Following a short intermission during the international break, the Champions League is back! We’ve put together a 13/2 boosted Champions League Treble for the occasion.
Real Madrid to win – (4/5)
Real Madrid v Napoli
Real Madrid have begun this season in their usual dominant fashion. Top of La Liga ; top of their Champions League group. Meanwhile, new signing Jude Bellingham has recently become a record breaker by scoring 14 goals in his first 15 Real Madrid games – surpassing club legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Alfredo Di Stefano who had scored 13 goals at the same stage. Their only defeat of the season came at the hands of city rivals Atletico Madrid.
Los Blancos have a perfect record in Europe, having won all four of their games. In the reverse fixture, Real came away from Naples with all three points, following a 3-2 victory. The Bernabeu has been a fortress for Real Madrid. Between 2009-2018, Los Blancos failed to lose a single group stage match at home. Since then, only freak defeats to Sheriff and Shakhtar Donetsk have spoiled an otherwise perfect record. Furthermore, Real Madrid have a near-immaculate record against Italian teams, having won 15 of their last 16 meetings with clubs from the beautiful country.
Napoli have failed to live up to the high expectations that they set themselves last season. Having lost both their manager and best centre-half, Napoli have equally had to deal with the loss of star striker Victor Osimhen. The Nigerian has been out with injury since October. Although he may return for this tie, the former Lille striker is lacking minutes under his belt.
With the home advantage and top spot not quite sealed yet, we expect Real Madrid to get the job done.
Arsenal 6+ Corners – (5/6)
Arsenal v Lens
Mikel Arteta’s men host Lens at the Emirates on Wednesday night. As per the club’s philosophy, Arsenal are likely to dominate possession. The Gunners have done so in 11 of their 13 Premier League matches this season. The only exceptions being high-pressing Tottenham and champions Manchester City. Arteta has developed a very flank-dominated attacking style with much of Arsenal’s creativity coming from Odegaard playing the ball out wide to talented young wingers Saka and Martinelli.
Arsenal have already completed 263 crosses across their thirteen Premier League matches this season – placing them second in the league. This has translated into corners. Indeed, the Gunners have been awarded 114 corners this Premier League campaign – way ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester City on 89. This included an eye-watering 13 corners in their recent 3-1 victory over Burnley.
Braga to win – (1/1)
Braga v Union Berlin
It’s fair to say that Union Berlin have had one of the greatest falls from grace in football this season. Having led the field for much of the season, Union Berlin were happy to settle for their first Champions League qualification in history.
This season paints a much bleaker picture, however. In the Bundesliga relegation zone with just two wins to their name. Moreover, the German outfit currently lay at the foot of their Champions League group, having failed to win a single game. Union Berlin’s away form has been particularly woeful. Indeed, they have lost seven of their last eight away games.
Braga go into this fixture in reasonably good form. They currently sit in fourth place in their domestic league. Their recent home form is also a cause for optimism. Indeed, the Portuguese side have won all of their last four domestic home matches.
Having won the reverse fixture, Braga will look to make their home advantage count and seal a place in the Europa League next year.
Champions League Treble
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