champs.leagueThe first legs of two more Uefa Champions League quarter finals take place on Wednesday when Atletico Madrid host Dortmund and Barcelona travel to take on PSG

 

 

 

 

Atletico 0.77/1 Draw 2.66/1 Dortmund 36/10

 

Atletico booked their quarter final spot after getting the better of Inter in a penalty shoot out. They lost the first leg 1-0 in Milan but turned things around with a 2-1 home win thanks to a late goal from Depay.

 

Atletico were unbeaten in the group stage with 4 wins and 2 draws. They were foot perfect in Madrid with wins over Feyenoord (3-2), Celtic (6-0) and Lazio (2-0) with that win over Lazio providing their only clean sheet.

 

In La Liga Atletico are in fourth spot but well behind the top 3 and out of touch with the title race.

 

Dortmund came through their Round of 16 clash with PSV with a 3-1 aggregate win. They drew the first leg away from home 1-1 and then scored early and late for a 2-0 home win in the return.

 

In the group stage Dortmund recovered from losing their opening match 2-0 at PSG and then a 0-0 draw at home to Milan with 3 straight wins and a 1-1 draw at home to PSG on Matchday 6 saw them top the group of death.

 

In the Bundesliga Dortmund are fifth, all of 23 points behind runaway leaders Leverkusen and they have a fight on their hands to finish in the top 4.

 

The Verdict:

 

Atletico have scored at least twice in all their UCL home fixtures this season. Dortmund won't make it easy for them but I give a tentative vote for that trend to continue.

 

Bets: Atletico total goals, over 1.5 at 9/10 with Pokerbet

 

 

PSG 19/20 Draw 11/4 Barcelona 2.65/1

 

PSG won both legs of their R016 match up with Real Sociedad, 2-0 at home and then 2-1 away and Mbappe scored 3 of those 4 goals.

 

PSG were drawn in the toughest of groups and they squeezed through as runners up to Dortmund, edging out AC Milan with Newcastle fourth. They won their first two home matches against Dortmund (2-0) and AC Milan (3-0) and they scraped a 1-1 draw with Newcastle in Paris. Away form was very poor with defeats in Newcastle (4-1) and Milan (2-1) but a 1-1 draw in Dortmund on Matchday 6 helped them shade AC Milan for second spot.

 

In Ligue 1 PSG have lost just 1 of 28 matches and they have a commanding 10 point lead at the top of the standings.

 

Barca saw of Napoli 4-2 on aggregate in the previous round. They drew the first leg 1-1 away from home and ran out 3-1 winners in the return and Lewandowski  was on target in both legs.

 

Barca's 2 wins over Porto in the group stage saw them edge top spot in the group. They won their first 3 matches and defeats came away from home, 1-0 at Shakhtar and then 3-2 at Antwerp on Matchday 6.

 

In La Liga Barca are in second place but 8 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid.

 

The Verdict:

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see this tie go right down to the wire in the return and for me the value here rests with a first leg draw.

 

Bets: Match result draw at 11/4 with Pokerbet

 

 

Note, prices quoted are subject to change

 

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