Manchester City vs Bayern Munich Match Preview

Manchester City will play this first leg of this duel at home and they will try to make the most out of it. They come after thrashing RB Leipzig where after the 1-1 draw in the first game they beat them 7-0 in the return leg. Haaland scored 5 goals in that game and of course, he is going to be the main threat once again now. In the Premier League, they have been also doing very well for the moment as they are ranked 2nd and will have a golden chance to shorten the distance with Arsenal.

In the last five duels across all competitions, Manchester City scored a total of 22 goals averaging at least four goals per game. At home, they have had the same performance with 22 goals over the last five duels. A big blow will be the absence of Foden but with Haaland, De Bruyne, and Grealish in attack, they still have more than enough power.

Bayern Munich on the other hand, comes after two great performances against a much stronger rival. They beat PSG in both games, 0-1 on the road and 2-0 at home. Managing to keep a clean sheet against a team having players like Mbappe, Messi, and Neymar shows what a solid team they are. In the German Bundesliga, they are 1st-placed once again and seem to be headed toward another title.

In the last five matches, they scored a total of 12 goals averaging more than two goals per game. Even on the road, they scored seven goals over the last five matches across all competitions. They will have no new missing players apart from the already-known ones Neuer, Hernandez, and Choupo-Moting.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score at least a goal here. Manchester City has been a goal-scoring machine and with Haaland they have become even better. I hardly see a scenario where they fail to score here. Bayern Munich misses a big player in attack but still, they have shown that as a team they are still dominating their rivals.