UEFA Champions League: Betting Tips

The last four matches left for the place in this year’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals as the biggest European team’s competition returns this week. Arsenal has to get a favorable result to progress into the next round after suffering a shocking defeat to the former winners FC Porto in Portugal. Let’s look at the betting tips.

Barcelona vs Napoli

Following a 1-1 draw in Italy, Barcelona has a chance to win against Napoli in front of the home fans. This is the last chance for the five times competition winners to get a trophy this season having a mountain to climb in the domestic season. It would give Xavi a perfect opportunity to leave at the end of the season with a smile. As for Napoli, they would be hoping to defeat the opponents for the first time in history. So the match shall serve as a cracker as both sides will be pushing for a victory.

Best bet: Barcelona to win at 1.90

Arsenal vs FC Porto

Arsenal will be asking themselves what went wrong in Portugal. That 1-0 loss is still a hard result to take and will be looking to overcome it when welcoming Porto at the Emirates Stadium. Sitting pretty on top of the English Premier League table, Arsenal are on form now. In the last eight matches have suffered only one defeat. Mikel Arteta seems to have found the rhythm and the club is on the roll now. But they face a tricky test at the hands of Porto who will be looking to book a place in the quarter-finals for the first time in a decade.

Best bet: Arsenal to win both halves at 1.74

Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan

This is going to be the first time Atletico Madrid gets to host Inter Milan. Out of nine last matches against Italian opposition, Atletico have come out on top on seven occasions. Their loss came against AC Milan three years ago. Inter are winless against Spanish clubs in the last ten games – with the last win coming back in 2005 against Valencia. Inter have progressed seven times in the last eight knockout ties having won the first leg. Atletico has only progressed once in the last five knockout ties having lost the first leg.

Best bet: Both teams to score at 1.71

Borussia Dortmund vs PSV

This is going to be the fourth meeting between the clubs with Dortmund having won 1 time as two matches ended in a draw. The last time the clubs faced each other in Germany was back in 2002 and the match ended in a 1-1 draw. PSV has an unwanted record when playing Germany as they are winless in the last 16 games matches which includes 13 losses. The last time Psv won a knockout match away from home was 20 years ago against Monaco of France. Since then they have been witnessed in the last six matches. Dortmund is unbeaten in the last eight matches at home with the last loss coming against Ajax Amsterdam.

Best bet: Dortmund to win at 2.10

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