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Once again, Real Madrid has advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League championship tournament this season. The matchup between them and Bayern Munich, which is also the matchup that has been played the most times in the competition’s history, will take place.
When compared to AC Milan, who are the second-best team in the Champions League, Madrid is aiming for their fifteenth Champions League title, which is more than twice as many as AC Milan has won.
Nevertheless, being able to defeat Bayern will not be a simple assignment. Over the course of the last several years, Thomas Tuchel has been a consistent source of frustration for Madrid.
During the 2020/21 season, he defeated them in the semifinals while playing for Chelsea. The following year, he came close to mounting an astounding comeback in the quarterfinals of the competition, but the game ended with a score of 5-4.
Tuchel’s pedigree in the UCL is still intact, despite the fact that his team defeated Arsenal in the quarterfinals despite the fact that they were not favorites to win the tournament. This is despite the fact that Bayern have not been particularly outstanding in the Bundesliga this season, as Bayer Leverkusen are the champions.
According to Grimaldo, Real Madrid will defeat Bayern Munich.
In the days leading up to the match, Alex Grimaldo, a former Barcelona star and one of the talismans of the current Bayer Leverkusen team, gave his opinion on the match. According to Mundo Deportivo, Grimaldo predicted that Madrid would have the advantage against Bayern, who are opponents in the league.
According to his assertion, Madrid’s history of success in the league makes them the favorite to defeat Bayern Munich in the semifinals of the championship. He continued by saying, “They always appear at the right time,” referring to Carlo Ancelotti’s side of the conflict.
A relationship between Xabi Alonso and
Grimaldo was asked during the same interview if he would follow Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid if the coach requested for his signature if and when he moved to the Spanish capital himself. Grimaldo said that he would be willing to do so given the opportunity.
“What if I offered to accompany Xabi to Madrid? that was necessary to see that at that particular moment,” he had said.
Grimaldo said, “It is clear that I have a very special relationship with him. I have grown a lot as a player with him, and I want to grow even more with him. It is also true that I would like to continue at his side, whether it be at Bayer Leverkusen or wherever else.”
Grimaldo’s bond with Alonso seems to be excellent, and if the time comes, we could be able to witness the La Masia graduate wearing the white jersey. This is despite the fact that Grimaldo has his origins with Barcelona.
