Champions League Tips - 11/4/23

Tonight, Benfica hosts Inter Milan with the runaway Liga NOS leaders aiming to give themselves the perfect platform to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 1990 when the tournament was branded as the European Cup.

Goncalo Ramos is having an incredible campaign for Roger Schmidt’s side, as the 21-year-old has scored 25 and created 11 assists in 38 matches across all competitions, seeing him being linked with several other European giants.

Three of Benfica’s last five matches have seen the Both Teams to Score market land, having lost 2-1 to Porto last time out, while thrashing the likes of Vitoria and Club Brugge by 5-1 scorelines.

Joao Mario has received six yellow cards this season, as well as one red card, while Marcelo Brozovic has also received seven yellow cards.

As mentioned above, Ramos has scored 25 goals across all competitions this campaign, with six of his goal contributions, in general, coming in the Champions League.

Lautaro Martinez will inevitably be providing Inter’s biggest goal threat, as the Argentinian has fired in 17 goals and created seven assists in 41 matches.

Joao Mario has picked up six yellow cards and one red card during the current campaign, with two of his cautions coming in the Champions League, while Brozovic has been shown seven yellow cards across the board.

Manchester City against Bayern Munich promises to be a fascinating encounter at the Etihad Stadium, with this being another meeting between Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel.

Erling Haaland is the player to look out for, as the Norwegian’s brace in City’s 4-1 win over Southampton at the weekend took his tally up to 44 for the season.

Both Teams have Scored in three of City’s last five Premier League matches, with all of these games resulting in 4-1 victories for Pep Guardiola’s side against Southampton, Liverpool and Bournemouth.

Rodri has been shown seven yellow cards this season and averages 1.3 fouls per game in the Champions League. Manchester City loanee, Joao Cancelo who is available to play for Bayern Munich in this tie is known for being slightly rash when tackling and has received six bookings across all competitions for both clubs.

Haaland’s 44 goals and five assists across all competitions see the ex-Borussia Dortmund man hold the club record for most goals in a season for the Cityzens. In the Champions League, Haaland has participated in 45% of City’s goals.

Thomas Muller is an experienced campaigner and the 33-year-old has scored eight goals and created 11 assists so far this season. Muller recently scored a brace in Bayern’s vital 4-2 victory over title rivals Borussia Dortmund.

As previously mentioned, Rodri has been shown seven yellow cards this season, while averaging 1.3 fouls per game. Meanwhile, Benjamin Pavard has received six yellow cards and one red card during the 2022/23 campaign.

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