There are two UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg encounters taking place on Wednesday and we suggest a bet in each of them.
Manchester City are firm favourites at 7/4 to win the Tournament with Bayern Munich priced at 11/2 and their last 16 opponents, PSG at 15/2. You can get 10/1 Liverpool and Real Madrid and 11/1 and better the balance including Club Brugge the 150/1 outsider and Benfica who are priced at 25/1.
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Club Brugge v Benfica
Club Brugge opened their group campaign with 3 successive victories and they then had 2 draws and a loss which was enough to see them home in second place in the group. They beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 and Atletico Madrid 2-0 at home and their 3rd home game was a 4-0 defeat to Porto.
In terms of recent form they are on an unbeaten 6 match streak, but only 1 of those games was a victory and in fact they have only won 1 of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
Benfica had to come through the qualifying stages to get into their group and they were certainly the surprise package as they topped the group without losing a match. They beat Juventus 2-1 on the road, drew 1-1 with PSG and hammered Maccabi Haifa 6-1 taking 7 points out of a possible 9 on their travels.
Benfica went out of their local Cup to Braga on penalties on the weekend and prior to that they had won 4 League matches in a row.
These sides have never met in a competitive match.
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Club Brugge 33/10
Draw 11/4
Benfica 17/20
Benfica have really impressed me and they are holding their form domestically as well. I think they can win on the road and set up their path to the quarter-finals.
Suggested Bet: Benfica win at 17/20
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Dortmund v Chelsea
Dortmund only won 2 of their 6 matches in the group stages, but it was enough to see them through behind Manchester City. They won 1 and drew 2 of their home games, opening with a 3-0 win over Copenhagen followed by a 1-1 draw at Sevilla and a 0-0 draw with City.
Dortmund have been in cracking form winning their last 8 matches across all competitions and they beat Werder Bremen 2-0 on the road in the League on the weekend.
Chelsea topped their group despite a slow start where they only took 1 point from their first 6. They then won 4 matches in a row to comfortably book their spot. They opened with a 1-0 away loss to Zagreb, but the other two away games were victories, 2-0 over AC Milan and 2-1 against Salzburg.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 4 matches domestically, but their last 3 have been draws and there has only been a total of 3 games across the 4 matches.
These sides have never met in a competitive match.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Dortmund 29/20
Draw 95/40
Chelsea 39/20
Under 2.5 goals is trading at 9/10 and that is certainly tempting given Chelsea’s recent problem in front of goal, but I think the value actually lies in an in form home side here and I am going to back Dortmund to take a lead into the second leg.
Suggested Bet: Dortmund Win at 29/20
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
