Champion League Semi-finals : Bayern Munchen vs Barcelona
Bayern Munchen – Barcelona Clash in the Champions League
It doesn’t get any better than this football fans. In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, the semi – finals of the 2012 – 13 UEFA Champions League is set as the European tournament’s final four have been finally determined after months and months of intense action on the pitches of the grandest stage that European football can offer.
And this year, we have quite the group because for the semi – finals of this season’s display of European champions, we have arguably one of the finest quartets ever assembled to make up the tournament’s final foursome, with each of them very capable of winning it all.
We have FC Bayern Munchen, the newly – crowned Germany Bundesliga title holders and last year’s runners – up for the European Cup; FC Barcelona, this season’s runaway table leaders of the Spanish La Liga; Borussia Dortmund, the champions of German football’s top flight of the last two seasons; and Real Madrid, the most successful club in the history of the prestigious UEFA Champions League tournament.
On April 24 and 25, the competition’s final four will resume their campaign for this year’s European Cup as FC Barcelona pay FC Bayern Munchen a visit at the Allianz Arena before Borussia Dortmund play hosts to Real Madrid at Signal Iduna Park the following day. And in case you haven’t noticed it yet, the semi – finals of the 2012 – 13 UEFA Champions League will be kicking off in style in Germany where we will get started with a huge clash between the two favourites to win the European tournament as the new title holders of the Germany Bundesliga take on the current kings of the Spanish Primera Liga.
FC Bayern Munchen, listed by SBOBET.com at *2.32 to beat FC Barcelona in the first leg of their semi – final meeting in the UEFA Champions League on April 24, are probably the hottest side in the sport today with the way they literally blasted away everybody in the top flight of German football to win the 23rd Germany Bundesliga title in the history of their club.
They did it in convincing fashion too as Bayern Munchen managed to clinch the championship with still more than a few games to spare to send a message to their heated rivals and champions of the German league of the last two seasons, Borussia Dortmund. The FCB were determined to put on a show this year after Dortmund superseded them as Bundesliga champions, twice. And by the looks of things, it looks like they are not slowing down just yet.
Playing out their last campaign under head coach Jupp Heynckes, who is stepping away from football once this season is over, Bayern Munchen continue to make sure they can give their retiring manager a fitting farewell before Pep Guardiola, who ironically enough is the former play – caller from the sidelines of the very side they’ll be facing in theChampions League semi – finals, takes over the club. And after having already won the Bundesliga title this season, the German football giants now set their sights on winning the Champions League as they look ahead of their semi – final encounter with Barcelona.
”Bayern versus Barcelona – giants are meeting in the Champions League. It will be huge task for us playing against this team, who have been enthusing and also dominating European football with their imaginative and creative football for the past for years,” FC Bayern Munchen head coach Jupp Heynckes said. ”I have always got good results against them with my team in Spain, for instance with Athletic Bilbao I beat them twice in Barcelona. I am looking forward to two magic football nights.”
FC Barcelona, listed by SBOBET.com at *3.00 to beat FC Bayern Munchen on April 24, head into fixture as the runaway table leaders of the Spanish Primera Liga this season, and with the La Liga title already in the bag, you just know they would be in a very similar mindset as the new Germany Bundesliga title holders ahead of their clash and would love to end their campaign with the European Cup as well.
”I am looking forward to the games. That’s the team that has been the most successful over the past few years. It will be extremely difficult and very exciting. I can remember our last two games, it was our Waterloo in Barcelona. It is a chance for us to show that Bayern got better since 2009 and we can compete with the best teams again,” Bayern Munchen chairman Karl – Heinz Rummenigge said, referring to the debilitating 4 – 0 loss they suffered in the first – leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter – final encounter in Barcelona back in 2009 that ultimately led to their elimination from the competition. ”It will be an interesting competition between Bundesliga and Primara Division. There is no clear favourite in both draws.”
”A nice draw – the 2013 Spanish champions against the 2013 German champions – that’s a top match. For the third time in four years we have reached the semi – finals and meet Barcelona at eye – level,” Bayern Munchen defender Philipp Lahm said. ”Our chances of advancing to the London final are 50/50. It will be an interesting duel between two top teams. Everyone can look forward to them.”
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*All odds shown are correct at time of writing
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