The Champions League semifinals are this week, and between the two matches, we have a little bit of everything.
There’s the semifinal that could easily serve as a final in most seasons, with Spanish giants Real Madrid facing the German machine known as Bayern Munich. Between them, they have 20 Champions League trophies and eight runner-up finishes. There will be at least a ninth this season.
Then there’s the “underdog” semi featuring one of the wealthiest clubs in the world in PSG, who clinched another Ligue 1 title this week, but are still chasing the dream of Champions League glory. They face Borussia Dortmund, a team that won the Champions League (1997) but currently sit in fifth place in the Bundesliga.
We are guaranteed a title match between an established Champions League power and a club looking to upset the apple cart.
Then there are the teams who aren’t here. Defending champion Manchester City will no longer be defending anything, as Real Madrid knocked them out in the quarters. It was a common theme for the Premier League, which doesn’t have a team in the Champions League semis for the first time since the 2019-20 Champions League that was turned on its head by COVID.
Now, let’s throw some darts at the wall and figure out how to bet these matches and make money for once.
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