23.04. (Tue) 20:45 Bayern Munchen - Barcelona

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BAYERN MUNICH
Neuer
Lahm • Buyten • Dante • Alaba
Martínez • Schweinsteiger
Robben • Müller • Ribéry
Gómez

BARCELONA
Valdés
Alves • Piqué • Bartra • Alba
Xavi • Busquets • Iniesta
Pedro • Messi • Sánchez

Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic will miss the Champions League showdown against Barcelona through suspension.

Philippe Lahm, Javi Martinez and Bastian Schweinsteiger should all return to the starting line-up after being rested for Saturday's 6-1 win over Hannover, but long-term injury victims Toni Kroos (groin) and Holger Badstuber (knee) remain absent.

Lionel Messi has handed Barcelona a major boost by returning to full training after missing the last two games with a hamstring strain - though has not been given the all-clear yet.

Defenders Carles Puyol and Javier Mascherano (both knee) and Adriano (suspension) are all out so youngster Marc Bartra is likely to partner Gerard Pique in central defence.

DID YOU KNOW?

Bayern Munich have won 18 of their last 19 matches in all competitions, with the solitary defeat coming against Arsenal in the Champions League round of 16 second leg.

The Bavarian giants have lost just one of 20 previous home encounters against Spanish opponents (W14, D5, L1).

Bayern have won three of their six previous meetings with Barcelona in European competition (W3, D2, L1).

Philipp Lahm, Dante and Luiz Gustavo will miss the return leg if they get booked on Tuesday night.

Barcelona have only won two of their last eight away games across all competitions (W2, D4, L2).

The Blaugrana are on an eight-match unbeaten run on German soil stretching back to 2001. Their overall record away record against Bundesliga teams is W9, D10, L5.

Xavi has completed 1,005 passes in the Champions League this season, 470 more than any other player, at an 88% success rate.

Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Alex Song will incur a ban with their next bookings.

Prediction
Barcelona are no great shakes away from home, but Messi's return will give them hope they can oust a formidable Bayern side. The newly-crowned Bundesliga champions are in exceptional form and they will look to put the visitors' understrength rearguard under pressure whenever possible. Bayern are favourites, however slight.

Editor's Prediction
Bayern 2-1 Barcelona

Champions League Opta Facts: SF First Legs

Bayern Munich - Barcelona
Barcelona have only won one of their six competitive encounters with Bayern Munich (two draws, three defeats).
Barcelona have never won away against Bayern Munich (two draws, one defeat).
Barcelona have reached the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth consecutive season, a record in the history of the competition.
Meanwhile, this is the third time in the last four seasons that Bayern Munich have reached the last four of the competition.
Bayern Munich have won 17 of their last 20 Champions League games played at the Allianz Arena (includes the 2012 final).
Bayern Munich have not kept a clean sheet in their last 12 Champions League games at home against Spanish opposition.
However, Bayern have always scored at home in the Champions League against Spanish opposition (13 games), scoring 25 goals in total.
Barcelona have won only one of their last five Champions League games (three draws, one defeat).
Barcelona have only won three of their last 15 away games in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Barcelona have had 56 shots on target in the Champions League this season, the lowest tally among the four semi-finalists. Bayern Munich have had 66.
Barcelona have completed 7,220 passes, that's 2,555 more than the second placed side in that department, Bayern Munich (4,665).
Bayern Munich have had 202 crosses from open play (20.2 per game), the highest tally in the Champions League this season.
Lionel Messi has been directly involved in six of Barcelona's eight away goals in the Champions League this season (four goals, two assists).
Philipp Lahm and Xavi have both delivered four assists. Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic has done better in the Champions League this season (7).

Borussia Dortmund - Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund have only won one of their six competitive encounters with Real Madrid (three draws, two defeats).
However, Dortmund are unbeaten in their last three encounters with Real Madrid (one win, two draws). They have met twice in the Champions League this season with Dortmund winning 2-1 at home before drawing at the Bernabeu (2-2).
Borussia Dortmund last reached the semi-finals of the Champions League back in 1997/98. They were eventually knocked out by Real Madrid (2-0 on aggregate).
This is the third consecutive season that Real Madrid have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. The last time they reached the final though was back in 2002.
Borussia Dortmund are the only team unbeaten in the Champions League this season (six wins, four draws).
Dortmund have won all five of their home games in the Champions League this season (10 goals for, three against).
Real Madrid have only won one of their 24 away games in Germany in European competition. It was in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen back in September 2000.
Real Madrid have lost all of their last five away games in Germany in European competition.
Real Madrid have scored in each of their last 17 Champions League games away from home. The last time they failed to find the net on the road was in February 2010 against Lyon.
Real Madrid have failed to keep a clean sheet away from home in the Champions League this season (five games).
Real Madrid's games have produced 37 goals (23 for, 14 against), the most in the Champions League this season.
Real Madrid have had more shots (including blocked) than any other team in the Champions League this season: 200, an average of 20 per game. They have the best attacking record with 23 goals.
Jose Mourinho has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the seventh time in the last 10 seasons.
Mesut Ozil was directly involved in all three of Real Madrid's goals in their group stage encounters earlier this season (one goal, two assists).
Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in this season's Champions League with 11 goals. It beats his previous best tally in the competition (10 goals in 2011/12).
Ronaldo has scored in each of his last five Champions League games - if he scores in this game, he will equal Marouane Chamakh and Burak Yilmaz's record of scoring in six straight CL games.
Robert Lewandowski has been directly involved in 42% of Dortmund's goals in the Champions League this season, eight out of 19 (six goals, two assists).

Bitka za Britaniju „Rat“ Nemačkih i Španskih velikana u polufinalnim mečevima Lige šampiona

“Fudbal je jednostavna igra, u kojoj 22 igrača trče za loptom 90 minuta, a na kraju uvek pobede Nemci.” Ova duhovita opaska proslavljenog engleskog reprezentativca Garija Linekera, pre bezmalo 25 godina, mogla pi ponovo da se aktuelizuje. Okršajima španskih i nemačkih velikana otpočeće „Treći svetski rat” u okviru polufinala najprestižnijeg fudbalskog nadmetanja na planeti. U utorak se na „Alianc areni“ sastaju Bajern i Barselona, a dan kasnije na „Signal Iduna Parku“ (bivši „Vestfalen“) Dortmund i madridski Real.
Bavarski gigant Bajern, ugostiće najvredniji tim današnjice, Barselonu, u duelu četvorostrukih osvajača „ušatog” pehara. Minhenski sastav je, sudeći po kladionicama, u prednosti, a da li će uspeti da
progutaju krupan zalogaj u vidu najboljeg tima svih vremena, pitaju se i Lionel Mesi i drugovi.

UTORAK
BAJERN (Nem) - BARSELONA (Špa)
Međusobni susreti 6 3 2 1 8-9
Bajern - Španci 43 20 12 11 67-55
Nemci - Barselona 51 9 11 31 50-97

KVOTE ZA PRVAKA
Real M. 3.00
Barselona 3.00
Bajern 3.50
Dortmund 7.00