Five Champions League Markets to Watch This Week

Duvan Zapata comes into this fixture scoring two in his last five games in Serie A after qualification to the next round was secured back in March. These stats may look poor, however, he has scored 18 goals in 25 starts in the league, a fantastic record, especially for a club that finish 4th in the table. With striking counterpart, Josip Ilicic, ruled out due to personal reasons, Atalanta will aim to continue their goalscoring form with Zapata as the focus in their attack.

In the Champions League this year, Neymar has provided three goals in three matches after he missed the first four fixtures. The Brazilian comes into this game in great form with five goals in his last five despite not scoring in the League Cup final win at the end of July. Although, Paris Saint-Germain have not played a competitive match since March of this year

Both teams have been ridiculously good in front of goal, with a combined total of 36 goals in the Champions League. Scores of 2-1 and 1-2 are being backed by odds of 11/1 and 8/1, showing that this could be a goal fest. Zapata and Neymar are 5/1 to score in this fixture.

Atletico Madrid and RB Leipzig both come into this fixture after beating Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, respectively, in the round of 16, by aggregate scores of 4-2 and 4-0. Now, as both teams finished third in their respective leagues, this is set to be one of the most intriguing battle of the quarter-finals.

Morata is in positive form going into this fixture with three goals in his last seven games in the Champions League, including a last-minute goal against Liverpool to secure progression into the next round. In his last five matches, the Spaniard has registered three goals despite not scoring in his past three fixtures. However, against Celta Vigo and Mallorca, he netted the first goal.

Coming into this clash, Morata is 7/2 odds for scoring first in this fixture, the favourite out of all the players.

Robert Lewandowski is widely regarded as the best striker in the world. In all competitions this season, the Polish Striker has scored 47 goals in 44 appearances, more than any other player this season. Bayern will need him to be in inspired form to try and regain the Champions League trophy since it was last won in the 2012/13 season with a victory over Jurgen Klopp’s Dortmund.

In his last fixture against Chelsea in the last round, Lewandowski provided his side with a brace of assists and goals to secure a 4-1 victory and a progression through to the next round. In the Champions League alone, he has recorded 13 goals in seven games including three braces in the last five games. The Bayern striker finished second in the European Golden Boot race, behind Ciro Immobile, although the competition only counts league goals.

As the German side heads towards their clash with Barcelona in Lisbon, Lewandowski is at 7/2 odds to score a brace again.

Manchester City are in incredible form coming into this fixture after winning eight of their last 10 games including a victory over Spanish giants Real Madrid, a substantial boost for them. On the other hand, Lyon, despite not being in as good of a form as City, look like a tough side to beat especially after they took PSG to penalties and beat Juventus on aggregate. Which mean’t the french side progressed into the quarter-finals.

With talisman, Sergio Aguero ruled out till the end of August, City have had to rely on Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus. The former Palmeiras player has not seen much football this season before the Argentine’s injury in June and, therefore, took a while to get going as he went four games without a goal. In his last seven matches, Jesus found the back of the net, five times including one in his last appearance against Madrid.

City come into this fixture in significantly better form and with Jesus now becoming more efficient in front of goal, the Brazilian should be in a good position to secure this outcome. Pep Guardiola’s striker is at 7/5 odds to score and win.

As Bayern face off against Barcelona in the quarter-finals, there is no doubt that this is the biggest fixture of the competition with both teams looking in strong form.

Coming into this match, Lionel Messi looks in his usual unbelievable form with four goals in his last three matches including a brace coming against Deportivo Alaves on the final day of the La Liga. This season alone, the Argentine claimed his fourth consecutive Pichichi Trophy with 25 goals in 33 appearances in the league as well as three goals in seven games in the Champions League. The signs of slowing down are nowhere to be seen, as the goalscoring phenom continues to carry Barcelona perhaps now more than ever.

Bayern will look to Serge Gnabry, to continue his Champions League form this season after picking up six goals in his last 7 games with all of them coming against Tottenham Hotspurs and Chelsea. The former Arsenal man has shocked many with his improved performances this year as opposed to last year in which he registered zero goals in seven games. In the Bundesliga, Gnabry has 12 goals in 31 games from his wide position including 10 assists, his contributions are the highest he has produced in the league.

As these two teams head into their clash, both goalscorers will look to continue their form in the Champions League in an attempt to reach the final, a spot neither team has seen for four years. Messi and Lewandowski are priced at 6/1 odds to score for their respective sides.