trying to get through it. Whether it will be enough for an operation will only be decided this evening. In addition to Laimer, Jamal Musiala and Matthijs De Ligt are questionable and some key players, Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman and Upamecano, are out. At least Alphonso Davies is back in the starting line-up after his suspension. On the other hand, the suspended Carvajal is missing, but Aurelien Tchouameni returns to the starting line-up after his suspension. Thibaut Courtois is still injured, but Lunin has represented him very well in recent months and was one of the big heroes in the quarter-finals against Manchester City. Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy are expected to be fit again.
FC Bayern Munich celebrated a 2-1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt and is five points ahead of VfB Stuttgart in second place in the table. Bayer Leverkusen has been uncatchable for a long time anyway. What’s more exciting is who Bayern will present as Tuchel’s successor. The Austrian team boss Ralf Rangnick is currently the biggest favorite for the position. In contrast to Bayern, Real will celebrate the title in the domestic championship. After a controversial 3-2 win against FC Barcelona, they beat Real Sociedad 1-0 away at the weekend, meaning they are eleven points ahead of the Catalans in the La Liga table.
The fans can expect a high-scoring game. In the last five direct duels between the two teams, there were always more than two goals. Real Madrid have not lost a game in the Champions League this year and have only been defeated once in the league. This defeat came in the sixth round against city rivals Atletico Madrid on September 24, 2023. The Royals will not be easy to beat and will go into the games against FC Bayern Munich as favorites.
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