UCL – Villarreal vs Bayern
1st leg quarter-finals
Predictions
The Bavarians are undefeated in their last eight fixtures across all competitions. The hosts on the other hand are in poor form losing thrice in four LaLiga matches. Therefore expect the Germans to win comfortably.
The Yellow Submarine have conceded just three goals in their last seven league fixtures. Their opponents, meanwhile, have conceded less than a goal on average in their last eight games across all competitions. Hence, I have backed the visitors to register a clean sheet.
UCL – Villarreal vs Bayern: Betting odds
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Asian handicap: -1 Bayern Munich @ 1.94 odds.
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Clean sheet: Bayern Munich @ 2.62 odds.
Predicted lineup
Villarreal: Rulli; Foyth, Albiol, Pau Torres, Pedraza; Trigueros, Capoue, Parejo; Lo Celso, Gerard Moreno, Danjuma
Misses next match if booked (On 2 yellow cards): Alberto Moreno, Parejo, Rulli
Bayern Munich: Neuer; Pavard, Süle, Hernández, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sané, Müller, Coman; Lewandowski
Misses next match if booked (On 2 yellow cards): Hernández
UCL – Villarreal vs Bayern: Pre-match conference
Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern coach: “Villarreal have a coach with a lot of experience at winning on the international stage. The team are very experienced and we will need to figure out how to break them down. However, I am confident that we will be successful.”
Marcos Senna, Villarreal ambassador: “We’re facing one of the favourites. The mantra will be to enjoy it and frustrate the opposition as best we can. We’ll head into it with a winning mentality, while respecting the opposition as they are a great team, one of the best teams in the world.”
