Champions League: A Steely Encounter Ahead At The Allianz

Bayern Munich vs Liverpool

There are eight matches in the first round of the Champions League knockout stages, and half of those are already decided. The first four matches have proven to be incredible spectacles that showed us the best moments that only the Beautiful Game and deliver.

However, you will be wrong if you think that there’s no more European football to catch this week. There are four interesting games to catch, and all of them have the potential to be Champions League 2019 results that are as bombastic as last week’s.

However, it cannot be denied that one of the most intriguing matches to watch will be the Bayern Munich-Liverpool match. Not only are these two teams among the best clubs in Europe, but they will also be coming to this match with slightly different mentalities.

There are some important questions that must be asked ahead of this all-important duel, and we at the SBOBET football team will be more than happy to address those concerns.

Talking Points

A tough task ahead for the Reds

You can say that Liverpool could have made their lives a lot easier if they won the first leg of their Round-of-16 duel. Saying that Liverpool don’t have any chance of clinching a quarter-finals spot in Germany is wrong, though: Jurgen Klopp’s Reds have more than enough firepower to help them get the much-needed away goal.

They still have one of the best attacking trios in the Champions League in Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, and Roberto Firmino. While the three are not as efficient as they were in their runners-up run last year, they still account for six of the team’s 10 goals. Each one of them is still dangerous players to simply leave unmarked.

Moreover, they have one of the world’s best defenders in Virgil van Dijk. The Dutch defender has impressed fans and pundits alike with his work on the backline, and Klopp will be relying on his talents to help lead the team against Bayern’s own talented pool of players.

If there is anything critics would put against the team, it would be their recent run of form in the domestic front. Their performances since the turn of the year have taken a downward turn, and they are now a point behind Manchester City in the league.

However, some of the travelling Liverpool fans have faith that their Reds will be able to finish the job against the perennial juggernauts of German football. Their players and their coach give them the confidence that they can pull out a result here.

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Bundesliga

High-flying Bayern look to keep on scoring

While Liverpool’s form has taken a bit of a dip, Bayern’s strong run of results since the winter break have given them good Champions League 2019 odds.

Their Bundesliga title defence is going great as Niko Kovac’s team stand atop the league on goal difference. One can easily feel in the way the Bavarians handle themselves that they are certain that they can win their games.

A peek into Bayern’s team gives you an easy explanation as to why the team is faring so well. Robert Lewandowski is effective in scoring; Joshua Kimmich has blossomed as an assist machine; Serge Gnabry and Thomas Muller are fantastic wing players; the defence is also doing wonderful work.

However, the standout man among them has been James Rodriguez. The Real Madrid loanee may have struggled to get consistent playing time during the early days of the season, but he has since then become an important figure in Bayern’s impressive run to the top. Bayern need his creative prowess and goal-scoring ability to distract the Liverpool defence and give Lewandowski some breathing room.

James Rodriguez is expected to step up for Bayern Munich ahead of their Champions League match against Liverpool — James Rodriguez in action for Bayern Munich during the first leg of Champions League round-of-16 clash against Liverpool

History

These two European giants don’t face each other that often, and they have only met each other twice prior to their first-leg match in February. Liverpool edged Bayern by a hair when they met in the 2001 UEFA Super Cup, while Mane and Salah scored against Bayern when they met for the Audi Cup in August 2017.

Their last match was a tight contest that saw neither team convert their chances. Both teams had a crack at goal, but no players were able to convert the shot attempts they had into goals. The most notable absence from this match was Van Dijk, who was kept from the squad due to suspension.

Betting Tip

	Bayern Munich vs Liverpool	Over 2.75 Goals @ 2.00
	March 14, 04:00 (GMT+8)

This match has got a lot of SBOBET punters cracking their heads a lot more compared to the other Champions League matches that will be played this week. Barcelona have shown recently that they are nearly invincible on second-leg games. Manchester City will be tough to beat at the Etihad, while Atletico Madrid could do the job at the Juventus Stadium.

This match has two teams who are close to each other’s level competing on the back of a goalless draw. Both have superb attacking and defensive talents, and the minutest of differences are the things that could spell victory or defeat for either side.

This is a tough match to call, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this game goes all the way to penalties. This scribe predicts that Lewandowski will be able to score a brace while Salah and Firmino will grab goals of their own to set up a dramatic finish.