UEFA Champions League: RB Salzburg vs Bayern Munich live
Preview
Red Bull Salzburg continue their Champions League campaign as they host Bayern Munich on Wednesday at the Red Bull Arena at 8:00pm for the first leg of their round of 16 tie.
RB Salzburg qualified for the knockout stages due to a final matchday 1-0 win over Sevilla in the group stages. The home side finished the group in second place with ten points from six games, winning three games, drawing a game and losing two games. In their last six games across all competitions, RB Salzburg have five wins and a draw. The home side come into this game after a 2-1 win over SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Bayer Munich on the other hand come into this game on the back of a disappointing 4-2 loss away at VfL Bochum in the German Bundesliga. Bayern Munich ended the group stages by topping the group, winning all six games. Bayer Munich have four wins from their last six games across all competitions, losing two games in the process.
Head-to-head
Both teams met in last season’s Champions League in the group stage with Bayern Munich winning both games 6-2 and 3-1 respectively.
Prediction
It will be vey interesting to see how the home side will set up, whether they will want to go toe to toe with the German heavy weights or will sit back and try to prevent their visitors from getting a goal. Nevertheless, I expect Bayern Munich to return back to Munich with a win and I also expect the home side to get on the score sheet.
