The first leg of the crunch clash between Manchester City and Bayern Munich takes place at the Etihad stadium this week and this is the first knockout meeting between these teams in the UEFA Champions League. The Citizens were very close to reaching the finals last year but they were unlucky to concede very late against Real Madrid. Man City's main aim this season is to win the Champions League and they can make a good start against the Bavarians on Tuesday. My recommended betting pick in this game is a home win for Manchester City. Here's why you should bet on the citizens to win;

1 Manchester City is one of the best teams in the world right now and they are in very good form. Pep Guardiola's team is the highest scoring team in the UEFA Champions League with 22 goals in eight matches. Erling Haaland is one of the best player in the world and he has been in top form for the Citizens with 11 goals in his last five matches. The Norwegian forward equalled Lionel Messi's record of five goals in a Champions League game last time and he is expected to lead the line against Bayern Munich. The Bavarians have lost two of their last four games in all competitions with defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg. Bayern Munich has been shaky and they have been eliminated from the DFB Pokal cup. Man City is playing better right now and I think they should beat the Bavarians at home.

2 Bayern Munich has one of their weakest squads in the last few years and their first choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been ruled out through a long term injury. The Bavarians also have Lucas Hernandez and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting absent through injuries and Manchester City has a stronger XI than Bayern Munich and I think they would outplay the visitors here. Both teams met in a friendly at the beginning of the season Inna similar XI and Manchester City won by a goal to nil. You should bet on the home team to win against Bayern Munich.

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曼城和拜仁慕尼黑的第一回合比赛将于本周在伊蒂哈德球场进行，这是这两支球队在欧洲冠军联赛中的第一次淘汰赛。去年，公民队非常接近决赛，但他们很不幸地在很晚的时候输给了皇家马德里。曼城本赛季的主要目标是赢得欧冠冠军，他们可以在周二对阵巴伐利亚人时取得一个良好的开端。在这场比赛中，我推荐曼城主场获胜。这就是为什么你应该把赌注押在公民身上;

曼城是目前世界上最好的球队之一，他们的状态非常好。瓜迪奥拉的球队是欧冠联赛进球最多的球队，在8场比赛中打进22球。埃林·哈兰德是世界上最好的球员之一，他在过去的5场比赛中以11球的成绩为公民队打出了最佳状态。这位挪威前锋追平了梅西在欧冠比赛中5球的纪录，他有望在对阵拜仁慕尼黑的比赛中领衔出场。巴伐利亚在最近的四场比赛中输掉了两场，分别输给了勒沃库森和弗赖堡。拜仁慕尼黑一直处于不稳定状态，他们已经被淘汰出了德国足球联合会的波卡尔杯。曼城现在踢得更好了，我认为他们应该在主场击败巴伐利亚人。

拜仁慕尼黑的阵容是近年来最弱的，他们的主力门将诺伊尔因长期受伤被排除在外。巴伐利亚还有卢卡斯·埃尔南德斯和埃里克·马克西姆·乔波-莫廷因伤缺席，曼城的十一人阵容比拜仁慕尼黑更强，我认为他们会在这里击败客队。两支球队在赛季初的友谊赛中相遇Inna相似，曼城以1比0获胜。你应该打赌主队会赢拜仁慕尼黑队。