Didn't go brilliantly yesterday, but tonight's games look far easier to call (famous last words).
Bayer Leverkusen v Man Utd
Ouch. Despite beating Leverkusen at Old Trafford and sitting above them in Group A, United are still 19/10 outsiders for the win tonight. Have things really gotten that bad? Leverkusen are 11/8 but lets face it, we all know it’s going to be a draw, and you can have that at 12/5. The Man Utd and draw double chance at 1.57 is my pick. Looks like van Persie’s out so it’ll have to be Rooney to score first, and 8/1 seems pretty generous. He’s 15/8 to score at any time too. Worth a go.
Prediction: 1-1 (6/1)
Man City v Plzen
Poor old Plzen. City have scored 18 goals in their last 3 home games and they could easily add another 5 or 6 tonight. 6+ goals for the home side is as short as 6/1! The only note of caution to go with that line of thought is the fact that City have already qualified for the knockout stages and are unlikely to catch Bayern and go through as winners. If they haven’t got much to play for, they might decide to give the likes of Negredo, Aguero and Toure a rest. Still, whoever plays, they’ll be more than comfortable. Over 5.5 match goals at 19/4 looks a goer.
Prediction: 5-1 (20/1)
Predictions for the other matches
CSKA Moscow v Bayern Munich: 0-2 (15/2)
Anderlecht v Benfica: 0-2 (10/1)
Juventus v Copenhagen: 3-0 (6/1)
PSG v Olympiakos: 2-1 (15/2)
Real Madrid v Galatasaray: 3-1 (10/1)
Shakhtar v Real Sociedad: 1-0 (6/1)
Accumulator: Cautious one today. £5 on wins for Bayern Munich, Juventus, Man City, PSG and Real Madrid could return just under £18.
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