Connect with us
[smartslider3 slider="2"]

Football

PREVIEW: UEFA Champions League – Round of 16 fixtures – 1st Leg

Europe’s very best teams lock horns once again for the title of Kings of the Continent as the UEFA Champions League makes a triumphant return!

Uefa Champions League

Europe’s very best teams lock horns once again for the title of Kings of the Continent as the UEFA Champions League makes a triumphant return!

Jamie Moore's Diary - jockey talks Goshen and Ascot rides

Tuesday 14 February

PSG 9/5 | Draw 13/5 | Bayern Munich 7/5 (20:00)

I guess it doesn’t really matter what the form or recent results look like for these two teams – when they face each other, the eyes of the world surely descend. It’s a magical clash, showing off the very best that European football has to offer.

PSG have the attacking prowess to dismantle the very best, but their defensive statistics leave a little to be desired. Conceding soft goals might leave them susceptible to a Bayern Munich onslaught. Nevertheless, if ever there was a both teams scoring banker – surely this is it. Get on at 46/100

AC Milan 6/4 | Draw 85/40 | Tottenham 19/10 (20:00)

AC Milan come into this fixture with a horrible run of results, failing to keep a clean sheet in their past 12 games in all competition doesn’t really place them in a positive light here.

Spurs should be the more confident of the two, they’ve started to attack teams with a real sense of aggression, and should they manage to replicate such an approach at the San Siro (given their hosts’ dismissal defensive display) I think they come away as victors. 19/10 is a gift!

Wednesday 15 February

Club Brugge 10/3 | Draw 13/5 | Benfica 4/5 (20:00)

Admittedly, I am a little surprised by the price available on a Benfica win. They have been brilliant! They come into the game scoring for fun, defending like an Italian team and believing in their own ability.

I think the somewhat hesitant approach Brugge seem to open their games with will ultimately be their undoing. I’m all over the away win.

Dortmund 7/5 | Draw 23/10 | Chelsea 19/10 (20:00)

This is an interesting encounter; Dortmund hosts the first leg and will look to put themselves in a great position to qualify to the final eight. Chelsea certainly can win, but at the risk of sounding like a stuck record – it’s all about which Chelsea team show up and how they play together.

I’m going to take a bit of a risk and say Chelsea win this. They should have too much quality on the field at the same time and I can’t see Dortmund’s defence dealing with them.

Jamie Moore's Diary - jockey talks Goshen and Ascot rides

More in Football