The first leg at the Bernabeu was one of the most entertaining Champions League games of the season - both sides had 20 shots each, Neuer made nine saves, and Lunin pulled off five of his own. Despite their heroics, there were still three goals in that game. 

There is every reason to expect a similarly open contest at the Allianz Arena for the second leg, as Real Madrid will have to come out firing to have any chance of completing the comeback. With 15 Champions League titles to their name, Real Madrid are the most successful club in the history of the competition, so they definitely won’t go down without a fight.

Bayern have bagged 105 goals in the Bundesliga this season, and they aren’t going to sit back to defend their lead here. The Bavarians will continue to be front-footed in their approach, which makes goals a target once again. 

Assuming Bayern Munich maintain their usual approach for this game at the Allianz Arena, we should get a very similar matchup. There were 19 corners in that first leg, with 11 for the German side and eight for Real Madrid, comfortably clearing this line. 

Los Blancos are averaging 11.85 corners per game in the Champions League this season, and this selection landed in both matches against Man City in the previous knockout round. There were 11 corners in the first leg against Pep Guardiola’s men, and 15 in the second.

Knockout ties can tend to be a good opportunity to target corners, as sides become a bit more desperate and last-ditch in their efforts. Especially with this tie still hanging firmly in the balance, chances should continue to be available at both ends, with the momentum swinging between the two sides.

David Raya made some important stops in Lisbon last week as Arsenal registered a 1-0 victory over Sporting thanks to a last-minute winner from Kai Havertz. Raya is an exceptional shot stopper and was called into action five times in that game, earning him the man of the match title. 

Raya has kept seven clean sheets across his 10 starts in the Champions League this season, only conceding three goals across these matches. He’s been called into action 27 times in the Premier League (2.70 per 90) and is likely to be tested at least twice by a Sporting side who do have quality in the final third, as they showed last week with their five efforts on target.

It’s also pretty notable that Raya is busier in the Champions League than he is in the Premier League. His save average jumps from 1.59 saves per 90 in the Premier League to 2.70 saves per 90 in the Champions League - so there is a clear trend of Raya being more active when playing in Europe for the Gunners.

Sporting committed exactly 11 fouls when these sides faced off last week, and I think they’ll be able to get to that foul tally again here.

Fouls can be a bit of a frustrating market to bet on when they take a while to stack up, but Sporting have maintained an average of 10.7 fouls committed per game in the Champions League this season - a total that should rise just slightly here.

Only three sides in the Champions League have picked up more yellow cards this season than Sporting (23). They’re chasing the tie here, so there is naturally going to be a bit of angst from the away side as they look to get that goal that will get them back in the contest.

Arsenal haven’t been at their strongest of late, but still tend to be pretty dominant at home in the Champions League and will look to break the game up as much as possible.