Champions League Betting Tips: How will Arsenal fare as they return to the knockout stages of the Champions League

The Champions League takes centre stage this week with four knock-out games across Tuesday and Wednesday. SBK have you covered for tips with a bet from every game in this tipsheet. 

PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund

Kick off: 20:00 Tuesday, TNT Sports 2

Drawn in the group of death alongside PSG, Newcastle and AC Milan, few harboured much hope for Borussia Dortmund's qualification. After taking one point from their opening two games, Edin Terzić’s team chances had gone from slim to borderline impossible. 

Dortmund went on to win their next three and finish the Champions League campaign with 11 points as Group F champions earning them this last-16 clash with PSV. 

While the German side are regulars in this stage of the competitions, reaching it in five of the last six seasons, die Schwarzgelben have only made the quarters once in the last four seasons. 

The visitors have not lost since mid-December and will be hell bent on taking the result back to Germany. 

Prediction: Dortmund Asian Handicap (+0.5) @ 1.69

Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid

Kick off: 20:00 Tuesday, TNT Sports 1

Atletico Madrid cruised to the knockout stages going unbeaten in Group E and scoring 17 times in the process. 

Diego Simeone has transitioned Atleti into a free scoring side, the issue is, they cause the most damage on home soil. 

Nevertheless, the price of their talisman to score anytime looks too large. Antoine Griezmann is the joint top-goalscorer this season (5) and with strike partner, and joint top-goalscorer Alvaro Morata, expected to miss out in Italy, the Frenchman will have to shoulder the attacking burden on his own. 

Griezmann has scored a staggering 18% of Atletico Madrid’s 169 Champions League goals and with a goals per 90 average of 0.48, the 5.00 about him netting at the San Siro is the bet.  

Prediction: Antoine Griezmann Anytime Goalscorer @ 5.0

Napoli vs Barcelona

Kick off: 20:00 Wednesday, TNT Sports 2

Barcelona to win and both teams to score. The thinking is simple because whilst Napoli have found goals hard to come by, Barca have only kept three clean sheets in 19 away games this season. On the road, eight of Xavi’s sides 10 wins have seen this bet click. 

Under Walter Mazzarri, Napoli have only won six of 17 matches and rumour has it a poor result on Wednesday will be his last in charge of the club. The hosts have only failed to net in one of their games in Naples this year and that came against INter where they played the final half an hour a man light. 

Prediction: Barcelona Win & BTTS @ 4.6

Porto vs Arsenal

Kick off: 20:00 Wednesday, TNT Sports 1

It has been a topsy-turvy three months for Arsenal since their last Champions League game. 

The Gunners had already booked their spot in the knock-out stages before the 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven but Mikel Arteta’s side went on to lose three of their five games after it. It was form that threatened to derail their campaign as they were knocked out of the FA Cup over that period and went from top of the league to five points off the pace. 

Arsenal have been relentless since their winter break though. Five games, five wins, scoring 21 goals and keeping three clean sheets. Given this form, backing them to win to nil in Porto appeals on Wednesday. 

Prediction: Arsenal Win & BTTS ‘no’ @ 3.0

Recommended Bets

Back Dortmund Asian Handicap (+0.5) @ 1.69
Back Antoine Griezmann Anytime Goalscorer @ 5.0
Back Barcelona Win & BTTS @ 4.6
Back Arsenal Win & BTTS ‘no’ @ 3.0