UEFA Champions League 2018-19: Predicting the outcome of each Round of 16 tie

#2 Liverpool vs Bayern Munich

Can Salah and Liverpool put behind last season's disappointment?

Another jaw-dropping tie the Champions League has in store for us is Liverpool versus Bayern Munich.

The German champions endured a sticky start to their campaign but have found their feet recently. Liverpool, in contrast raced off the blocks swiftly and have hit a few stumbling blocks only since the turn of the year.

On paper, there is hardly anything to distinguish the two giants of European football. While Liverpool hold the edge over their German peers in the attacking department, Bayern have much more quality in the middle third.

Thus, the tie could eventually be swayed by whichever team performs better away from home.

Liverpool has been wretched on the road this season in the Champions League and has lost all their games.

Bayern too, were quite shabby on their trip to Ajax, while they just got over the line against Benfica in Portugal.

However, the Reds host the first leg and that could well end up being the decisive factor. On previous occasions, Liverpool has displayed the ability to put the game beyond the opposition’s reach in a trice at Anfield. And a similar effort this time round would surely take the Reds a step closer to the quarter-final.

Moreover, Bayern severely lack pace in the defensive department and the likes of Salah and Mane would fancy themselves to expose the German side’s frailties.

Though the tie has the potential to go down to the last kick, I would put my money on Liverpool staying on track for a 6th Champions League crown.

Winner: Liverpool