{"id":39512,"date":"2022-04-06T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=39512"},"modified":"2022-04-06T16:16:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:16:23","slug":"villarreal-v-real-madrid-preview-predictions-and-best-bets-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-app.com\/soccer\/ucl\/villarreal-v-real-madrid-preview-predictions-and-best-bets-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Villarreal v Bayern Munich \u2013 Preview, Predictions, and Best Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Villarreal welcome Bayern Munich to the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg <\/strong><\/a>on Wednesday. Both sides picked up hugely impressive second leg victories in the last round as Unai Emery\u2019s side won 3-0 at Juventus and Die Roten thrashed Salzburg 7-1. Bayern are superb in away matches in this competition (unbeaten in 25 with 20 wins) and are major favourites to win this first leg in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Villarreal Form<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Yellow Submarine started 2022 in good form, going six unbeaten in all competitions with some enterprising attacking displays. They scored 15 goals in those matches as Unai Emery let his side off the leash somewhat. Having drawn 1-1 with Juventus in the last 16 first leg at home, they won 3-0 in the return fixture in Torino. Having played very defensively, three second-half goals against the run of play with two penalties sealed a famous win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their form of late aside from that victory has been poor. They lost 1-0 at Osasuna, 1-0 at Cadiz, and 2-0 at Levante in their La Liga with just one win in four in the league. That has seen them fall 12 points off the top four places with just eight matches to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Villarreal Team News<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unai Emery is sweating over the availability of Nigerian right-winger Samuel Chukwueze. He missed the weekend\u2019s match and remains doubtful for this one. Boulaye Dia is a doubt too but everyone else should be available bar Alberto Moreno, who is injured long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gerard Moreno being fit to start up front is huge. Arnaut Danjuma has done so well as a central striker that fitting both won\u2019t be easy. The latter could move to the left with Giovani Lo Celso on the right-wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villarreal Motivation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Emery is a pragmatic coach and won\u2019t deviate from using a low-to-mid block with very compact units. His side knows it is key to win this home match but they will not open up at any stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villarreal will hope to nick a 1-0 win here by absorbing pressure, they going to Munich and playing ultra defensively. Having said that, they have scored in all but one match in Europe this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bayern Form<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bayern have lost just once in 12 matches in all competitions but their displays have been below par at times. After losing 4-2 at Bochum, they could not turn 71% possession and 22 shots into more than a 1-1 first-leg draw at Salzburg. They won the second leg 7-1 as Robert Lewandowski got a hattrick, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Bundesliga, they surprisingly only drew 1-1 at home with Bayer Leverkusen and 1-1 at Hoffenheim on either side of the Salzburg second leg. They have won their two league matches 4-0 vs Union Berlin and 4-1 at Freiburg with six different players on target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayern Team News<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Die Roten have their most complete squad of the season so far perhaps. Corentin Tolisso, Bouna Sarr, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting are absent but none would have started. The huge news is that Alphonso Davies has passed all his heart checks and is in line to start this one according to Nagelsmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If he does play, then Lucas Hernandez would move centrally and only one of Niklas Sule, Dayot Upamecano, and impressive teenager Tanguy Nianzou would start. Leon Goretzka is back to partner Joshua Kimmich and everything looks more balanced now. Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry are fighting for the final spot on the wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bayern Motivation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bayern are expected to use a 4-2-3-1 and will immediately have fewer gaps and weaknesses than the innovative 3-2-5 shape that Nagelsmann used when he had injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will go out to win this match and to attack and dominate. A draw is no disaster but they won\u2019t play for one knowing the difficulties Villarreal could give in the second leg with anything to hold onto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n