Barcelona vs Bayern Munich Predictions, Stream & Schedule: Which Team Will Win First Leg of Champions League Semifinal?
The biggest European soccer tournament is coming to a close.
Just four teams remain for a chance to be named best soccer club in Europe. Those four clubs are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich. While Juventus and Real Madrid are battling it out, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will settle things in the semifinals.
Latin Post previews this match-up and pick a winner:
Barcelona
What a season it's been for Barcelona so far. Barcelona is currently in first place in the Spanish Premier Division ahead of Real Madrid, and they are just a few wins away from being named 2015 Champions League winners. The last time Barcelona won the Champions League was in 2011, when they defeated Manchester United in the finals.
Overall, Barcelona has won four Champions League finals, the fifth most ever.
With Barcelona, they pack a huge South American punch. The South American trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez are as dynamic as it gets. Messi is without a doubt the best passer in the world, and he just knows how to make everyone around him better. Neymar is just 23 years old, but the young Brazilian is one of the best dribblers in the world. He could very well go onto to be the best player on the planet one day. As for Suarez, he has been on fire lately, and he is a physical player, sometime a little too physical.
Barcelona doesn't have to worry about lack of defense or goaltending. Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has been sensational this season in net.
If Real Madrid can take care of business against the Italian club that is Juventus, and Barcelona eliminates Bayern Munich, this would mark the first time ever that Real Madrid and Barcelona would face each other in the finals.
Bayern Munich
Germany is the big boy on the block right now. After winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Argentina, Bayern Munich is ready to show once again that Germany is king.
Pep Guardiola's squad absolutely dominated Group E over Manchester City, CSKA Moscow and Roma. With that decisive Group E win, Bayern Munich then eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk in the Round of 16 by winning both games. After that, Bayern Munich defeated Porto in the quarterfinals. Thomas Müller, who scored five goals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, leads Bayern Munich with six goals in this tournament.
Bayern Munich has won five Champions League tournaments, the third most all-time. Only Real Madrid (10) and Milan (7) have won more. It will be tough to go into Barcelona and win on the road, but the second leg will be played at home for Bayern Munich. If Bayern Munich can get by Barcelona, they will have home-field advantage in the 2015 Champions League final. The finals will be played in Berlin, Germany.
Schedule, Where to Watch
Barcelona and Bayern Munich will play each other at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain at 2:45 p.m. EST. The game will be shown on FOX Sports 1. You can watch a live game stream here.
Predictions
Barcelona has to win this game. There's no way they can lose at home and expect to go to Germany next week and get a victory. All eyes will be on Messi, but Neymar and Suarez will make the difference, and Bravo will be nearly perfect in net.
Barcelona wins 1-0.
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