Tuesday’s Champions League predictions including Real Madrid vs. Manchester City

Sports Mole provides score predictions and previews for all of today’s Champions League fixtures, including Real Madrid vs. Manchester City.

Arsenal vs. Bayern (Tuesday, 8.00pm)
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Familiar Champions League foes reunite in front of a bouncing Emirates atmosphere on Tuesday evening, as Arsenal and Bayern Munich go toe-to-toe in the first leg of their quarter-final.

The Gunners edged out Porto on penalties to banish their knockout demons from seasons past, while Thomas Tuchel’s men – who will have none of their fans present in North London owing to a firework misdemeanour – progressed this far courtesy of a second-leg turnaround against Lazio.

We say: Arsenal 2-1 Bayern Munich
With their soft underbelly now replaced by sturdy armour, Arsenal fans should not be subjected to another 5-1 humiliation at the hands of the German champions, especially given the current predicament Tuchel’s side find themselves in.

Kane versus Arsenal almost always leads to the Gunners failing to keep a clean sheet, which may be the case if the quarter-final pressure briefly gets to Arteta’s men, but the clinical hosts should capitalise on the Bavarians’ rearguard vulnerabilities and lack of away support to take a narrow lead to Munich.

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Real Madrid vs. Man City (Tuesday, 8.00pm)
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In a rematch of last year’s unforgettable Champions League semi-final, 14-time winners Real Madrid and current holders Manchester City cross paths once again, squaring off in Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu.

A little under 12 months ago, Pep Guardiola’s men demolished the 14-time winners 5-1 over two fixtures to storm into the final, although nothing could separate the two titanic foes in the Spanish capital before City ran riot at the Etihad.

We say: Real Madrid 2-2 Manchester City
As the unstoppable force of Man City meets the immovable object that is Real Madrid, expect fireworks to fly between two sides whose offensive play is a joy to watch, although both defences can still be susceptible to the odd lapse in concentration.

Goals should therefore be a guarantee at the Bernabeu, but as was the case in 2022-23, we just cannot separate the two sides in the Spanish capital and can only envisage a closely-contested stalemate in Tuesday’s first leg, certainly a far better result for Guardiola’s side if last year is anything to go by.

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