Tuesday evening at 20:00, Liverpool can make an important step towards the quarter-finals of the Champions League, because it will play the first hand of the best against Bayern Munich. Both bands have an offensive style that promises an open, spectacular match.
Jurgen Klopp has excellent results at Liverpool and beats for the title with “cormorants”, but he also has a revenge for Bayern Munich. In 2013, when he coached Borussia Dortmund, Klopp lost the Wembley final to the Bavarian giant. Interestingly, Liverpool and Bayern have not met in the European Cups for nearly two decades, which makes the Anfield meeting have a special meaning.
To reach this stage of the competition, Liverpool came hard group which also included Napoli and PSG, while Bayern has won first place in a group that was also attended by Ajax, Benfica and AEK Athens. With 6 victories on his own in front of his rivals in Germany, Liverpool will tackle the game with great confidence, but he has to fear the offensive force of James Rodriguez, Robert Lewandowski and the rest of the Bavarians.
On his last visit to English field, Bayern has shoved Arsenal 5-1, a result that will surely give confidence to Niko Kovac’s students. Moreover, Bayern qualified in each of the last 5 European duels with clubs in the UK, the last elimination being suffered in 2005, in front of Chelsea! And Liverpool has a good balance against German clubs, with 4 consecutive qualifiers in front of the Bundesliga bands. Last time, Liverpool successfully defeated Hoffenheim in the play-off of the previous edition of the UEFA Champions League.
Liverpool comes after a bloody victory over Bournemouth (3-0) in the championship, but he is lucky to be able to rest on the weekend, being a break in the Premier League. Bayern has worked hard to beat Augsburg with 3-2 away and Kovac’s team remains in the fight for the Bundesliga title. Last 5 games played by Bayern had at least 4 goals scored, but this time both managers should have a more cautious approach.
Even so, it is not excluded to witness at least three goals, given the quality of the players involved. Liverpool lacking injuries Joe Gomez and Dejan Lovren, while Bayern can not count Arjen Robben and Tolisso, who have been absent for a long time. The White-Reds lost only one match of the 17 played on Anfield this season.
THE PROBABLE TEAMS
Liverpool: Alisson – Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson – Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita – Salah, Firmino, Mane
Bayern Munich: Neuer – Kimmich, Hummels, Boateng, Alaba – Ribery, Javi Martinez, Alcantara – Rodriguez – J. Rodriguez, Lewandowski, T. Muller
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,62
