Champions League Betting Preview PT 1

There is a lot to like about Tuesdays slate of Champions League action as we’ve got another round of first leg knockout matches ahead of us. The big feature contest is obviously going to be the tantalizing clash between Barcelona and Chelsea - a match-up that very easily could have been a Champions League Final in years past. Getting a lock on this from a betting perspective could be very lucrative since you’d be right to expect a significant amount of volume coming in on this particular contest on Tuesday.

The other match-up pits Bayern Munich against Besiktas in a fixture that’s certainly going to be interesting to watch in Germany.

There is plenty of reason to think that Bayern Munich should be able to lock down the tie in the first leg before they head back to Turkey for the second round of this two match affair.

It’s probably not a huge surprise to anybody that Bayern come into this contest with a very slim price of ⅙ to get the outright victory in front of their home fans in the opening leg. Besiktas are available at a massive price of 25/1 and you have to reckon that they would be more than happy to be heading back to Turkey with a draw or even an away goal with a relatively close scoreline still to work with going forward.

If you’re actually looking to back the draw here - you can find it around a best price of about 8/1 with a number of major European bookmakers.