Tuesday Fixtures * times in GMT:
On Group E Bayern Munich hosts the game against Cluj while Roma plays against Basel. Bayern is currently alone at top spot with 6 points after two games while Roma and Cluj follow with three points each. Basel so far was not able to secure any point. Both matches feature the hosts as favorites to win so this will be our betting pick. Most likely Bayern and Roma will advance to the next stage while Cluj and Basel will battle for the third spot that leads to UEFA Europa League.

Group F games start early (17:30) as Spartak Moskva hosts Chelsea on a game that the draw suits both teams as currently Spartak and Chelsea enjoy the top spot of the standings with 6 points while Marseille and Zilina – which is the other game for tonight – have none. This is also the last chance for Marseille to aim for the second spot as any other result that the home victory tonight will jeopardize the team’s efforts even for the third place.

Group G features the high profile derby between Real Madrid and Ac Milan on a group where Real is first by 6 points, Milan follows by 4, Ajax is third with just one point and Auxerre is at the bottom of the table with no points. Real and Milan most likely will cancel each other, however the Under 2.5 goals bet seems the most secure one. Additionally, this is the last chance for Ajax or Auxerre for something better than the third spot so the Over 2.5 goals bet suits perfectly here.

On Group H Arsenal host the game against Shakhtar on the top teams game as both teams have 6 points after two games. However, Arsenal shouldn’t experience any troubles against the visitors and they can secure the win. On the other game of the group, Braga has the perfect opportunity to secure its first three points against Partizan which most likely will aim for the draw.

Wednesday Fixtures * times in GMT
On Group A Inter hosts the high profile game against Tottenham while at the same time Twente will play with Werder Bremen. The status in the group is Inter and Tottenham share the first spot with 4 points while Twente and Werder have 1. The teams will aim for victories and the statistics show that they score – or concede – a lot so for both occasions the Over 2.5 Goals bet will be our betting pick.

On Group B Lyon faces Benfica and Schalke plays against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Lyon so far is on top spot with 6 points while Schalke and Benfica follow with three points. Hapoel is at the bottom without any point. Lyon and Schalke have the ability for home wins without much fuzz so this will be our betting pick for tonight.

On Group C Manchester United’s fans are expecting at last a home victory after the consecutive bad results on Champions League and on domestic tournaments. The game against Turkish Bursaspor seems ideal for such a task. The other group game is between Rangers and Valencia where the hosts are currently share the top spot alogn side with Man U with 4 points. Valencia is currently third while Bursaspor has no points. The Under 2.5 goals bet seems quite reasonable as tight defenses are expected.

Finally, on Group D, Barcelona aims for another home victory, this time over Copenhagen that will boost the team to the first spot with 7 points. Currently, Copenhagen is first with 6 points, Barcelona second with 4, Rubin Kazan with 1 point and Panathinaikos is last without any points. Panathinaikos hosts the game against Rubin Kazan and anything other than a home win will brush away the hopes of the Greek team for anything better than the third spot.

Chelsea’s manager Carlo Ancelotti will not have the services of Didier Drogba who is suspended and Frank Lampard who is injured. Benayoun and Kalou are also injured. A possible line up could be: Cech, Ivanovich, Terry, Alex, Cole, Mikel, Essien, Ramires, Malouda, Anelka, Strurridge. On the other hand, Marseille’s manager Didier Deschamps (which played for Chelsea), will not have the services of Diawara but other than that there are not any major problems. A possible starting line up could be: Mandanda, Azpilicueta, Diawara, Heinze, Taiwo, Remy, Cheyrou, Gonzalez, Cisse, Ayew, Gignac.

Online sports betting sites such as Bet770 offer Chelsea’s win at 1.35, the draw at 4.85 while Olympic Marseille’s win at 8.50. The Double Chance of Draw/Away is offered at 3.05. The HalfTime/Full/Time bet of 1-1 is offered at 1.85, the X/1 at 4.00 while the 1-X at 15. Prediction: Chelsea already suffered two defeats in the row (3-4 at home from Newcastle and 1-0 away from Manchester City) and they will try to get back on winning track. The absence of Drogba is certainly a problem but Anelka is on good form so far (6 goals in 8 games). However, if Marseille lose this game it will be difficult to claim anything more from the Champions League. Therefore, because the Double Chance of X2 is offered at 3.05 will be our betting pick for this game.

Arsenal is currently on the second spot in Premier League after four games by three wins and a draw. On the other hand, Braga doesn’t performs well in their domestic league as they are on fourth spot by 2 wins 1 draw and 1 defeat, already 5 points behind the leaders Porto.

Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger will not have the services of Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott and Diaby but he is still in position to present a strong starting line up which most likely will be Almunia(GK), Eboue(DR), Gibbs(DL), Squillaci(DC), Koscielny(DC), Song(DM/MC), Denilson(DM/MC), Fabregas(MC/AMC), Nasri(MR/AMC), Vela(ML/F) and Arsavin(ST).

Braga’s manager Domingos Paciencia admitted that his team are underdogs to this match but the reality is that after the qualification over Sevilla, the team might be more ambitious that it states. However, the fact alone that Braga is on this Champions League Group offers them the possibility to progress further. Most likely Braga will deploy counter attack tactics with Matheus receiving long range forward balls as Arsenal defense will be located around the middle field line. A possible line up could be : Felipe(GK), Silvio, Moises, Rodriguez, Garcia, Valdinho, Aguiar, Alan, Lima, Cesar and Matheus.

Popular sports book sites such as bet770.com offer Arsenal’s win at 1.30, the draw at 5.20 while Braga’s win at 10.00. An interesting betting option is both teams to score. I believe that Braga can score in the Emirates and as the offer for this bet is high at 2.00 will be out betting pick.

Additionally, GroupB is also quite balanced if you consider the fact that includes teams such as Lyon, Benfica , Schalke and Hapoel Tel Aviv. In GroupC there is Manchester United which is the absolute favorite for the first spot followed by Valencia, Rangers and the champions from Turkey Boursaspor which is the first time that participates to Champions League group stage. Finally, for today there are scheduled also games for the GroupD where Barcelona is the clear favorite while the second spot can go to any team between Copenhagen, Panathinaikos or Rubin Kazan.

Another interesting match for today is the one between Manchester United and Rangers. After 4 games in the Premier League, the Red Devils count 2 home wins and 2 away draws. Their record is not good therefore will try to get back on the winning track this time for the Champions League competition. On the other hand, Rangers sharing the top along side with Celtic with 4 wins after 4 games having already a 6 points margin from the third Aberdeen. Rangers’ first target will be to battle against Valencia for the second spot of the group (as Man U should be considered the favorite for the first spot) but if they will not manage the third spot that leads to UEFA Europa League will not be a disaster. Prediction: Manchester United to win by 3-0 (7.00).

The most ambiguous game of the day will be played in Bremen between Werder Bremen and Tottenham. The “spurs” will try to combine their first match in the top European club competition with a win. On the other hand, the German team, whose presence in the Champions League is the sixth in the last seven years, will try to exploit the experience of players in such games and get the first three points. Both teams play attractive offensive football leaving their defense exposed many times. Our betting pick for this game is the Over 3.5 Goals which is offered at 2.5 on the Bet770.com sportsbook.

Anderlecht managed to secure an away draw by 2-2 against Partizan and have the advantage to get the magic ticket. On the other hand, Partizan must score at least a goal and conceded none. This should be a close game but Anderlecht has the power to secure a home win.

Basel was not good at the first leg game as they prevailed at home only by 1-0. Sheriff showed that they will battle for the magic ticket as everything is possible and for this difficult task will have the support of a packed full home ground. This should be another close game and the draw is always an option so the Under 2.5 goals seems quite reasonable.

Hapoel Tel Aviv truly stunned Salzburg as they managed an emphatic away win by 3-2. Now the team from Austria needs as least two goals without to concede. A task quite difficult as Salzburg defensive line is quite vulnerable. In any case, most likely we will watch a high score game so the Over 2.5 Goals bet seems a good choice.

Sampdoria’s task against Werder Bremen is quite hard as they suffered an away defeat by 3-1 although the goal they scored late in the game might proved quite important. On the other hand, Werder played quite well against Sampdoria but not so well at the first game of Bundesliga where they suffered an away defeat from Hoffenheim by 4-1. However, they have a good advantage but the question is if they will manage to maintain eventually the lead. Personally, I believe that by one way or the other Sampdoria will win this game.

Last game for tonight is the game between Sevilla and Braga. The team from Portugal prevailed by 1-0 and now they traveled to Spain in an effort to participate to the Champions League Groups. However, Sevilla has the power to win this one otherwise an excellent last year will be thrown to the garbage. Sevilla also suffered a 4-0 defeat for the second leg of Spanish Super Cup by Barcelona despite the 3-1 win of the first game. This is a game without tomorrow especially for Sevilla so they will do whatever possible to win.

UEFA Champions League Schedule:
19:45 Anderlecht - Partizan Belgrade
19:45 FC Sheriff - Basel
19:45 Hapoel Tel Aviv - RB Salzburg
19:45 Sampdoria - Werder Bremen
19:45 Sevilla - Braga

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19:45 Basel – FC Sheriff
Basel is strong favorites against the team of Sheriff and theoretically should win. Surely at this level there are no weak teams but the team from Switzerland has the home advantage and a better team.
Betting Pick: Basel to Win.

19:45 Braga – Sevilla
An excellent – so far – Braga hosts the game against Sevilla with hopes for a good result that will give them a good chance for the second leg battle. On the other hand, Seville win Barcelona by 3-1 for the first leg of Spanish SuperCup demonstrating a good display. As both teams score a lot the Over 2.5 Goals will be our betting pick.

19:45 Partizan Belgrade – Anderlecht
Partizan wants to enter Champions League groups but Anderlecht can be an unbearable obstacle. The game features two evenly powered teams that most likely will cancel each other. We recommend: Draw.

19:45 RB Salzburg – Hapoel Tel Aviv
Salzburg had a lucky draw as Hapoel Tel Aviv is an important opponent but not a super team. Most Likely Salzburg will be able to win this one quite easily.
Our Betting Pick is Salzburg to Win

19:45 Werder Bremen – Sampdoria
The game between Werder Bremen Vs Sampdoria is without any doubt the most important one as both teams play at the highest level and have ambitions to go as far as possible this year. Werder has a slight advantage since the first leg will be played at home but Sampdoria will try to counter measure this. The game most likely will be a close one therefore our betting pick for this game is the Under 2.5 Goals bet.

This is the case for the game of PAOK Vs Ajax. The first game ended a draw by 1-1 as Ajax was not able to hold the lead. PAOK managed to score the equalizing goal at the middle of the second half and was able to stand the pressure of Ajax. Yes, Ajax is a team with more quality and more experience in European tournaments but PAOK has a strong card on their hands which is no other than the home ground. The stadium of PAOK is one of the hottest in the European football world and many teams have failed to secure wins there. The stadium is already sold out and PAOK is expected to have over 25,000 supporters on his side.

William Hill sports is offering PAOK’s win at 23/10(3.30), the draw at 9/4(3.25) while Ajax’s win at 19/20(1.95). Our main proposal is to bet on the Double chance bet. The option of PAOK/DRAW is offered at 8/11(1.73) which is not bad at all. All the other double chance options are way too low (1/4 – 1.25).

All those who would like to bet on high risk games they can choose from the correct score bets. Given the analysis above, good betting picks are PAOK to win by 1-0 (8/1 -9.00), 2-0 (18/1-19.00), 2-1 (12/1 -13.00). The draw by 0-0 (15/2 – 8.50) or by 1-1 (6/1 – 7.00) are always high possible outcomes therefore we can include those to our bet as well. If any of the above mentioned scores is the final outcome we will be certain winners.

Champions League Games that are Scheduled for today:
17:00 HJK Helsinki v Partizan Belgrade
17:30 Zenit St Petersburg v Unirea Urziceni
18:10 FC Copenhagen v BATE Borisov
18:30 Zilina v Litex Lovech
18:45 Basel v Debrecen
19:00 Dinamo Zagreb v FC Sheriff
19:00 Lech Poznan v Sparta Prague
19:15 Fenerbahce v Young Boys
19:30 Gent v Dynamo Kiev
19:30 Salzburg v Omonia Nicosia
19:45 Celtic v Braga
19:45 PAOK Salonika v Ajax
19:45 Rosenborg v AIK Solna

Here is the schedule for the matches today:

21/7 15:00 Olimpi Rustavi – Aktobe
21/7 16:00 Jeunesse D’Esch – AIK
21/7 16:00 Pyunik – Partizan
21/7 17:00 HJK Helsinki – Ekranas
21/7 18:30 Zilina – Birkirkara
21/7 19:00 Debrecen – Levadia
21/7 19:00 LechPoznan – InterBaku
21/7 19:00 Sparta P. – Metalurgs
21/7 19:15 Zeljeznicar – H.TelAviv
21/7 19:45 Rosenborg – Linfield
21/7 20:15 Hafnarfjordur – BATE

Our Betting Picks Propositions:

Aktobe has the advantage after the 2-0 of the first game but it is not a clear one. Rustavi will try to score at least two goals in order to lead the game – at least – to the extra time so they will be careful covering their defense. Our proposal for this game is Over 2.5 goals as Rustavi will have the opportunity to score at some time.

Jeunesse should be more than happy that they lost just to 1-0 from AIK but never the less they still have a difficult task ahead of them. AIK is a better team and they will not risk playing defensively in order to keep their fragile advantage. Our proposal for this game is AIK to win the second leg as well.

Pyunik managed to score an away goal on the Champions League first leg against Partizan where they lost by 3-1. This goal might proved crucial but Partizan is a highly experienced team and they will not have any trouble to advance to the next stage. A draw is always a possible outcome and this will be our betting pick for this match.

HJK lost by 1-0 against Ekranas and surely they do have good chances to secure a win. The game will be a close one where possible scores are 1-0 and 1-1 perhaps as well the 2-1. Our betting proposal for this game is the Under 2.5 goals.

Bayern’s manager Van Gaal, will not have the services of Frank Ribery who is suspended but other than that can count a lot on players like Olic, Lahm, van Bommel and Schweinsteiger. On the other hand, Inter is not facing any problems and a team full of stars will be deployed on the pitch at Saturday. Stars like Milito, Eto, Cambiasso, Sneijder, Maicon, Lucio, Zanetti just to mentioned a few will do whatever possible to achieve teams main target for this year. Both teams did the double on the domestic tournaments as they won both the championship and cup, but only one of them can celebrate the tremble. Bayern celebrate their last Champions League trophy on 2001 while Inter back at 1965.

The online sports betting sites offer no favorite – as expected – for this game, however, they benefit a little more Inter. Bayern’s win is at 2.85, the draw at 3.30 while Inter’s win at 2.35. The bookmakers also believe that this will be a close game based more on Mourinho’s strict tsctics. This is also reflecting on the Over / Under 2.5 Goals bet on odds of 2.25 / 1.57. One goal, maximum two is the sports books prediction however the game can go either way. If Bayern manages to score first, then Inter will have to attack on full strength and then we will watch many goals.

Barcelona will have to produce a high level performance if they want to score at least two goals – without conceding – in order to progress to the final. A task that it is not easy one as Inter can build up a solid defense wall in front of their goalposts. Inter without any doubt will use the speed of Balotelli or the agility of Eto leaving heavy Milito out. The fact is that Guardiola tactics worked only once at San Siro as Mourinho outclass him almost on every occasion.

Guardiola is expected to use Henry instead of Ibrahimovic as well as Toure instead of Busquets. In addition Milito will replaced the suspended Puyol while Keita will move close to Xavi helping both in attack and in defense. The team of Barcelona is expecting a lot from Lionel Messi who will want to give an answer and demolish Mourinho’s tactics over him.

The online sports books offer Barcelona as clear favorite to win this one(1.40) but not to advance in the final as Inter is prime choice by 1.55 against Barcelona’s 2.30. However, I think that Barcelona has the power to win and to progress to the final because they will have over 90,000 on their side plus they do want to give an answer to Mourinho. The mistakes from the linesmen and the referee are unlikely to happen again therefore I predict a high scoring game. The Over 2.5 goals is at 1.50 while a good choice should be the HalfTime / FullTime bet of Barcelona / Barcelona on 2.20.

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