LIVERPOOL should already be in the last 16 but a second-half collapse in Sevilla means they still need a point.
Jurgen Klopp's men blew a 3-0 half-time lead to draw 3-3 but remain in fine fettle
Saturday 5-1 thumping of Brighton confirmed their status as the Premier League's form team behind Man City with five wins and a draw in six.
In that spell they've netted 19 times and should see off a Spartak Moscow side who held them 1-1 in Russia.
Mo Salah, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are all in good shape and Sadio Mane should return after being rested at the weekend.
Spartak stunned Sevilla 5-1 at home but two draws with Maribor are likely to cost them.
They are 13-1 at 188Bet to pick up the points they need but I'm on Liverpool but a best 1-4 at Marathonbet is too short take the Reds and over 2.5 goals at 4-7 with Ladbrokes.
Spartak must win so won't be sitting back and an open game should lead to plenty of goals.
Sevilla must beat Maribor to qualify and are 8-13 with Coral -1.
Man City have already clinched top spot ahead of their visit to Shakhtar Donetsk and after tough league games against Huddersfield, Southampton and West Ham it's likely Pep Guardiola will rotate with David Silva one who has been left at home.
Shakhtar tempt at 17-10 with Betway but you might want to keep the draw on side as Pep will want to maintain City's unbeaten run. The Ukrainians draw no bet is 9-10 at Marathonbet.
Napoli haven't enjoyed the best of campaigns but a 3-0 defeat of Shakhtar last time out means they'll qualify ahead of them if they win away to pointless Feyenoord and Liverpool triumph.
The Italians are 2-5 with bookies such as bet365 and Ladbrokes and it's worth taking on an acca while Napoli and over 2.5 match goals pays 19-20 at BetBright – all five of their group games have gone over.
Spurs have also won their group so should make changes at home to Apoel. The Cypriots not to lose pays 33-10 at Unibet and might be worth backing once teams are revealed.
Second place is Real Madrid's so again be wary of their home meeting with Borussia Dortmund who will take third if they match Apoel's result. Real should beat a struggling side but at the price it's tough to take.
In Group G Besiktas are assured of first place. Second-placed Porto have the head-to-head advantage over Leipzig and need only to match their result in the final round of games.
Porto are just 7-20 with Betway at home to Monaco while Leipzig are 2-5 with McBookie when Besiktas visit.
If Monaco are at all interested both could score in Lisbon and that pays evens with Stan James.
Besiktas are a big price at 8-1 with bet365 but again there motivation is limited and a weakened team is likely to be fielded.
Recommended Bets
- Liverpool & over 2.5 goals
- Shakhtar dnb
- Napoli & over 2.5 goals
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Not so sure about Napoli here Mr F. They have gone off the boil a little bit on the road, while the 2 games you mentioned going over only did so because they conceded 2 themselves. Can’t see that happening myself.
I’ve gone for a 2.0 away win here.
picked up on your besiktas thoughts, and fancied shaktar too, added spurs win, overs in rotterdam for a 57/1 winner! do you still do that bet of the week thing?? thanks for spotting that huge price!
Still do Line of the Week. Picked this week’s winner but you can enter next week – [email protected]