CELTIC fans are daring to dream as their heroes prepare to tackle mighty Real Madrid in tonight’s Champions League opener.
Saturday’s derby demolition of Rangers has sent confidence levels soaring but the bookies reckon the Hoops will come crashing back down to earth against the European champions.
Real are McBookie’s 8/15 hot favourites while Ange Postecoglou’s men are 17/4 outsiders and the draw pays 10/3.
Goals should be guaranteed with the Celtic boss vowing to go for it and both teams scoring in all four of Madrid’s La Liga games so far.
That’s why BTTS is a best 13/17 (SBK) tonight while over 2.5 goals is just 4/6 (QuinnBet) but the odds increase to 33/20 (BetUK) for over 3.5 strikes.
The Hoops have been speedy starters of late so I like the 13/8 on offer at Bet365 for them to score in the first half.
In the anytime scorer market I’m on Vinicius Junior (13/8, SBK) as he has netted in Real’s last three games.
Manchester City are McBookie’s 5/2 favourites to win the tournament and they begin with a trip to Seville.
Barcelona battered Sevilla 3-0 at the Sanchez Pijuan on Saturday and Julen Lopetegui’s side have taken just a point from four games.
It’s hard to see past City and I’m backing them to be winning at half-time and full-time (19/17, SBK).
PSG host Juventus in a cracker, with Neymar looking good for a goal (6/5, Bet365) after netting 12 times in just nine games this season.
- Super singles: Vinicius to score (13/8, SBK). City HT-FT (19/17, SBK).
- McBookie bet builder: Combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals in Paris pays evens.
I'm a sports journalist, football tipster and author from Dundee, who is now working in Glasgow. I've covered games at every level, from Junior football to internationals, and still love football even though it has clearly sold its soul. I've been in football tipping since 2018 with the MFT site.
