Champions League Quarter-Finals Leg 2 Betting Preview

It’s crunch time in the Champions League with four quarter-final second-leg ties played across Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

Setting The Scene: Barcelona will have to turn around a 2-0 deficit to get past Atletico Madrid, while Liverpool face the same task when Paris Saint-Germain head to Merseyside. Bayern Munich lead Real Madrid 2-1 ahead of the contest on Wednesday and Arsenal have a narrow 1-0 advantage when Sporting head for the Emirates. 

Tip 1. Atletico Madrid to beat Barcelona @ 11/4 with bet365

Pau Cubarsi’s red card made life extremely difficult for Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid, and Barca now head for Riyadh Air Metropolitano with a 2-0 deficit. Hansi Flick’s men do have goalscoring potential, having hit 19 goals in their last six matches, but Barca face tough opposition who will be relishing the opportunity to hit the Catalan side on the break. 

Atletico are a robust side at their best, who have huge counter-attacking potential with Julian Alvarez and Ademola Lookman at the top of the pitch. Barcelona are a team with a huge reputation, but Barca have lost to Chelsea, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid (twice), Girona, Sevilla, PSG and Real Madrid this season and those losses have come in matches where Flick’s have had an element of control. The 2-0 Nou Camp loss has left Barcelona forced to chase the tie and Barca may lack the tools to turn this contest around. 

Tip 2. Over 3.5 goals in Bayern Munich v Real Madrid @ 8/11 with bet365

Bayern Munich hold a 2-1 lead following the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu and the goals look set to flow again. The Bavarians have scored 45 times in their last 13 matches and Vincent Kompany’s side crushed St Pauli 5-0 on Saturday. Bayern look just about the most complete team in Europe and it’s not difficult to think that the Germans can pick Real Madrid off as the Los Blancos attempt to get back in the tie. 

The Madrid men have seen 27 goals scored in their previous eight games and seven of those matches have featured both sides finding the net. Real have no choice but to push forward at the Allianz Arena, which should see at least four goals scored.

TIp 3. No goalscorer in Arsenal v Sporting @ 11/1 with bet365

It’s worrying times for Arsenal, who have lost three of their last four matches. The significance of those ties means that the Gunners were beaten in the EFL Cup final by Manchester City, departed the FA Cup at Southampton and the north Londoners’ lead at the top of the Premier League is evaporating.

Mikel Arteta’s side have scored just 11 goals in their last eight matches and a lack of attacking power is a major concern for Arsenal. Arsenal do have a 1-0 lead over Sporting following the first leg in Lisbon and the Gunners’ priority may be to protect that advantage. A bet on no goalscorer covers a 0-0 scoreline, with the insurance of an own goal not counting, and that rates a big price that is worth punting.