Wednesday football tips: Atalanta can see off the challenge of Real Madrid

Manchester City were stopped by Lyon at the quarter-final stage of the Champions League last season, but they begin their 2020-21 knockout campaign in red-hot form.

City head to Budapest to face Borussia Monchengladbach while a depleted Real Madrid take on Atalanta. There is also action in the Europa League as Tottenham host Wolfsberger.

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Atalanta to beat Real Madrid

Barnsley to beat Stoke

Man City to beat Monchengladbach

QPR to beat Preston

Manchester City are likely to make it 19 straight wins, while Atalanta have shown that they can mix it with the Champions League big guns in the group stage.

In-form Barnsley can continue their Championship hot streak against Stoke and QPR can extend their good away run at Preston. All four in an accumulator pays over 18-1 with William Hill.

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Monchengladbach v Man City

BT Sport 2, 8pm

Marco Rose's decision to walk away from Monchengladbach in the summer has caused an obvious dip in the Bundesliga club's form which Manchester City can fully exploit in neutral Budapest

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Best bet
Man City to win & both teams to score

Atalanta v Real Madrid

BT Sport 3, 8pm

Real Madrid have won five of their last six games in La Liga to capitalise on pacesetters Atletico Madrid's recent slump but Serie A outfit Atalanta will represent a step-up in quality from recent opponents Alaves, Huesca and Valladolid.

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Best bet
Atalanta

Tottenham v Wolfsberger

BT Sport 1, 5pm

Tottenham's comfortable win against Wolfsberger in the first leg of this Europa League tie in Hungary ought to make them hard to oppose in London – but odds of 2-7 given their form make them even harder to back.

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Best bet
Draw

Bet of the day

Barnsley to beat Stoke Sky Sports Red Button, 7pm

Barnsley are creating chances aplenty and they may be too lively for their more defensive-minded visitors Stoke, who are winless in seven away games and were thumped 4-1 at Norwich on their last road trip.

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Player to be shown a card bet of the day

Preston v QPR Sky Sports Football, 7.45pm

QPR have developed into a fairly physical side and the Hoops have picked up 27 yellow cards in their last nine matches. Lee Wallace has been cautioned twice in his 13 appearances this term and he may find himself in the book again at Preston.

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Best bet
Lee Wallace to be shown a card

Stat of the day

Preston v QPR Sky Sports Football, 7.45pm

QPR are unbeaten in six Championship away games, winning each of their last three.

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