Champions League 2024/25 Predictions: Quarter-finals: 08/04/2025
Will Bayern Munich get around Inter Milan’s rock-solid defense when they host the Serie A side at the Allianz Arena next week in the Champions League quarter-final first leg? Inter have only conceded two goals in 10 UCL matches this season, and coming up against a good goalscoring team like Bayern makes this showdown a tricky one to place your money on.
Elsewhere in England, Arsenal take on the reigning champions of Europe, Real Madrid, with a depleted squad due to some fresh injury issues. The Gunners may have welcomed Bukayo Saka back from injury, but the absences of some first-team players are expected to affect their performance against the Whites.
We took a long look at various possible outcomes for these quarter-final first-leg matches and came out with the ones we feel are most likely to come through, but as always, these tips are not fixed.
UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first-leg predictions: 08/04/2025
Inter Milan will make more tackles: Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan
- Date: 08/04/2025
- Kick-off: 21:00 CET
- Inter are not a pushover, and their performances in this competition are good enough to get around any club in the competition, but we decided to focus on another area of the team.
Inter Milan have the best defence in the Champions League, and we expect them to remain compact at the back. The last time they faced Bayern, the Serie A team made a significant number of tackles. On average, the Italians made 21 tackles per game, and the fact that the Bavarians will press more in Germany, we expect the Italian champions to defend more, leading to many tackles.
Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan prediction: Away total tackles – over 21.5
Kylian Mbappe to find the back of the net: Arsenal vs Real Madrid
- Date: 08/04/2025
- Kick-off: 21:00 CET
- Without Arsenal’s complete team, we expect Kylian Mbappe to make a statement in England
Mikel Arteta’s attack has improved following the return of Bukayo Saka from a long-time injury this week, but his defense is becoming a new headache after injury troubles to Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurren Timber. Kylian Mbappé remains one of the most formidable strikers in the Champions League, having scored seven goals in 12 UCL matches. We expect him to get around the Gunners’ weakened defense in London, but it is important to know that Real are having an injury crisis themselves too, with Thibaut Courtois racing against time to be fit for the trip and Valverde a doubt.
Arsenal vs Real Madrid prediction: Anytime goalscorer – Kylian Mbappe
