Ian Wilkerson
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The 4th round of Champions League group matches takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the teams facing the same opponents they played just last week.
Milan is look for revenge against Chelsea after a 3-0 loss in London, while Tuesday’s games also include an interesting clash between PSG and Benfica in Paris. Copenhagen surely won’t be looking forward to hosting Manchester City so soon after losing 5-0 to the EPL team on the road.
We’ve selected our 4 best bets across the Tuesday slate, so let’s dive straight into our Champions League predictions. Odds shown are available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing.
Milan vs Chelsea best bet: Both teams to score (-140)
Introducing a new coach early in the season can cause problems but Chelsea has coped well since Graham Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge and will take great confidence into another matchup with Milan after beating the Italian giant 3-0 last week. Chelsea built on that with another 3-0 win in the Premier League against Wolves on Saturday, but playing Milan in Italy should be a tougher test.
Milan has scored a total of 4 goals in its other 2 Champions League group matches and will be in better spirits after a notable 2-0 win over Juventus on Saturday. We can expect this matchup to be closer than the meeting in London and betting on both teams to score in the game could be a sensible move.
Celtic vs RB Leipzig best bet: RB Leipzig (+115)
The atmosphere in Celtic’s Glasgow stadium will be raucous, but the Scottish club is struggling in Champions League soccer this year and could face another defeat against Leipzig. The great support from the home crowd has seen Celtic record to some memorable victories in the past, but the Hoops have won just 1 of their last 6 home Champions League games.
Leipzig won 3-1 when the teams met in Germany last week and should not have much to fear against a team that has claimed 1 point from 3 games in this competition. That win has given the Bundesliga club hope that it can make the knockout stage after defeats to Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk and Leipzig should be too strong for the Scottish champions.
Paris Saint-Germain vs Benfica best bet: Both teams to score (-150)
These teams shared 2 goals when meeting in Lisbon last week and they are capable of both finding the net again when the battle moves to Paris on Tuesday. Paris Saint-Germain has a star-studded lineup and has not been beaten in any of its last 23 league and cup games, but Benfica boasts a strong record too.
Last week’s draw with PSG was only the second time this season that the Portuguese team had not won and the Eagles have posted a 2-1 victory at Juventus in this group stage already, so expect them to provide their opponents with plenty of problems. Confidence should be high enough in the camp for them to at least score a goal.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Sevilla best bet: Borussia Dortmund & over 2.5 goals (+120)
Sevilla is having a difficult time in both La Liga and the Champions League this season and things could be about to get a lot worse at Dortmund. The Spanish team has just 1 win in 11 league and cup games and it is difficult to see the form of last week’s 4-1 home loss against Dortmund being turned around.
The German team showed just how powerful they are in attack on that occasion and they boosted their confidence by coming back from 2 goals down against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to earn a tie on Saturday. Expect more goals on Tuesday, with Dortmund taking a huge step towards qualification for the knockout stage.
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