Champions League: Power Rankings after semifinal first legs

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring his second goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between Liverpool and A.S. Roma at Anfield on April 24, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /

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For the second consecutive year, Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena 2-1. In fact, it goes further than that.

In the last 5 seasons, Bayern have only lost 3 home KO champions league matches, all 3 against Real Madrid.
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) April 25, 2018

Los Blancos have Bayern’s number. Munich once again played a tough match against the two-time defending Champions League winners with a whole host of chances. James Rodriguez shined again with the assist for Joshua Kimmich’s goal and a 90% success rate on his passes.

Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben struggled all game. If those two can sort it out, Bayern could come up with a win at the Bernabeu. They also need to stop Ronaldo again, whose Champions League scoring streak ended at 11 games.

Bayern has rebounded before in the second leg against Real Madrid. They took it to extra time last year until Ronaldo ripped them apart. They stop Ronaldo again, they can win. If Bayern can get Lewandowski a goal, it changes the complexion of the tie and could end the reign of Madrid.

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