I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 476 - 89: I’m Very Hungry

Bayern Munich’s fans came to Madrid with the mentality of victors.

They didn’t think they would be the ones to be "overturned," and some optimistic fans even believed their team wouldn’t concede a goal at the Bernabeu.

After all, the dual wings of "Robbery" have allowed them to overcome Fiorentina and Manchester United, advancing all the way to the semi-finals, and they won’t easily fall here.

They are also giants in the football world, having almost won both the league and cup domestically, with their goal this season being to achieve a "Triple Crown".

And among the four teams that reached the semi-finals, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Inter Milan.

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan all have a chance to contend for the "Triple Crown," which broadly refers to the Champions League, league, and domestic top cup titles.

And these three teams are all in a "leading" position on these three fronts.

Only Barcelona is already out of the King’s Cup this season, lagging in the league, facing the situation of ending with nothing.

Among these three teams, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich should be the most qualified for the Triple Crown, with Real Madrid slightly inferior in comparison.

After all, Inter Milan was in Group F, containing the "Sextuple Champions" Barcelona, Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv, and Russian Super League’s new wealthy Kazan Ruby, where they fought hard to finish second and successfully advanced.

Later in the knockout stage, they consecutively defeated the Premier League champions Chelsea and Russian Super League champions CSKA Moscow.

If they can defeat the Guardiola-led "Cosmic Team" Barcelona to enter the finals, and then beat Bayern Munich or Real Madrid, then the quality of this championship cannot be questioned by anyone.

The same goes for Bayern Munich.

Only Real Madrid has taken some advantage, as they faced Lyon without Benzema and Bordeaux who luckily made it into the top 8 in the knockout stage without much challenge in the group stage.

In the domestic cup competitions, their biggest opponent Barcelona was also eliminated early on.

In simple terms, many neutral fans feel that Real Madrid’s victory lacks "story" and "legend," even though many complain about the ups and downs, such smooth progress still arouses envy.

Before the match, many media and individuals analyzed the starting lineups of both teams.

The head coach of Bayern Munich is Aloysius Paul Maria Louis van Gaal, abbreviated as: "Van Gaal", who is a famous Dutch coach and has previously served as the head coach of Barcelona and has Champions League winning experience.

This season, after taking over as the head coach of Bayern Munich, Van Gaal, although the start was slightly difficult, brought in Robben and Ribery to form the "Robbery" wings, which quickly stabilized the situation for Bayern Munich.

And the young talents promoted during the season preparation period, such as Thomas Muller and Holger Badstuber, gradually repaid the coach with their performances.

In media and individual predictions, Bayern Munich’s formation for this match should be 4231, however, Bayern Munich’s 4231 is more like a 4411 or 442 formation.

They will use Robben and Ribery’s breakthroughs to attack their opponents.

More than half of the season has passed, and unless there are injuries or form issues, every team’s tactics and lineup generally won’t undergo major changes.

Bayern Munich’s lineup is excellent on every line.

On the forward line, there are Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose, Mario Gomez, Ivica Olic, Thomas Muller.

However, due to disagreements with Van Gaal, Luca Toni has been sidelined, and Klose is not an absolute mainstay in Van Gaal’s lineup, for Van Gaal, known for nurturing young players, prefers players like Mario Gomez, Ivica Olic, and Thomas Muller.

Relying on his last-minute winner against Manchester United in the quarter-finals, Ivica Olic has become Van Gaal’s absolute favorite and is undoubtedly the starting center forward in this match.

While on the flanks, "Robbery" is a fixture barring injuries, with Thomas Muller taking the central attacking midfield position. These things don’t need much discussion.

In the midfield positions, Bastian Schweinsteiger will surely take a spot, and the other will likely be Van Bommel or Tymoshchuk, but it’s most likely the former. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Then in defense, after Lucio’s departure from Bayern Munich, the Bayern defense is composed of Lam, Van Buyten, Demichelis, and Badstuber, which will likely see little change.

And in the goalkeeper position, due to Lensing’s poor performance this season, Hans Butt has replaced him.

This goalkeeper is an "oddity," also known as Juventus’s nemesis, and is someone who likes to take penalty kicks, and has scored more goals than many professional strikers in a single season as an "oddity".

From a goalkeeper’s perspective, the 35-year-old Butt isn’t very outstanding, as he has some drops and mistakes top goalkeepers shouldn’t have.

His most famous moment is probably scoring a penalty against the opposing goal, then being lobbed due to over-celebration, and then complaining on camera.