The Champions League is getting into the final stages. The remaining teams are guaranteed to provide fans and punters with proper excitement and seriously tense and hard-to-predict matches. Tonight, when Bayern Munich faces Inter Milan, it will be a real battle. Bayern has made it into the final eight every Champions League since 2019 and have been favoured as a likely prospect to claim the title every year since then. Inter on the other hand are chasing their fourth CL title and have been displaying an impressive and growing strength throughout the tournament. So, how will the battle of Bayern’s raging offense and Inter’s almost airtight defence end?
Looking back at statistics and team performance in the games leading up to this monstrous clash it is easy to see that this truly is a matter of Offense & Attack taking on Defence & Smartness. While Bayern with their impressive offense powers have the advantage of playing at home, they are also the ones most hurt by injuries. The injury of Musiala who is the central part of the attacking engine has been couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Bavarians. And still there are no confirmed reports on Harry Kane’s ankle, how much will it hinder him, and will he even be able to start the match? Even for a superstar team like Bayern these are serious setbacks. This is particularly true when they are facing a team, who even with a proud history of always having had strong defence, have grown into becoming the demons of defence. In fact, Inter has conceded only 2 goals in the last 10 rounds of the tournament! But defensive play is not the only skill Inter brings to the pitch. While building their strategy from the defence, the team match after match proves their smartness and effectiveness in hurting opponents with fast shifts into attacking mode. And, with a player like Martinez being on fire and playing what is his maybe his best football ever, there are definitely clouds over Bayern’s skies tonight. Conclusion. Bayern’s defensive powers are weakened. Inter’s defensive powers stays intact. Question is, will Martinez be what turns the game into Inter’s favour? Too much of tough bet if you don’t want to accept too much risk. I go for the safe option, X/2 - Draw or Inter
