Champions League Quarter-finals Second Legs Tips: Back Big guns to advance
The biggest club competition in the world rolls back into town with some incredibly mouth-watering ties on the menu.
Bayern Munich host Real Madrid aiming to protect a slender one-goal advantage while PSG aim to get over the line at Anfield against Liverpool.
Arsenal will look to bounce back after a disastrous defeat to Bournemouth at home at the weekend, while Barcelona need to overcome a two-goal deficit to Atletico Madrid if they are to advance.
It’s a juicy set of fixtures. Here are our best bets for the occasion…
Tip 1 – Over 4.5 goals in Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid @ 8/11
The first leg between these two was incredibly entertaining and the score could have been anything if both teams were not so profligate.
There were 40 shots, 14 of which were on target. There were also a whopping 19 corners. The total xG between the two teams was 4.96,
If we come close to the contest we saw at the Bernabeu, this will end up in a goalfest.
Bayern Munich broke a 54-year scoring record in the Bundesliga with five games to spare after a 5-0 victory over St Pauli.
They have managed 102 league goals this season, besting the 101 set in 1971-72 by a team featuring Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Muller.
Los Blancos come into the game after a frustrating draw at home to Girona. But Bayern Munich will represent a different test and their dynamic duo of Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe will have much more room to roam against an attack-minded Bayern side.
Both teams are wired to score goals. We expect that to come good here.
Tip 2 – Arsenal to win to-nil @ Evens
The Gunners are smarting after a damaging defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend.
But any devastating domestic slide to second place in the Premier League could be somewhat remedied by Champions League glory.
They are in a good spot against Sporting CP after a valuable 1-0 away win.
They have kept clean sheets in seven of their previous 10 games in Europe and have generally been tough to beat on the continent.
Sporting can be dangerous but we are backing Mikel Arteta’s pragmatic charges to see out the game without conceding here.
Tip 3 – PSG to win (2UP) @ 27/20
The French giants completely outplayed Liverpool last week and should be out of sight in the tie.
Ousmane Dembele missed a sitter, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored just once from seven shots on goal.
While there is the power of Anfield at hand, Arne Slot will think his team has a chance.
But our eyes are drawn to our 2UP offer, which will mean backing PSG to win will come in if they goal two goals up at any point in the game.
Given Liverpool’s propensity to collapse at the slightest hint of adversity this year, this feels like a good bet at better than Evens.
Remember, the bet still comes in even if they eventually win by just one goal or don’t win at all — as long as they’ve gone two up.
PSG to advance and pile the pressure on the Reds.
Odds correct at time of publication but subject to fluctuation
