Bayern vs Real: The end of the "Gray Tigers"?

Bayern and Real are the most fated pair in the Champions League. Photo: Internet

However, that “omen” is not entirely unfounded when coach Jupp Heynckes’s team meets their “nemesis” named Real in the Semi-finals. Overall, this match is considered to be evenly matched, with each team winning 11 matches and drawing two after 24 matches. However, in the knockout round, Real has always been the dominant team with 3 wins in the last 4 encounters.

In particular, the 0-5 aggregate defeat in the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2013-2014 season seemed to be an unforgettable pain for the Allianz-Arena team. Last season, in the quarter-finals, they were also crushed by the "Kền kền" with a total score of 6-3 after two matches.

Those are sad statistics that the “Gray Tigers” have to accept. And they should also be mentally prepared to learn how to accept the pain if the lucky ticket keeps pushing them towards Real in the knockout round like this season.

Despite the fact that Real always faces many difficulties every time they visit Germany, having only won 2 out of 27 away matches. The Royal team has not been in good form this season, having lost all domestic matches.

Because, Real with stars like Bale, Benzema, Ramos... are always ready to create breakthroughs of superior class, and there are also Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, Isco... in the unique 4-3-1-2 diamond formation that defeated the giant PSG and pushed "Old Lady" Juventus into the abyss.

In particular, they are a team full of battle prowess and the fate to dominate the Champions League, being led by the strategic talent and ability to read the game to use troops to turn the situation extremely skillfully of coach Zidane.

Ronaldo is in extremely good form, will he cause more pain for Bayern Munich? Photo: Internet

After all, the most important person for Real fans to believe in a victory in conquering the Arena tonight is Ronaldo. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Portuguese player is a real "monster" that makes the "Gray Tigers" terrified because this superstar has penetrated Bayern's net 9 times in 6 times the two teams have met.

Unfortunately for Bayern, CR7 is showing no signs of aging. On the contrary, he is showing extremely impressive form as if he is in his prime, having scored 25 goals in 16 matches for Real in 2018.

In the round of 16 and quarter-finals of the Champions League, CR7 left a big mark when he successfully scored 6 goals against PSG and Juventus, contributing greatly to helping Real get closer to the goal of defending the throne.

Obviously, that is the biggest danger that Bayern will have to continue to face and it is not easy to resolve. Especially when their force is seriously damaged without the service of two extremely important players, Vidal and Coman, due to injury, and the ability of number 1 goalkeeper Neuer to play is unclear.

It seems that, to get a favorable result in the first leg, Bayern will have to rely heavily on coach Jupp Heynckes' experience in using troops, striker Robert Lewandowski's scoring ability against Real, and motivation from their home ground, Arena.

But, remember that Bayern are happy in the domestic tournaments, while Real are in a dead end. To avoid a disappointing season, the "Vultures" will once again have to assert their mettle as the "boss" of the Champions League.

Zidane and Ronaldo will once again prove the power of those born to be “the Son of Heaven” and add more pain to the “Gray Tigers” of Germany. It is very possible that “the omen of doom calling” will begin to appear after the final whistle of the first leg of the semi-final tonight (01:45, April 26).