Barcelona, which was in a serious crisis and without unity of purpose, instead gave an excellent response in terms of vitality, reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the 13th consecutive time, a truly impressive number. The Blaugrana had the best of Napoli in the second round, winning last Saturday at the Camp Nou 3-1 and significantly increasing the small advantage already accumulated with the 1-1 draw at San Paolo in the first leg. And with a Leo Messi in great shape, Setién’s line-up now hopes not to stop.
On the other hand, however, there is Bayern Munich in great shape and, perhaps, the main candidate to win this edition of the Champions League. After dominating the Bundesliga and also winning the German Cup in the post lockdown, the Bavarians continued their interminable streak of victories (which lasted from February 16), the number 18, trimming a heavy 4-1 to Chelsea in the return of the eighth from the Allianz Arena, with a qualification already in the safe after the 3-0 obtained in London in February.
Probable formations Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
BARCELONA (4-3-1-2): Ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, De Jong; Griezmann; Messi, Suarez. Coach: Quique Setién.
BAYERN MUNICH (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies; Goretzka, Thiago Alcantara; Gnabry, Muller, Perisic; Lewandowski. Coach: Hans Flick.
As for the prediction, it is a match in which Bayern Munich is decidedly favorite for the bookmakers, in great shape and with the Bavarians who seem unbeatable. However, when a certain Leo Messi is on the other side of the field, everything is possible, but the Argentine will not be enough if the Blaugrana do not also make a great defensive phase.
Betting Prediction: Bayern win
Betting Odds: 2.00Betting Prediction: Gol + Over 2.5
Betting Odds: 1.72
Manchester City has a great opportunity to reach the Champions League semifinals and match what they did in the 2015-2016 season. At the time, it was Real Madrid that denied the Citizens to reach the final, so the latter took revenge against the blancos, ousting Zidane’s team in the second round. And after winning the first leg 2-1 at the Bernabeu in February, Pep Guardiola’s boys conceded an encore with the same result at the Etihad Stadium, with goals from Sterling and Gabriel Jesus.
On the other hand, there is a Lyon already delighted to have reached the quarter-final of the Champions League, after having subverted all the predictions and eliminated Juventus in the round of 16. The French side, after winning 1-0 at PARC OL in February, suffered a painless 2-1 defeat at the Stadium on Friday. What made the difference was the away goal scored at the start with Depay’s penalty, then resisting the bianconeri’s attempt to recover, which stopped with a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo.
Probable formations Manchester City vs Lyon
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Fernandinho, Laporte, Cancelo; Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling. Coach: Pep Guardiola.
LYON (3-5-2): Lopes; Marcal, Andersen, Marcelo; Dubois, Aouar, Guimaraes, Caqueret, Rafael; Toko-Ekambi, Depay. Coach: Rudi Garcia.
As for the prediction, it is a match in which Manchester City is clearly the favorite for the bookmakers, with the Citizens having much more quality at Lyon’s disposal. The French will still try to surprise, but it will not be easy at all.
Betting Prediction: Manchester City
Betting Odds: 1.33Betting Prediction: Manchester City + Over 2.5 Goals
Betting Odds: 1.85
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