TUESDAY:
BAYERN MUNICH V REAL MADRID
Whoever wins this tie will probably go on to win the tournament as these two sides are arguably the two best teams left.
Bayern Munich will be more desperate to win the Champions League as they have nothing else to play for unlike Madrid who fighting to win La Liga.
Thomas Tuchel's side also arguably have more firepower in that they have a clinical no.9 up top in Harry Kane who is having his best ever season in front of goal. This might give Bayern the edge here.
Real Madrid for me are the favourites to win the tournament because of the history they have with it plus they also have a manager in Carlo Ancelotti who knows what it takes to win it.
Real might not have what Bayern do in a clinical no.9 but they do have players who are capable of scoring a handful of goals like Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham.
As they're having a more convincing season than Bayern are, I think Carlo Ancelotti's side will gain the advantage here.
PREDICTION: 1-2
WEDNESDAY:
BORUSSIA DORTMUND V PSG
These two sides faced each other in the group stages and not many people would've had them down to be facing each other in the semi finals.
The last time Borussia Dortmund were in a Champions League semi final they reached the final and that final was at Wembley back in 2013. The final this season is also at Wembley and Edin Terzic's side could face the team that beat them last time in Bayern Munich.
The first leg being a home game will crucial for Dortmund as they've raised their game when playing at home in this tournament. They did that in the Quarter Finals against Atletico Madrid and they'll need to do it again in this one.
PSG won yet another Ligue 1 title at the weekend but the one they really want is the Champions League. A trophy they and their ownership have been desperate to win for years.
They'll be eager to win it this season especially because Kylian Mbappe is leaving the club in the summer and he would to win the Champions League in his final season.
It was a 1-1 draw when these sides last met at the Signal Iduna Park back September and I think it will be the same again.
Dortmund will have the home crowd on their side and they usually put in a performance when that is the case. But I think PSG will have enough quality to rescue a draw.
PREDICTION: 1-1
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