Champions League: Lyon vs. Bayern Munich Betting Preview, Odds, Prediction

Lyon and Bayern Munich are the second semifinal pair of this Champions League campaign. Lyon is a massive underdog, and to be honest nobody saw them reaching this phase of the competition. Rudi Garcia’s boys fought bravely, and they fully deserved everything. Meanwhile, Bayern is terrorizing the entire UCL, and they are already setting numerous records when talking about efficiency. You all saw what they did to Barcelona and Lionel Messi. That was pretty ruthless, and terrifying in some hand. 

Preview 

Lyon (+1100) was in the group with Red Bull Leipzig, Benfica, and Zenit, and even though this happened to be the least interesting assembly, it was the most interesting one, and Lyon managed to advance to the next stage. It was rough for the Kids as the fans call them, but they made it. 

After that, Lyon eliminated two of the biggest candidates (besides Bayern) for seizing the trophy, Juventus and Manchester City. And the way they did it was very impressive. The French side defeated Juve at home and went to Turin only to shock the world and resist the Old Lady. After that, Lyon recorded another sensation by beating the Citizens with 3-1. Instead of defending after conceding the first goal, they would become even more aggressive, which eventually brought the result.

In five of the last six games, they scored at least twice and the same number of contests saw over 2.5 goals.

Bayern Munich (-800) is now the biggest candidate for the title, with all due respect towards both French teams (Lyon and PSG). Hansi Flick’s side didn’t lose in 24 straight games, that is, they won all of them, 13 after the resumption of play. 

It is one very terrifying stretch during which they ruthlessly hit the back of the rival’s net often more than four times. The latest demonstration of power against Barcelona was one of the most shocking in the history of football. To score 8 against a team where Messi plays is unbelievable. 

Flick is a typical German coach, the one that loves seeing his team attack and dictate a fast and offensive rhythm on the pitch.

Latest News

Kone isn’t ready for Lyon, but all the other players are fit.

Pavard is questionable for Bayern, but even if he isn’t ready for the match, that won’t be too big of a blow for the German champs.

Head to Head 

Lyon and Bayern met 8 times in this century, and the Germans have a better record. Bayern posted four wins, Lyon has two, and two ended with a draw.

In the latest three events, the Bavarians posted victories. 

Prediction

There is no room for any debate here. Bayern is a much better team, and they will win this contest. If anything else happens, that would be a massive surprise. We would go with Bavarians to win with an Asian Handicap, -1.5, because that seems pretty realistic. The odds on that are -180. If you want something else, try over 1.5 HT at +100. Bayern is very efficient in this campaign.