The most successful team in Europe, Real Madrid, played ugly football to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League. That reminds Bayern Munich that they need a strong attitude and breakthrough to break the White Vultures’ bus system.

Thomas Muller will be the key to opening the door to Real Madrid’s goal

Real Madrid was less convincing than Manchester City in the last two Champions League quarter-finals but won the right to play in the semi-finals. The simple reason is that coach Carlo Ancelotti’s players followed the tactical requirements of deep defensive positions to effectively counter Manchester City’s beautiful passing passes. Quite surprisingly, Real Madrid, from an attacking team, succeeded with its defensive strategy against Manchester City, who controlled the ball so well. Coach Ancelotti demonstrated his tactical acumen against each opponent.

Mr. Ancelotti led Bayern Munich for one season and won the Bundesliga championship in the 2016-2017 season. The pillars at that time are still Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller or Joshua Kimmich. Basically, Gray Tiger’s gameplay has not changed much. Mr. Ancelotti himself once with Bayern Munich was helpless against Atletico Madrid’s defensive play in the Champions League in the 2016-2017 season. After that, the Gray Tigers continued to fail again against a dense defense like Real Madrid and Manchester City when meeting Villarreal in 2022. Thus, it is likely that Mr. Ancelotti will apply the bus strategy in front of goal. again against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

To break Real Madrid’s deep and dense defense strategy, Bayern Munich cannot and does not have the ability to control the ball and pass the ball like Manchester City. The German press commented that Bayern Munich beаt Arsenal after two matches in the quarterfinals without Thomas Muller, but against Real Madrid, the number one veteran in this tournament (record 14 championships), Muller is an important player. The reason is that Bayern Munich draws lessons from Manchester City, so it needs smart passes from this 34-year-old veteran to hope to break Real Madrid’s too-tight defense. In addition, the Gray Tigers need to play strongly, ready to collide to mentally overwhelm their opponents before waiting for the brilliant ball from experienced player Muller.