Champions League Today: Bayern Munich Vs Real Madrid, news and stream updates
Today’s champions league semi-final buzz between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid has been highly anticipated across the globe. Stream and news updates are as follows.
This season’s champions league semi-final match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid has been the talk of the moment as fans await the kick-off time at 8pm BTS, 3pm EDT today 30th April, 2024. This is Carlo Ancelotti’s first encounter against Bayern Munich since he managed the team from 2016 to 2017.
Performance for both teams in the champions league this season
This season, Real Madrid has won seven and drawn three of their ten Champions League games, going undefeated. They went 11 games without losing in the 2016–17 season, which they went on to win, the only other time they have gone this far without losing in a single season in the competition. In contrast, Bayern Munich has only dropped one of their previous 24 Champions League home games (W20 D3) and is unbeaten in their previous 15 (W12 D3) since falling to Paris Saint-Germain in April 2021.
Real Madrid champions league team news
Compared to Bayern Munich, Real Madrid has a far better health record because Jude Bellingham (sickness), Rodrygo (illness), and Ferland Mendy (undisclosed) are anticipated to be back today.
Dani Carvajal is suspended, thus Carlo Ancelotti will need to make accommodations for his absence. Lucas Vazquez is anticipated to take Carvajal’s place. After recuperating from his long-term injury, Thibaut Courtois (knee) has rejoined Madrid’s team, but he is not anticipated to play today.
Bayern Munich champions league team news
Thomas Tuchel is hoping that both Konrad Laimer (ankle) and Matthijs de Ligt (knee) will be able to play today despite being pulled off during Bayern Munich’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Despite missing the Frankfurt match, Jamal Musiala (tendon) is in the same circumstance.
Leroy Sane (groin), Dayot Upamecano (ankle), Serge Gnabry (hamstring), and Kingsley Coman (groin) are among the other injured players; however, only Coman’s injury is expected to keep him out of action tonight. Meanwhile, Gnabry and Sane have also worked out with the squad.
Alphonso Davies is back available for Bayern after serving his one-game suspension against Arsenal, which is wonderful news.
UCL most assist enlisted pick: Bellingham, Vinicius Jr amongst others
Two of the seven players who have at least four assists this season in the Champions League are on teams that are still in the running.
- Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund): 5
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid): 4
- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid): 4
- Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona): 4
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal): 4
- Galeno (Porto): 4
- Raphinha (Barcelona): 4
Among the players with three assists this season are Harry Kane of Bayern Munich and Warren Zaire-Emery of PSG.
Race between Harry Kane and Mbappe for UCL Golden boot
Three of the ten players who have scored at least five goals in the Champions League this season are on teams that are still in the competition.
- Kylian Mbappe (PSG): 8
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich): 7
- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid): 6
- Erling Haaland (Man City): 6
- Rodrygo (Real Madrid): 5
- Julian Alvarez (Man City): 5
- Galeno (Porto): 5
- Phil Foden (Man City): 5
- Rasmus Hojlund (Man Utd): 5
- Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid): 5
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