Smart Acca Picks: Barcelona vs Bayern Munich Could Provide Plenty of Entertainment

A rampant Napoli side hosts Rangers at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Napoli could virtually seal their spot as Group A winners following their 4-1 home win against Liverpool on matchday one. Luciano Spaletti’s men have four wins from their last five, following 6-1 and 4-2 wins against Ajax, as well as 4-1, 3-2 and 1-0 victories over Cremonese, Bologna and Roma in Serie A.

Rangers are going through a turbulent period at present, as following their 4-0 win over St. Mirren, they were thrashed 7-1 by Liverpool at Ibrox. Since then, they have beaten Motherwell 2-1, Dundee 1-0 and drawn 1-1 at home to Livingston, causing more speculation about the future of Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Ajax and Liverpool go head-to-head at the Johan Cruijff Arena, with Jurgen Klopp’s men knowing that a draw would confirm their place in the Round of 16.

Ajax’s last two Champions League outings have seen them lose in humiliating style to Napoli by 6-1 and 4-2 scorelines. In the Dutch Eredivisie, they have managed to beat Volendam 4-2, Excelsior 7-1 and RKC Waalwijk 4-1.

Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest at the weekend, following back-to-back 1-0 wins over West Ham United and Manchester City in the aftermath of their 7-1 hammering of Rangers. Before these results, they had been defeated 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium by Arsenal.

Inter Milan goes up against Czech outfit Viktoria Plzen at the San Siro, with Simone Inzaghi’s men having the opportunity to qualify from Group C ahead of Barcelona.

Crucially, Inter have the head-to-head advantage on Barca following a 1-0 win at the San Siro and a 3-3 draw at the Nou Camp, meaning a victory would see them through due to having a three-point gap. In Serie A, they have won their last three games, defeating Sassuolo 2-1, Salernitana 2-0 and Fiorentina 4-3 thanks to a 95th-minute winner by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Plzen will want to finish their Champions League campaign in a respectful style, having been thrashed 5-0 and 4-2 by Bayern Munich. In their domestic league, they have won their last three fixtures, defeating the likes of Mlada Boleslav 2-0, Jablonec 3-0 and Banik Ostrava 3-1.

Barcelona host Bayern Munich in a must-win match for the Nou Camp club, as they trail Inter Milan by three points with an inferior head-to-head record, and will have to hope for a shock at the San Siro if they are to stay in the competition.

All of Barca’s last four matches since their 1-0 home win over Celta Vigo have seen Over 2.5 Goals scored, having drawn 3-3 with Inter Milan, before losing 3-1 to Real Madrid and beaten Villarreal 3-0 and Athletic Club 4-0.

Meanwhile, in Bayern’s last five matches, they have drawn 2-2 with Borussia Dortmund, before going on to beat Viktoria Plzen 4-2, Freiburg 5-0, Augsburg 5-2 and Hoffenheim 2-0.

The final match on this list comes from Atletico Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen, with Diego Simeone's side potentially needing a win to stay in the competition as a whole, whilst Leverkusen must win in general.

Atleti’s last five games have seen Over 2.5 Goals on two occasions, following 2-1 wins at home to Girona and away at Real Betis. In between these fixtures, that have drawn 0-0 and 1-1 with Club Brugge and Rayo Vallecano, as well as beaten Athletic Club 1-0 thanks to an Antoine Griezmann goal.

Leverkusen have had a tricky start under new manager Xabi Alonso, as they beat Schalke 04 4-0 win their first match under the Spaniard, before losing 3-0 and 5-1 to Porto and Eintracht Frankfurt. Last time out, Bayer managed a 2-2 home draw with Wolfsburg as Jeremie Frimpong scored a late equaliser.