Champions League Knockout Stage Betting PT 1

We’ve got another slate of Champions League fixtures kicking off today with a pair of contests that will see some of the top contenders for the tournament looking to get a leg-up in their pursuit of the next stage. Atalanta did well to get to this phase and they have drawn Real Madrid for today’s action while Manchester City are away to Borussia Monchengladbach. 

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It’s especially interesting for the Italian side as they actually come into today’s contest as the favourites to get the victory over Real Madrid. At virtually any other stage in recent footballing history, Madrid would be coming in as the distinct away favourites. 

Right now, you’ll find Atalanta available around a 7/5 price tag for the outright win while Real Madrid can be backed around a 9/4 best price with several top bookmakers. The draw sits around an 11/4 margin and that might wind up being a good result for either side. 

It’s likely that whoever scores the first goal is probably going to dictate much of how the match will go. Luis Muriel is priced as the outright favourite to open the scoring and he trades around a 4/1 listing with Duvan Zapata trading around a 9/2 listing to notch the first goal. 

In regards to outright qualification, Real Madrid remain the favourites to progress to the next stage of the competition and you’ll find them trading as low as 4/7 to move through to the quarter finals. Atalanta are priced around a 6/5 margin to progress to the next stage and you reckon that they will be labelled as potential giant-killers in the rest of the competition if they are able to get past Madrid here.