Ahead Of The Curve: 17/1 midweek Champions League treble
Before becoming a Sports Journalist for Free Super Tips, Aaron spent three years studying Sports Journalism at the University of Sunderland while taking in the Black Cats' 'glory years' under Martin O'Neill. Now back in Northern Ireland he turns niche stats into predictions for FST, while he's one of the few people on this island who is equally comfortable at Windsor Park and the Aviva.
This week features a radical shift to the football calendar, with Champions League games taking place in January. There are two more rounds to come from the competition’s expanded opening stage, with some big names sweating on qualification to the next round.
We’ve asked a panel of experts to cast an eye ahead to the midweek action and select their best bet from the Champions League. You can see their 17/1 for Tuesday’s matches below. This treble has been priced up through bet365, who are running a great new customer offer.
Ahead of the Curve Treble
Jamie Griffith
Barcelona to beat Benfica at 10/11
Barcelona are Liverpool’s closest pursuers in the race for top spot in the Champions League and they can keep up the chase by seeing off Benfica. Barca routed Real Madrid 5-2 to land the Spanish Super Cup last Sunday and should have no issues in Lisbon, where Benfica have been beaten 3-1 by Feyenoord and held to a 0-0 draw by Bologna in their last two European home games.
Liam Flin
Atletico Madrid to beat Bayer Leverkusen at 31/20
Atletico Madrid are the in-form team in Europe at the moment, reeling off 15 straight wins in all competitions and they are a great price to defeat Bayer Leverkusen. Diego Simeone’s men have already taken down Leipzig, PSG, Sparta Prague and Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League this term.
Tom McGarry
Bologna to beat Borussia Dortmund at 11/4
Bologna’s debut Champions League campaign has never really got going, but they can secure their first win of the League Phase at a juicy price against a Borussia Dortmund side that are poor travellers and have been shipping goals at an alarming rate since returning from their winter break.
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