Bayern Munich takes Porto in a rematch of the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The match will be played at the stadium "Allianz Arena" in Munich on Tuesday. The first meeting ended with a surprise victory at the gates of "Estadio do Dragao" with 3-1.
Bayern Munich needs to catch a lot if wants to continue to the semi-finals of the prestigious tournament. The team leads convincingly in the Bundesliga and the full attention have to be turned to the Champions League. Pep Guardiola`s boys must win with a score of at least 2-0, which will send them to the semi-finals.
As we expected in this meeting the hosts are favorites with odds for their victory at 1.33, while the success of Porto reaches 10.00. However, interesting option is for Porto to continue to the semifinals - 1.83 at Bet365, with 2.00 for Bayern Munich to qualify.
Bayern Munich will make pressure to his opponents from the beginning of the game in search of an early goal, which will bring significant dose of peace for the team. If everything goes well, Porto will be lucky to allow only two goals at the "Allianz Arena".
Over the weekend, Bayern won easily as guests against Hoffenheim with 0-2, but still has problems with injured and suspended players in camp. Those are David Alaba, Medhi Benatia, Javi Martinez, Franck Ribery, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben and Tom Starke. The hopes of ranking will fall on the shoulders of Lewandowski, Muller and Mario Gotze. Schweinsteiger has a minimum chance to play, but hardly will play a full game.
Porto really surprised with his performance in the first meeting. Nobody expected such a triumph over Bayern, but the players of Julen Lopetegui know very well that their work is not done yet. Overall, the team does not do well for the first time and has not committed any loss in eleven consecutive games in the Champions League.
Porto will not be at his full strength and the problems of Julen Lopetegui are mainly in defense, where he is not able to rely on Alex Sandro and Danilo. Also with minor injuries are Jackson Martinez and Cristian Tello, but there is still some chance for them to be included in the game. However there is good news for Julien. The young Brazilian - Carlos Henrique Casemiro rerturns after injury and will be able to take his place in the defense of Porto.
Prediction: Draw @ 5.50 at bet365
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