Champions League First Knockout Stage Tips Part 2

The other big fixture of the day is a very evenly-matched contest with Bayer Leverkusen taking on Paris St Germain. The French side are hosting the first fixture and they get the edge from the bookmakers with a very slim 2.2 price tag while their German counterparts can be backed in the neighbourhood of 3.25 or so. 

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This type of match, particularly played out over two legs, is a really interesting sort of affair as both sides possess the capability to get enough out of one of the games that it really could prove to be who can get the right result first time out. Leverkusen boasted a formidable home record that was very much the envy of Europe until David Moyes’ Manchester United side (that still sounds weird to say) came to town and put five past them in an absolute rollicking. 

Since then, Bayer Leverkusen haven’t been quite the same side and you reckon that the French team will definitely fancy their chances here. They are getting the key edge from the bookmakers in regards to the outright qualification market and that’s really where the vulnerabilities lie for the bookmakers if you’re genuinely looking to beat them. 

Punters will find PSG to qualify over the two legs trading at an extremely short 1.4 price tag while Bayer Leverkusen are available at a very solid 3.4 margin. There is a lot to like about that price on the German team and you know that the odds will plummet if they can get anything from the first fixture in France. 

Both of these match-ups will be played out on February 18th at the usual Champions League kick-off time. The next day’s action sees AC Milan take on Atletico Madrid and another glamorous clash as Arsenal face off against defending champions Bayern Munich. 

In those matches, you’ll see the Spanish side get the slimmest of edges in the first fixture while Bayern are the significant odds-on favourites to dispose of Arsene Wenger’s men.