TODAYS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH PREVIEW......... REAL MADRID VS BAYERN MUNICH.....................7:45PM Real Madrid and Bayern Munich meet at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in what promises to be a pulsating tie. Holders Bayern remain on course for back-to-back Trebles and are bidding to become the first club to retain the European Cup since AC Milan in 1990. Real, meanwhile, are trying to become the first club to be crowned European champions 10 times and are seeking a first final appearance since beating Bayer Leverkusen in Glasgow 12 years ago. Real coach Ancelotti will make a late decision on whether to start Ronaldo, but insists he will not pick the Portuguese star if he has not fully recovered from a hamstring injury. Ronaldo has not played any competitive football since Reals 3-0 quarter-final first-leg win over Borussia Dortmund on April 2, but returned to full training on Monday. Gareth Bale has overcome illness to be available, while Fabio Coentrao will start at left-back in place of Marcelo, who is not 100 per cent after a hamstring problem. While Bayern are hopeful that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be fit to start after missing the weekend win over Braunschweig due to a calf injury. Bastian Schweinsteiger and Javi Martinez are both available after missing the second leg of the quarter-final win over United through suspension. Left-back David Alaba has returned to training after sitting out the weekend game due to illness, but Daniel van Buyten has withdrawn from the squad, and Thiago Alcantara, Diego Contento and Xherdan Shaqiri are injured. MATCH ODDS: REAL MADRID: 2.34 DRAW: 3.32 BAYERN M: 2.69 CLICK AWAY NOW TO LOGON TO...... NaijaBet .... REGISTER, DEPOSIT, PLACE YOUR BET AND WIN WITH YOUR WINNING PARTNER...........
Posted on: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:14:34 +0000
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