Champions League Tipsheet: Haaland to score hat-trick and Porto to beat Barca

We have arrived at the business end of the Champions League group stage and with just two gameweeks left there is still a lot to play for, particularly for fans of Geordie persuasion.

Lazio vs Celtic

Kick-off: 17:45 Tuesday, TNT Sports 1

The nature of Lazio’s defeat at the weekend will have left a sour taste in Maurizio Sarri’s mouth. His side led at Salernitana on the stroke of halftime via a Ciro Immobile penalty but left Campania empty handed. The Eagles points haul of 17 points from 13 games underpins their meagre start domestically but on the continental front, they are just one win away from booking their place in the knockout stages. 

The hosts left it late in Parkhead where Pedro snatched the victory deep into stoppage time but the meeting in Italy should be much more routine against Group E’s whipping boys. 

Prediction: Lazio to win & BTTS @ 3.2

Feyenoord vs Atletico Madrid 

Kick-off: 20:00 Tuesday, TNT Sports Red Button

Like Lazio, Atletico Madrid could book their spot in the next round with a victory in Feyenoord. Returning with three points will be no mean feat, as the Dutch champions have taken maximum points on home soil in the Champions League this campaign. 

Arne Slot’s side have bagged five goals in two European games at De Kuip and siding with goals once more seems logical, not least because the reverse saw five. 

Atleti have shipped two in each of their last two away games against Las Palmas and Celtic, a repeat of that is the bet here. 

Prediction: Feyenoord to score over 1.5 @ 2.3

PSG vs Newcastle

Kick-off: 20;00 Tuesday, TNT Sports 2

Only three points separate top to bottom in Group F, the group of death. 

Both Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle come into the penultimate group game off the back of defeats, neither can afford to lose another, which sets us up for a thrilling encounter in Paris. 

Szymon Marciniak is the man tasked with keeping a lid on things. The Polish referee has dished out 10 cards in two UCL games this season, five in each, and given the magnitude of this game there should be plenty of cards here. 

Anthony Gordon is the pick. He has had a direct hand in eight goals this campaign but picked up seven cards. 

Prediction: Anthony Gordon to be shown a card @ 3.1

Barcelona vs Porto 

Kick-off: 20;00 Tuesday, TNT Sports 4

Group H is finally poised. Porto top the group on goals scorer, tied with Barcelona on points (9) and goal difference. 

The visitors have travelled well this campaign, winning eight of their nine away matches this term. The Portuguese side were edged out in the reverse but it was a very tight game, 0.62 separated the sides with Porto hitting more shots on target. 

Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição’s side will make it extremely different for the hosts at Camp Nou and while they probably would take a point, the price about an away win is worth a punt. 

Prediction: Porto to beat Barcelona @ 6.8

Man City vs RB Leipzig 

Kick-off: 20;00 Tuesday, TNT Sports 1

Manchester City have already booked their place in the next stage of this competition but only three points ahead of Tuesday’s opponents, top spot of Group C is still up for grabs. 

City are unbeaten in eight though RB Leipzig will draw confidence by the fact Pep Guardiola’s side have drawn their last two, shipping five goals in the process. 

Recent history suggests this game should have goals, there's been 25 in the last six head-to-heads and a staggering 18 goals in their last two meetings at the Etihad. 

With goals promised, it would be daft not to get Erling Haaland onside in some capacity. He scored five times in the 7-0 win last season, he only needs to score three on Tuesday. 

Prediction: Erling Haaland hat-trick @ 13.0

Recommended Bets

Back Lazio to win & BTTS @ 3.3
Back Feyenoord to score over 1.5 @ 2.3
Back Anthony Gordon to be shown a card @ 3.1
Back Porto to beat Barcelona @ 6.8
Back Erling Haaland hat-trick @ 13.0