Champions League Betting Tips including Man City v Barca Odds

21/12/2015 11:15

the first four champions league games threw up some interesting results, just as we predicted, with most games very much in the balance, especially the huge chelsea v psg tie which will head to the return leg in london nicely poised at 1-1. basel and porto drew 1-1 in switzerland, shakhtar donetsk did very well to hold bayern 0-0 whilst real madrid put themselves in pole position for a last eight spot with a 2-0 win at schalke.

we’ve got four more great games this week and there’s only one place to start with our betting tips and that’s the etihad, where we predict fireworks as barcelona come to town.

manchester city v barcelona
this is a huge game between two fine sides and we suspect both will want to stamp their authority on the tie from the off which seems sure to lead to goals and we predict an entertaining clash. the champions league last 16 is an unacceptable place for either side to exit the competition and defeat here could ultimately prove too much for either manager to keep their job in the long term.

the odds makers make the catalan side huge favourites to progress to the champions league quarters yet again, with barcelona priced as short as 1/3 over the two legs and available at odds of 23/20 (boylesports) to win this game. those wanting to bet on manuel pellegrini’s men will get tempting odds of 45/17 whilst the draw is available at 27/10 with betvictor.

much as the bookies seem to think barcelona have this one in the bag, we predict it will be a very tight affair. we suspect that subconsciously it is this tournament that the city players and boss are targeting and so some lacklustre displays in the premier league do not overly concern us.

our main betting tip here is for man city to win at very fine odds, although if you want to play it safe then backing both teams to score looks a total banker in a game we predict the home side will win 2-1, or possibly even 3-2.

juventus v dortmund
juventus and dortmund also meet on champions league on tuesday and the italians will be keen to establish an advantage with the return to come in germany. dortmund have been something of an enigma this term: woeful in the league but strong in europe. in contrast the italian side are seven points clear in serie a but only just made it through group a, one point ahead of olympiakos.

the odds makers are predicting a relatively easy home win here, with juve priced at odds of 11/10, the draw at 49/20 and the away win out at odds of 3/1 or a little higher on the betting exchanges.

borussiaa dortmund topped group d ahead of arsenal but are currently down in 15th in the bundesliga, just one point clear of relegation. they have the worst away record in german football and with juventus strong at home our betting tip for this champions league clash couldn’t be more simple: juventus to win.

arsenal v monaco
arsene wenger hosts one of his former clubs as arsenal welcome monaco to the emirates in what looks an intriguing tie. arsenal probably got the best draw they could for this champions league last 16 match after they failed to top their group and monaco are definitely beatable. the french side are only fifth in ligue 1 after finishing second last term and their grand plans have come unstuck after losing james rodriguez and radamel falcao in the summer.

they topped a weak group c though, only conceding one away goal in the process and with the best away record in french football we are predicting this game could be much closer than some arsenal fans would like to think. the visitors have a strong defence and at the time of writing have conceded just one goal in their last 10 games! they are in decent form and we think they will look to nick a 1-0 win at arsenal and seek to deny the home side space in behind their lines.

backing under 2.5 goals is our main betting tip here, available at odds of 13/16 with ladbrokes whilst if you want something at longer betting odds then opting for under 1.5 also appeals at 27/11.

arsenal are favourites at just 4/7 but we think that’s far too short with the momentum monaco have garnered in recent weeks and another great betting tip is monaco +0.5 at 8/5, whilst the french side to qualify for the champions league quarters is also worth considering at 11/4 with betfred.

bayer leverkusen v atletico madrid
the final game of our champions league preview feature sees spanish side atletico madrid travel to bayer leverkusen, arguably one of the weakest remaining teams. leverkusen finished second in group c behind monaco, whilst last year’s champions league finalists atletico madrid topped group a, three points clear of juve.

despite seeming to sell at least one and often two of their best players each season, atleti continue to defy logic and mount a challenge to spain’s giants. they are currently third in la liga and having recently beaten real madrid 4-0 they will fear no one, certainly not a leverkusen side short on big match experience and currently sixth in the bundesliga and not in great form.

we predict a good away win here and the betting odds back that up, with the spanish side priced at odds of 8/5 on the night and the home team longer at 2/1. the draw is 23/10 but our betting tip is to go for glory and back the correct score of 1-1 at long odds of 23/4. bayer leverkusen have drawn six times at home in the league and atletico are always very well organised and hard to beat, although backing the away win may not be such a bad bet either as we take the spaniards to prevail over two legs and book their champions league quarter final beth.

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