Bayern Munich’s quarterfinal match with Sevilla was pretty lowkey with the return leg in Bavaria ending in a goalless draw. The Germans went through thanks to a 2-1 win in Seville in the first leg.
This semifinal match promises to be more action-packed with Los Blancos actively chasing their 3rd consecutive European crown and the Germans looking for revenge after losing to them for much of their past few meetings.
Bayern have gone on to win all of their last few matches after the stalemate against Sevilla. They have defeated Borussia Monchengladbach, Bayer Leverkusen, and Hannover 96, scoring 14 goals in the process, they would now look to take that form a get a good first leg advantage in this game.
Real Madrid’s quarterfinal was nothing close to low-profile. Los Blancos were leading 3-0 from the first leg in Turin, however, they found themselves 3-0 down with more than an hour played at the Bernabeu in the return leg. It took a controversial penalty awarded by Englishman Michael Oliver and converted by none other than Christiano Ronaldo for the European champions to reach this semifinal.
Ronaldo has now netted 120 Champions League goals, 20 more than Lionel Messi. He has scored 12 goals in 10 Champions League games this season, netting in all of their matches in the competition this season. Los Blancos have won five and lost just one of their last six meetings with Bayern Munich.
