5 Champions League Group Stage RABs/Specials

Following the 2023/24 Champions League group stage draw, we have taken a look at five RequestABets and Specials via Sky Bet ahead of the start of the competition.

So far this season, Jude Bellingham has settled into life in quick fashion with Real Madrid, scoring five goals and creating one assist in four matches.

Meanwhile, Harry Kane has started his debut season with Bayern Munich off in good fashion, firing in three goals and creating one assist in three Bundesliga matches.

Marcus Rashford will be keen to add to his current goalscoring record, having scored one goal and created one assist in four matches so far this season, adding on to the 30 goals and 11 assists he managed last season.

Bukayo Saka has also started off the 2023/24 campaign in a bright fashion, scoring two goals and making one assist in four matches. This will be the 22-year-old’s first-ever Champions League campaign.

Real Madrid will enter Group C of this season’s competition, looking to beat the likes of Napoli, Sporting Braga and Union Berlin to top spot.

Carlo Ancelotti’s men won this competition for the 14th time in the 2021/22 season following their 1-0 victory over Liverpool in Paris and will be desperate to get their crown back having been thrashed 5-1 in last season’s semi-final with Manchester City.

Los Blancos have managed to score eight goals in four La Liga matches this season, a tally that they could easily better in the Champions League with the attacking flair that Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and more provide.

In recent seasons, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe have often found themselves competing for the Golden Boot in this competition. So far, Haaland has a total of 35 goals in 30 appearances in the Champions League, while Mbappe has found the back of the net 40 times in 61 matches.

Harry Kane will be looking to boost his numbers in the Champions League at his new club, having scored 21 goals in 32 matches for Tottenham Hotspur in this competition.

As mentioned above Bellingham has scored five goals in four matches for Real and memorably managed to bag four goals in last season’s Champions League group stages for Borussia Dortmund.

Interestingly, 19 of Kane’s 21 Champions League goals have come in the group stages, he will be hoping to add to his tally against the likes of Manchester United, Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen.

Saka will also have a decent opportunity to get off the mark in the Champions League, with Arsenal being drawn up to play against Sevilla, PSV Eindhoven and Lens in Group B of this season’s competition.

Last season, Kylian Mbappe managed to score eight goals and create three assists in a group containing the likes of Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa, while in 2021/22, Mbappe also recorded 10 goal contributions in Group against Manchester City, RB Leipzig and Club Brugge.

This season, PSG will compete in Group F with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle. However, it should be noted that Mbappe has started off the 2023/24 season in great form, scoring five goals in three Ligue 1 appearances.

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