As Champions League semi-final second leg dey approach, all eyes dey on who go fit start and who no go fit play. For Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich match, we get plenty tori. PSG don already win first leg 5-4 for Parc des Princes, but Bayern no go easy. Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano and Luis Díaz score for Bayern for first leg. For PSG, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé score brace each, plus João Neves header. Now, for second leg for Germany, we dey expect another high-scoring affair. Injury doubts dey for both sides, but no official word yet on who go miss match.
For Arsenal versus Atletico Madrid, first leg end 1-1 for Spain. Viktor Gyökeres and Julián Álvarez score penalties. Arsenal dey vex because dem overturn penalty for Eberechi Eze after VAR review. Now, Arsenal go host Atletico for second leg. Mikel Arteta side dey confident because dem beat Bayern and Atletico before this season. But Atletico no be pushover; Diego Simeone team dey gritty and surprise many by reaching semi-final. Julian Alvarez be key man for Atletico with nine goals and four assists for Champions League.
Bayern Munich don already win Bundesliga title and dey play well under Vincent Kompany. Dem beat Real Madrid 6-4 on aggregate for quarter-final. Harry Kane lead attack with 12 goals for Champions League. For PSG, Luis Enrique side don dispatch Chelsea and Liverpool for knockout stages. Dem beat Premier League champions 4-0 on aggregate, showing dem dey in top form.
Opta supercomputer now favour Arsenal to win whole competition, but Bayern still top Power Rankings. However, because Bayern lose first leg, dem chances don reduce. Atletico still dey outsiders, but dem don show dem fit compete after eliminating Barcelona for quarter-final. BBC Sport experts give different predictions. Guillem Balague think Arsenal go beat Atletico and PSG go beat Bayern, with PSG winning final. Alex Howell think Arsenal go pass Atletico but winning Champions League depend on if dem win Premier League first. Sara Menai no think PSG fit win back-to-back; she pick Bayern. Taufig Khalil also pick Bayern, saying Harry Kane be true leader.
With both ties finely poised, fans dey wait to see who go emerge victorious and go final for Budapest Puskas Arena. Who go lift trophy? We go see.
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