Bayern Munich vs Villarreal Predictions and Betting Tips
The Allianz Arena is the stage for this highly-anticipated encounter as Bayern and Villarreal go toe-to-toe for a spot in this season's Champions League semifinals. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.
The Yellow Submarine travel to Germany with a slender advantage, meaning that all they need to do for a place in the last four is to avoid defeat at home to the Bavarians- easier said than done.
Can Unai Emery's troops down another European giant ?
Bayern were a shadow of themselves at the Ceramica last week and deservedly, they were on the wrong end of the score-line at the end of the 90 minutes- their first loss away from home in the Champions League since 2017. It seems this has gotten into their psyche taking into account how they fared against Augsburg over the weekend. Goals were, once again, hard to come by for the Bavarians and if not for a late penalty from Robert Lewandowski, they would've shared the points with their opponents. The Polish forward's strike made sure of their fifth win in six games on home soil and it is also worth noting that it has been three years since the German club failed to score at least twice in a European game in Bavaria.
Pretty much everyone associated with football expected Villarreal to come away second best in the first leg in Spain but just like they did against Juventus, the Yellow Submarine proved the doubters wrong as they put out a scintillating display. Danjuma's early strike put the hosts in front and although this turned out to be the only goal of the game, Villarreal would feel a little hard done by given the chances they had to score a few more. Ironically, the Yellow Submarine are suffering a minor dip in form in the LaLiga Santander as we've seen them manage just one point from a possible nine- the solitary point being a 1-1 draw against Bilbao last weekend. Wholesale changes were made to the squad that outplayed Bayern Munich and with those players rested and ready to go, it is then left to see whether they can manage to conjure up a spot in the Champions League semifinal for the first time since the 2005/2006 season.
Bayern vs Villarreal Team News
Bayern possible starting XI:
Neuer; Pavard, Upamecano, Hernandez, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sane, Muller, Coman; Lewandowski
Villarreal possible starting lineup:
Rulli; Foyth, Albiol, Torres, Estupinan; Parejo, Coquelin, Capoue; Lo Celso; Moreno, Danjuma
Bayern vs Villarreal Prediction: 3-1
Villarreal would surely be high in confidence as they head to Germany and although we see them making Neuer's net ripple this Tuesday, we're still backing the Bavarians to do just about enough to secure a place in the semifinals.
