Adrian Mills’ selections for the midweek Champions League Round of 16 second legs include a win for Bayern and plenty of goals again for Real Madrid.
The Champions League’s first knockout round wraps up this week, with plenty of ties finely poised as some of Europe’s elite look to secure a place in the last 16.
Bayern Munich have the upper hand when they host Celtic on Tuesday night, while Manchester City travel to holders Real Madrid on Wednesday aiming to overturn a 3-2 deficit.
Here are our best football betting tips for the midweek action.
Champions League midweek tips
Bayern Munich to win and both teams to score vs Celtic 11/8
Real Madrid to score over 2.5 goals vs Manchester City 11/8
Draw in PSV vs Juventus 13/5
Bayern Munich vs Celtic (Tuesday 20:00)
Bayern Munich won 2-1 in Glasgow last week and they’ve won all four of their home games in this season’s Champions League.
However, the Bundesliga leaders have conceded in big victories over Dinamo Zagreb and Slovan Bratislava.
Celtic head to Bavaria as huge outsiders, but they have managed to score away to Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa in defeats this season.
Brendan Rodgers’ side posted a higher Expected Goals tally in the first leg than Bayern, so they’ll be confident that the German side can be exposed defensively.
However, the hosts are likely to prove too strong for the Bhoys, who have lost seven of their last nine trips in this competition.
Real Madrid vs Manchester City (Wednesday 20:00)
Manchester City produced a thumping 4-0 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday, but doubts remain around Pep Guardiola’s side.
City have been torn apart in recent visits to PSG and Arsenal, losing 4-2 and 5-1.
The Premier League champions were fortunate to lead 2-1 with five minutes to play in last week’s first leg, as Real had plenty of opportunities at the Etihad.
The European champions had suffered notable big-game losses this season, but the manner of their late win in Manchester was impressive.
Real have scored three or more goals in three of their four home European games this season, while they’ve scored at least three times in six of their previous nine in all competitions.
PSV vs Juventus (Wednesday 20:00)
Juventus are Serie A’s draw specialists, but they were able to produce a 2-1 win over PSV in the first leg of this tie.
With an advantage secured, Juve will head to Eindhoven aiming to protect their lead. The Italian side have drawn their previous three Champions League trips, while they’ve drawn 13 of their 24 Serie A games.
PSV have drawn three of their last five – including their previous two at Philips Stadion – so the draw in this encounter looks like good value
