The second round of matches in the Uefa Champions League gets underway on Tuesday with nine matches and Arsenal, Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are all in action
Lens vs Sporting
Matchday 1 saw Lens come from 2-1 down to win 3-2 at ten man Slavia Prague with two injury time goals
After conceding a fifth minute own goal, Sporting hit back to see off Galatasaray in Lisbon with goals from Geny Catamo, Luis Suarez (penalty) and Rodrigo Zalazar.
An open match result market but Sporting are a free scoring side and Luis Suarez is as likely as any to find the net at a boosted price.
Bet: Any time goalscorer Luis Suarez at 7/4 (from 16/10) with Sportingbet
Sabah Baku vs Slavia Prague
Sabah Baku lost 4-0 to Man United on Matchday 1, conceding 3 first half goals. They came through 4 rounds of qualifying to reach the league phase with the final hurdle seeing them beat H Beer Sheva 6-4 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague were involved in a dramatic late finish to their opening match at home to Lens. Danijel Sturm scored twice, the second to give them a 2-1 lead in the 88th minute but they conceded twice in injury time and went down 3-2. Konečný had been sent off early in the second half for Slavia when the score was still 0-0.
Slavia really missed a trick in not taking at least a point last time out and they can make amends here.
Bet: Slavia Prague to win at 21/20 with Sportingbet
Arsenal vs Lille
Last season’s runners up Arsenal made a winning start to their UCL campaign. They came away from Napoli with a 1-0 win thanks to a 75th minute goal from Odegaard although it could and should have been more.
Lille lost their first round match at home to Betis 3-2. Ayase Ueda and Alexsandro had them 2-1 up by half time but Betis hit back to go 3-2 up and a red card for Ethan Mbappe on 56 minutes made the task even harder.
It’s a one sided betting heat with Arsenal at 1 / 5 to win and I’ll swerve this match.
Atletico Madrid vs Man United
Atletico took an early lead away to Liverpool through Llorente in the opening round but they conceded either side of half time and went down 2-1.
Man United marked their return to the UCL with a 4-0 home win over minnows Sabah Baku, leading 3-0 at half time in what was a one sided contest.
With 4 straight wins in La Liga Atletico are in better shape now than when they visited Liverpool and I fancy they will win but with United contributing to the scoring at another boosted price.
Bet: Atletico to win and both teams to score? Yes at 23/10 (from 21/10) with Sportingbet
Galatasaray vs Barcelona
Galatasaray took a 5th minute lead away to Sporting in the opening round but it was level by half time and the Lisbon side went on to win 3-1.
Barca began with a 5-1 demolition of Feyenoord in the opening round of matches. They led 2-0 at half time and Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal was also on target.
Barca are around 3/10 in the match result betting and I’ll take my chances with another boosted price for them to win a game of 4 goals or more in total.
Bet: Barca to win and over 2.5 total goals at even money with Sportingbet
Inter vs Club Bugge
Inter were 2-0 don in 23 minutes of their opening match away to Real Madrid. They pulled a goal back on 77 minutes through Carlos Augusto and had a number of chances throughout the game but they eventually came up short.
Club Brugge went down 3-2 at home to Aston Villa on Matchday 1. They trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 3-1 and their goals came from Vetlesen and a Tresoldi penalty.
Inter created plenty in Madrid and are going really well in serie A. I fancy there are 3 goals for them here.
Bet: Inter total goals, over 2.5 at 9/10 with Sportingbet
RB Leipzig vs PSV
RB Leipzig went down 4-1 away to Como on Matchday 1. They were 3-0 down by the time Andrija Maksimovic scored what proved to be a consolation.
PSV drew their opening match 1-1 at home to Shakhtar with Sergino Dest equalizing early in the second half. Both sides disappointed to some degree in their opening matches and I will leave this one alone.
Viking vs Bayern Munich
Viking face German opposition for the second round running. On Matchday 1 thy lost 3-1 away to Stuttgart with Zlatko Tripic scoring a first half equalizer that proved to be in vain. Viking came through qualifying with a 5-3 aggregate win over Dinamo Zagreb, drawing 2-2 away from home and finishing the job with a 3-1 win in the return.
Matchday 1 was plain sailing for Bayern who put Bodo/Glimt away 5-0 in Munich with Olise grabbing 2 of their goals.
Bayern are 1 / 9 shots and should win accordingly but I’ll give this one a miss.
Villarreal vs Napoli
Villarreal left Dortmund empty handed in the opening round after going down 3-2. All the goals came in the second half and Santiago Mourino scored the Spaniard’s first equalizer before they fell 3-1 behind and an own goal came too late.
Napoli opened their UCL campaign on a losing note. They went down 1-0 at home to Arsenal and although the winning goal only came on 75 minutes they were second best for much of the contest.
This should be a decent watch and I fancy both teams to score in a game of 3 goals or more in total.
Bet: Both teams to score and over 2.5 total goals at 17/20 with Sportingbet
Note, prices are subject to change