We take a look at Wednesday’s nights two Champions League quarter-final first leg fixtures and suggest a bet in each game.
You can click here for the latest Outright Betting where of the four teams involved in Wednesday’s fixtures, Bayern Munich are the shortest price at 3/1 with Chelsea 10/1, Real Madrid 14/1 and you can get 80/1 on Villarreal.
CHELSEA v REAL MADRID
Chelsea reached the final 8 with a convincing 4-1 aggregate win over Lille in the last 16. They won the first leg 2-0 at home and then saw off their opponents 2-1 on the road. Chelsea have a 100% home record in Europe this season winning all 3 of their group matches and their fans will be hoping they had one eye on this fixture, as they saw a 6 match winning streak in all competitions come to an end with a 4-1 defeat to Brentford at home on the weekend in the League.
Real Madrid claimed the big scalp of PSG in the last 16 coming from having lost the first leg 1-0 on the road to beating them 3-1 at home for a 3-2 aggregate victory. Madrid won all 3 of their away matches in the Champions League group stages and they tuned up for this game with a 2-1 away win over Celta Vigo in the League.
These sides met in the 2020/21 Champions League with Chelsea winning the second leg 2-0 at home having drawn the first one 1-1 at Real Madrid.
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Chelsea 23/20
Draw 12/5
Real Madrid 26/10
Suggested Bet: The draw at 12/5
A 4-1 home defeat in the League is not the ideal preparation for a match of this stature and although they will be a totally different team on Wednesday I think they are going to battle to beat this Real Madrid side who will be happy to take things back to Spain all square.
Looking at some of the other markets on offer, Over 2.5 Goals is trading at 21/20 with Both Teams to Score, YES, at 9/10.
VILLARREAL v BAYERN MUNICH
Villarreal claimed the big scalp of Juventus where they only managed to draw the first leg 1-1 at home, but then won 3-0 on the road with the Villarreal win price being quoted at just under 3/1 before kick-off. They were a bit of a mixed bag at home in the group stages with the only win coming against Young Boys. Villarreal’s League form isn’t great and they have lost their last 2 matches on the road failing to score a goal.
Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw against Salzburg in the first leg of their last 16 match, but they bounced back strongly, hammering Salzburg 7-1 at home to progress 8-2 on aggregate. Bayern Munich had come through the group stages with a 100% record and of their 3 away wins the highlight was the 3-0 destruction of Barcelona in Spain. Bayern Munich are undefeated in their last 8 matches in all competitions and are coming off back-to-back League wins scoring 8 goals while conceding just 1.
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Villarreal 4/1
Draw 7/2
Bayern Munich 6/10
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Bayern Munich (-1) at 29/20
I am a little bit surprised to find Bayern Munich trading at around the 6/10 mark to win the game as I thought they would be a bit shorter, although I guess the fact that they could only draw to Salzburg in the 1st leg of their last 16 match-up could be a factor. I fancy them to get it right this time though against a Villarreal side that is battling for form both home and away.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
