Bayern Munich vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips (19 April)

Last week, Bayern Munich had a very difficult evening at the Etihad Stadium. If he had been able to deceive the space of a half, the ten times reigning German champion sank in the 2nd act to the point of conceding a very severe 3-0 defeat which strongly compromised his chances of qualification. for the last four of the Champions League. This setback is also the first experienced by this team during this competition, proof of the great performance of the Citizens.

Before that, the Bavarians had arrived quite comfortably at the top of their group by winning all of their 6 games against Inter, Barça and Plzen, then they had shown great mastery to get rid of PSG victories 0-1 and 2-0 in the 1/8th finals. In the league, Thomas Tuchel's men are still struggling to try to retain their German champion crown for another season. Bundesliga leaders with a two-point lead over Borussia Dortmund, they retained their lead over the Marsupials despite their draw conceded on Saturday at home against Hoffeinhem 1-1.

Like last week, goalkeeper Neuer and starting defender Lucas Hernandez are unavailable. Thomas Tuchel hopes at the same time to find his center forward Choupo-Moting (4 goals in the Champions League), who was absent in the first leg and this weekend, which is not certain. In his absence, the Bavarians play without a real number 9 and struggle to weigh on the opposing defenses. In the defensive sector, the French international Upamecano suffered enormously last Tuesday and was guilty of a loss of fatal ball on the 2nd citizen goal. At his side, de Ligt and Pavard in particular came out better without being able to avoid the defeat of theirs. Offensively, Leroy Sané was the most prominent without managing to be decisive. We could also find in the 11 Kingsley Coman, decisive against Paris in the round of 16 first leg. Little in sight since his return from injury, the Senegalese star Mané (11 goals including 3 in C1) did not score in 2023 and should find the group after being dismissed this weekend because of his behavior.

If Choupo-Moting were to forfeit, Gnabry could once again occupy the position of number 9. Absent last Tuesday after undergoing appendicitis surgery, the nugget Foden (9 goals including 1 in C1) has not yet resumed the way to training and could once again stand aside against Bayern. Otherwise, Pep Guardiola should be able to count on a 100% group to prepare for this return match. Obviously, his basic man is the essential Haaland (47 goals in all competitions) who scored an 11th goal in the Champions League in the first leg, before distinguishing himself with a double against Leicester. Behind him, De Bruyne (25 assists including 4 in C1) as well as Bernardo Silva should be renewed in the 11 of the Catalan technician after having made a very good copy in the first leg. Also watch out for winger Grealish or long shots from Gündogan or especially Rodri, long-range scorer last Tuesday to open the scoring. The defensive sector should be occupied by Akanji, Dias and Aké.