Aaron Ashley
The knockout phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League continues on Tuesday afternoon with the first batch of 2nd legs as we see 4 teams eliminated from the tournament. Among the matchups are German giants Bayern Munich hosting Scotland’s Celtic, where Bayern currently hold a 2-1 advantage. Also on the docket for Tuesday is AC Milan vs Feyenoord at 12:45 pm ET, before Benfica vs Monaco, Atalanta vs Club Brugge and Bayern vs Celtic at 3:00 pm ET. Let’s dive into our expert Champions League best bets, while you can also find out our soccer predictions for more Champions League picks as well as our EPL best bets each week.
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Bayern Munich vs Celtic best bet: Bayern ML & Over 3.5 goals (-105)
Celtic lost 2-1 at home to Bayern Munich in the 1st leg of this Champions League tie and things are set to get rougher for the Scottish club when they head to the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. Celtic had avoided defeat in their first 4 European home games of the campaign before that defeat. Their results at Celtic Park were key to getting them through the first stage, as they picked up only 2 points from their 4 trips. The Bhoys were hammered 7-1 at Borussia Dortmund and 4-2 at Aston Villa in the League Phase, while they’ve been no strangers to heavy European losses in recent years. They have lost by at least 2 goals in visits to Leipzig, Real Madrid, Atletico, Feyenoord and Lazio since 2022.
Celtic now take on a Bayern team that has already recorded a 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb and a 3-1 win over Slovan Bratislava at home this season. Vincent Kompany’s men have scored at least 3 times in their last 7 home matches, netting 27 goals and conceding 9 in that run. Bayern should have little trouble building on their lead to secure a spot in the last 16, so should be able to earn the victory in a high-scoring matchup.
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Benfica vs Monaco best bet: Benfica ML (-120)
Benfica hold a 1-0 lead over Monaco following last week’s 1st leg and they can finish the job with a win in Lisbon on Tuesday. The Portuguese club is in fine form at the moment, having picked up their 5th successive win at the weekend, while Monaco’s form on the road should see them struggle to turn things around.
The visitors have won once in their previous 10 trips and that was at a lower-league team in the French Cup. Monaco have been beaten in each of their last 3 trips, while they’ve lost 3-0 at Arsenal and Inter Milan in their last 2 Champions League games away from home. The Ligue 1 team was beaten 3-2 at home by Benfica in the League Phase and they look vulnerable to another defeat. Benfica have won 9 of their last 12 home matches and in Vangelis Pavlidis they have a forward who can help decide the game.
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