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Wednesday Champions League games: free football tips, best bets and predictions

Including Inter Milan, Dortmund, Napoli, Barcelona, Benfica & RB Leipzig

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Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Tuesday's Champions League games, including Inter Milan v Borussia Dortmund, Salzburg v Napoli, Slavia Prague v Barcelona, Benfica v Lyon, Lille v Valencia & RB Leipzig v Zenit.

Inter Milan v Borussia Dortmund

Where to watch

BT Sport ESPN, 8pm

Best bet

Both teams to score
2pts 4-6 bet365, Hills

Team news

InterMilan
Alexis Sanchez and Stefano Sensi are out but Diego Godin could return.

Borussia Dortmund
Jadon Sancho and Mario Gotze travel but Marco Reus (illness) and Paco Alcacer (calf) were not on the plane to Milan.

Match preview

Borussia Dortmund are yet to concede in this season's Champions League but they have been defensively porous in the Bundesliga and could be involved in a high-octane encounter in Milan.

Inter have top defenders at their disposal in Diego Godin and Milan Skriniar but Antonio Conte is yet to find a convincing combination at the back and the Italians have shipped eight goals in their last four games against Sampdoria, Barcelona, Juventus and Sassuolo.

Die Schwarzgelben, meanwhile, have netted an impressive 20 goals in eight league games but Lucien Favre is also struggling to work out his best partnership at the back.

With Barcelona around 3-10 to top Group F, it could be a shootout between these sides for second, which enhances the need to push for goals rather than sit back and settle for a draw.

Key stat

Both teams have scored in each of Inter's last four matches in all competitions.


Salzburg v Napoli

Where to watch

BT Sport Extra 2, 8pm

Best bet

Salzburg
1pt 6-4 Betfred

Team news

Salzburg
Goalkeeper Alexander Walke and Antoine Bernede are sidelined.

Napoli
Carlo Ancelotti is likely to be without Nikola Maksimovic and left-back Mario Rui.

Match preview

Salzburg pushed Liverpool close in a pulsating 4-3 defeat on matchday two of the Champions League and they have the attacking utensils to break through Napoli.

The Austrians sit top of their domestic league with nine wins and two draws from their 11 fixtures, scoring an incredible 47 goals.

Erling Braut Haaland is one of Europe's brightest youngsters and spearheads their attack, having notched in both the Liverpool match and the 5-2 defeat of Genk on matchday one.

Napoli have struggled for goals of late - failing to notch in three of their last five games - and are worth opposing against Jesse Marsch's men.

Key stat

Napoli have won only two of their last five games.


Slavia Prague v Barcelona

Where to watch

BT Sport 3, 8pm

Best bet

Under 1.5 first-half goals
2pts 11-17 RedZone

Team news

Slavia Prague
Nicolae Stanciu could come back into the starting lineup.

Barcelona
Samuel Umtiti and Sergi Roberto both miss the trip to Prague.

Match preview

It was always going to be a tall order for Slavia Prague to progress from Group F but they have made themselves tough to beat against Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund.

Their match with the Serie A club finished 1-1 before they lost 2-0 to the Germans and their home assignment against Barcelona could be another low-scoring affair.

The Catalan giants have found goals away from home, especially in Europe, hard to come by, drawing blanks in three of their last four road matches in the Champions League.

They have already failed to score away to Athletic Bilbao, Dortmund and Granada and could take time to get going in the Czech capital.

Key stat

Under 1.5 first-half goals has landed in three of Barcelona's last four matches.


Benfica v Lyon

Where to watch

BT Sport Extra 5, 8pm

Best bet

Draw
1pt 11-4 Betfred

Team news

Benfica
Haris Seferovic could be included in the starting lineup.

Lyon
Memphis Depay could return, having been included in the squad to travel to Lisbon.

Match preview

The appointment of Rudi Garcia has not had an immediate effect on Lyon's sub-par campaign but they could nick a point off Benfica, who are notoriously poor in the Champions League group stage.

Les Gones have failed to score in their first two matches under their new boss but beat Leipzig 2-0 away on matchday two.

Benfica sit rock bottom of the section after losing 2-1 to Leipzig and 3-1 to Zenit and beyond Pizzi, who has six goals in the league, they lack attacking players to win games.

With both these sides desperate to avoid defeat as the pressure intensifies, they may be satisfied to share the spoils.

Key stat

Lyon's last four games have all featured under 2.5 goals.


Lille v Valencia

Where to watch

BT Sport Extra 4, 8pm

Best bet

Lille
1pt 7-4 Betfred

Team news

Lille
Zeki Celik, Renato Sanches and Timothy Weah are all out.

Valencia
Jose Gaya does not travel but Kevin Gameiro is in the squad.

Match preview

Lille are in danger of becoming Group H's whipping boys in the Champions League but they can arrest their European slide and blow the section open by beating Valencia.

Los Che have won only three of their nine La Liga assignments this term and were outclassed 3-0 by Ajax last time out.

They still do not look completely settled under new boss Albert Celades and are worth opposing against Lille who boast exciting forward Victor Osimhen.

The Ligue 1 club lost their opener 3-0 against Ajax but won the shot count 17-15 and they put up a fight in the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea last time out.

Key stat

Valencia have won only two of their last six games.


RB Leipzig v Zenit

Where to watch

BT Sport 1, 5.55pm

Team news

Leipzig
Ibrahima Konate is out while Ethan Ampadu and Marcel Halstenberg are both doubts.

Zenit
Malcom and Emanuel Mammana are sidelined for the Russians.

Best bet

T Werner to score first
1pt 10-3 BoyleSports

Match preview

Zenit have made a strong start to Group G in the Champions League but face their toughest test yet in this season's competition when travelling to Leipzig.

The Bundesliga side suffered a shock loss away to Lyon on matchday two but dominated possession and won the shot count 17-11.

Their quality in the final third should give them the edge but given their recent struggle to convert draws into wins, they are not worth backing at odds-on.

Instead their star frontman Timo Werner is worth a small bet to open the scoring at the Red Bull Arena.

He did so last time out against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, bringing his tally to six league strikes this term, and he netted a brace away to Benfica on matchday one.

Key stat

Leipzig have scored first in six of their ten matches in all competitions this season.


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