Tuesday’s football tips: Real’s superstar strikers could get some Etihad joy

There's a Champions League play-off worthy of the final itself tonight as Manchester City take on Real Madrid at the Etihad.

Both these giants would have been expecting to qualify directly for the last 16, but they're in the playoffs after crashing into some shock defeats in the revamped group stage.

City only scraped through after coming behind to beat Club Brugge in their final match while European champions Real lost three of their eight group games.

As a result, one of them will crash out of the Champions League early so the stakes are high as they prepare for what should be two thrilling games.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid top betting tips

Pep Guardiola's side have been miles off their usual standards this season and had to come from behind to avoid a shock FA Cup exit at League One Leyton Orient on Saturday.

Real Madrid haven't been at their best either but still look in better shape than City so they are worthy 3/4 favourites to go through. The price is better for a first-leg win in Manchester, with BoyleSports pricing them at 9/5.

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Poor defending has been the biggest issues for Guardiola this season and it's hard to see his side keeping out superstars such as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.

The Brazilian always comes alive in big Champions League games and looks good at 2/1 with BoyleSports for anytime scorer.

The Spanish giants also have issues at the back with injuries so we should see goals at both ends. Combining BTTS with no draw pays evens at BoyleSports.

Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain top betting tips

Paris St-Germain also looked in danger of crashing out after some poor results in the group stage but they came good when it mattered and booked their place in the play-offs by thrashing Manchester City and Stuttgart.

They now face Brest in an all-French tie and BoyleSports make PSG 1/14 hot favourites to reach the last 16, with even a first-leg win on the road incredibly short at 4/11.

Those odds are probably down to the fact Luis Enrique's men won 5-2 at the same ground on Ligue 1 duty just a few weeks ago, while Brest lost 3-0 at home to Real Madrid in their last Champions League outing.

PSG have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine games so going for goals looks the best option. Combining the away win with BTTS pays a boosted 7/4 at BoyleSports while over 3.5 match goals is 23/20 with the same firm.

Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick in that 5-2 rout so the winger looks decent value at 13/8 for anytime scorer with Bet365.

Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven top betting tips

Juventus remain a work in progress under new boss Thiago Motta and they didn't impress in the league phase of the Champions League, winning just three of their eight games.

They drew with Brugge and lost to Benfica in their final two games so Juve need to up their game when PSV Eindhoven come calling in the play-offs.

They can take heart from the fact they beat the Dutch side 3-1 earlier in the competition and that makes the Juventus win appealing at 20/23 with BoyleSports. Adding on under 4.5 goals boosts the odds to 6/5 in a bet builder.

We only saw six corners in that clash so betting against a lot of flag kicks could pay off here. Under 9.5 corners is priced 20/23 at BoyleSports.

Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund top betting tips

New Borussia Dortmund boss Niko Kovac crashed to defeat in his first game at the weekend and now faces a daunting trip to Lisbon in the Champions League.

Sporting CP have lost just one of their last 12 games and look decent value at 23/20 for a first-leg win over a team under new management.

First legs can often be cagey but I reckon we'll see goals in this one as both teams possess so much firepower. Combining BTTS with no draw pays 13/10 at BoyleSports and that looks worth a punt.

Dortmund full-back Julian Ryerson always gets stuck in and was sent off against Stuttgart at the weekend. He's 10/3 at Bet365 for a card tonight and that could offer some value with Sporting possessing some tricky wingers.

Tuesday's Super Singles

• Juventus win and under 4.5 goals 6/5 BoyleSports
• Over 3.5 goals in Brest v PSG 23/20 BoyleSports
• Julian Ryerson to be carded 10/3 Bet365

Deadly double

• Vinicius Junior and Ousmane Dembele to score 5/1 BoyleSports

Upcoming match previews and betting tips

• Tue 17:45 Brest vs PSG
• Tue 20:00 Manchester City vs Real Madrid
• Tue 20:00 Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven
• Tue 20:00 Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund
• Tue 20:00 Exeter City v Nottingham Forest
• European BTTS Tips: Bhoys to make their mark in 3/1 treble

Racing tips

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