Lyon v Bayern Munich betting tips, predicton & odds update; UCL semi-final preview

Can Olympique Lyonnais eliminate another giant in the UEFA Champions League, or will it be Bayern Munich advancing to the Champions League 2019-20 final? These two teams will meet in the semi-final of this competition on Wednesday at 9pm Central European Time, with the winner to meet the victor of the first semi-final between Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain. The game will be played at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon. Here are our Lyon v Bayern Munich betting tips, predictions and odds update.

Can Lyon continue giant killing run?

Lyon are having a dream run in the Champions League this season. They barely made it to the knockout phase, but that is when the real show started. The French side eliminated Juventus first (1-0 win at home, 2-1 defeat away) and crushed Cristiano Ronaldo’s ambitions of playing in Lisbon.

Although they did have a bit of luck in the second leg against Juventus, Lyon thoroughly deserved their win against Manchester City. It was beautiful to watch Moussa Dembele score twice in the 3-1 quarter-final victory.

Lyon also played well against Paris SG in the French League Cup final, but ultimately fell short on penalties.

Bayern didn’t defeat Barcelona – they destroyed them

It was a joy to behold for all Bayern fans on Friday when the German side eliminated Barcelona from the UEFA Champions League. You don’t expect any CL quarter-final match to end 8-2, let alone a game between these two storied sides.

Philippe Coutinho, a former player at Barcelona, scored two goals in the last five minutes to seal the fate of Barca manager Quique Setien. The manager was the first to go after one of the biggest defeats in Barcelona’s history.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich have not missed a beat after the COVID-19 pandemic lay-off, winning both the Bundesliga and the German Cup.

On top of the Barcelona annihilation, in the round-of-16 phase of the Champions League, they eliminated Chelsea 7-1 (3-0 away, 4-1 home).

With several big scalps under their belts already in the Champions League, Hans-Dieter Flick will be wary of complacency. He will remind his team that Lyon have a giant-killing reputation, even if they don’t have the calibre of player of a Barcelona or Chelsea

UCL semi-final team news and injuries

Lyon didn’t report any significant injury problems, although they are probably tired from the match against Man City. We will have to wait until game day to see if any player suffered a knock that will force Rudi Garcia to keep him sidelined. At this point, it seems the French side has a clean bill of health.

As for Bayern, they have a healthy team but will be without Benjamin Pavard. He has been out for a month with an ankle injury.

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