Champions League Tuesday match betting previews, free tips & TV details

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Tuesday's Champions League games, including Galatasaray v Club Brugge, Lokomotiv Moscow v Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta v Dinamo Zagreb, Red Star Belgrade v Bayern Munich, Juventus v Atletico Madrid & Real Madrid v Paris St-Germain.

Galatasaray v Club Brugge

Where to watch

BT Sport ESPN, 5.55pm Tuesday

Best bet

Club Brugge draw no bet
2pts 10-11 Betfred

Team news

Galatasaray
Christian Luyindama, Florin Andone (both knee), Radamel Falcao (Achilles) and Sener Ozbayrakli (hamstring) are unavailable and Fernando Muslera (hip) is a doubt. Steven N'Zonzi is suspended.

Club Brugge
Matej Mitrovic (ankle) misses out but Clinton Mata (hamstring) is available. Rudy Vormer is suspended.

Match preview

Club Brugge have taken two points from four Champions League matches but have competed well in three of them and can guarantee a minimum third-place finish by defeating Galatasaray in Istanbul.

Finishing second is not out of the question for the Belgians, who are five points behind Real Madrid (their matchday six opponents) with two to play.

They need a favour from Paris St-Germain, who take on Real in the Spanish capital, but their focus will be on the Galatasaray contest which is one they are capable of winning.

Gala drew 0-0 at Club Brugge in an even contest on matchday one but lost the next three games, including a miserable 6-0 reverse at the Bernabeu earlier this month.

Fatih Terim's injury-hit side lost 1-0 at home to Istanbul Basaksehir at the weekend and are set for further disappointment.

Key stat

Galatasaray have failed to score in eight of their last nine Champions League games.

Lokomotiv Moscow v Bayer Leverkusen

Where to watch

BT Sport 1, 5.55pm Tuesday

Best bet

Both teams to score
1pt 8-11 Betfred, Hills

Team news

Lokomotiv Moscow
Luka Djordjevic, Jefferson Farfan, Boris Rotenberg (all knee) are out and Joao Mario (toe) is a doubt. Anton Miranchuk (foot) is back in contention.

Bayer Leverkusen
Kai Havertz, Daley Sinkgraven (both thigh) and Mitchell Weiser (ankle) are sidelined and Nadiem Amiri is suspended.

Match preview

Time is running out for Lokomotiv Moscow and Bayer Leverkusen, who should both be going all out to secure victory in the Russian capital.

The teams are four points behind second-placed Atletico Madrid and need to close that gap to retain any hope of Champions League progress.

Lokomotiv are better placed to finish third, having defeated Leverkusen 2-1 in Germany on matchday one.

However, the Russians have lost their last three Champions League matches and must try to bounce back after conceding an injury-time goal in their 2-1 loss to Juventus on matchday four.

Leverkusen are the favourites to bag their first away points of the campaign but there is better value to be had by backing both teams to score in a contest which promises to be open and unpredictable.

Key stat

Both teams have scored in each of Lokomotiv Moscow's last four fixtures.

Atalanta v Dinamo Zagreb

Where to watch

BT Sport Extra 4, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Dinamo Zagreb
1pt 9-2 general

Team news

Atalanta
Duvan Zapata (thigh) has not featured for the last six weeks but Remo Freuler (thigh) returned to action at the weekend.

Dinamo Zagreb
Amer Gojak and Arijan Ademi (both ankle) are ruled out and Nikola Moro serves a one-game ban.

Match preview

Atalanta's first Champions League campaign has been a miserable experience and they could be condemned to a fourth-place finish by a loss to Dinamo Zagreb at San Siro.

At the start of the group stage, Atalanta were well fancied to secure a top-two finish.

However, they have been inconvenienced by playing home games in Milan (their Bergamo base is undergoing renovation works) and have taken just one point, leaving them four-points adrift at the bottom.

While Atalanta have been disappointing, Dinamo have impressed from the moment they won 4-0 at home to the Italians on matchday one.

They suffered a major disappointment on matchday four – conceding two injury-time goals in a 3-3 draw at home to Shakhtar Donetsk – but remain in the hunt for a top two finish and look overpriced to complete the double over Atalanta.

Key stat

Atalanta have won just one of their last eight matches.

Red Star Belgrade v Bayern Munich

Where to watch

BT Sport Extra 3, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Bayern Munich and both teams to score
1pt 6-4 Betfred, Betway

Team news

Red Star Belgrade
Milan Pavkov (hamstring) has not featured since matchday four but Aleksa Vukanovic (muscle strain) is available.

Bayern Munich
Lucas Hernandez (ankle) and Niklas Sule (knee) are out long-term.

Match preview

Bayern Munich have been in a class of their own in Group B and can seal top spot with a victory over Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian capital.

Going into the back-to-back matches against Tottenham, Red Star were in second place and might have fancied their chances of following Bayern into the round of 16.

But they suffered two heavy defeats to the Lilywhites – 5-0 in London and 4-0 in Belgrade – and their revised target will be to finish third ahead of Olympiakos.

Red Star had some decent chances in the home match against Spurs and might get a few sights of goal against the Bavarians, who are far from watertight at the back.

Bayern have kept just three away clean sheets in the last three-and-a-half years of Champions League football and a shutout may elude them in Belgrade.

Key stat

Bayern have kept just three clean sheets in their last 20 Champions League away games.

Juventus v Atletico Madrid

Where to watch

BT Sport Extra 2, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Juventus
2pts 11-10 general

Team news

Juventus
Juan Cuadrado returns from suspension but Alex Sandro (thigh) is a doubt. Blaise Matuidi (rib) could feature.

Atletico Madrid
Joao Felix (ankle) is back in contention but Diego Costa (hernia) has joined Stefan Savic, Jose Gimenez (both hamstring) and Sime Vrsaljko (knee) on the sidelines.

Match preview

Atletico Madrid have not got beyond the last 16 in their last two Champions League campaigns and their quest to reach the 2019-20 knockout stage may be taken down to the wire by a loss to Juventus in Turin.

Inconsistent away results have become a problem for Atleti, who have won on just two of their last 11 Champions League road trips.

And they might not be overly confident against Juve, who were their conquerors in last season's round of 16.

Juve overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit by winning the return match 3-0 in Turin, thanks to a hat-trick from their talisman, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese was rested at the weekend but excelled in the recent international break – scoring four goals in two games – and looks primed to see off Atleti and ensure the Italians finish top of the group.

Key stat

Juventus have won their last eight home fixtures.

Real Madrid v Paris St-Germain

Where to watch

BT Sport ESPN, 8pm Tuesday

Best bet

Paris St-Germain draw no bet
2pts 11-10 general

Team news

Real Madrid
Gareth Bale (calf) is back in contention but Lucas Vazquez (thigh), Nacho and James Rodriguez (both knee) are sidelined.

Paris St-Germain
Thomas Meunier, Neymar (both thigh) and Keylor Navas (hamstring) returned at the weekend but Marco Verratti (knee) is a doubt and Ander Herrera (thigh) and Thilo Kehrer (foot) are ruled out.

Match preview

Paris St-Germain have been hugely impressive in the group stage and can clinch top spot in Group A by defeating Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Qualification is assured for the Parisiens, so they can afford to approach the match with an element of freedom.

And they will be close to full-strength with first choice goalkeeper Keylor Navas fully recovered from a hamstring injury and world class attackers Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in contention to start together for the first time this season.

Neither Neymar nor Mbappe were available when PSG hammered Real 3-0 on matchday one and their availability piles on the pressure for Los Blancos, who need a win to make sure of a top-wo finish.

Real came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Club Brugge earlier in the group but are unlikely to be let of the hook by PSG.

Key stat

Paris-St Germain have won nine of their last ten matches.

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