Champions League expert picks, predictions, best bets: Can Manchester City come back against Real Madrid?

It is officially time for teams to win this week or go home in the UEFA Champions League, with the second stage of the Knock -Out Phase Playoffs ongoing – and a European champion will be confronted with an early exit.

Six teams came in this week’s promotion with only one goals for one goal, including Champions League winners Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which means that the bet is high when teams hit the field. That is especially the case in Madrid, where the ruling champions take on Manchester City in the most expected matchup of this week. And if Madrid thinks that their first leg victory means that they are safe, Bayern’s performance against Celtic, where they needed a last sigh at home, must be considered an extra time, as a warning. Not to mention the fact that Favorites Atalanta and AC Milan were both dumped from the competition by Club Brugge and Feyenoord respectively.

Before the promotion starts, there are a number of choices and predictions from the CBS sports team.

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Here are our expert choices for this matchday:

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Real Madrid vs. Manchester City

Player to watch: Omar Marmoush – After he was surprisingly absent in the XI in the first stage, the Hattrick hero of the weekend will certainly start in the Santiago Bernabeu. He will offer what City missed in that match, where five attacking midfielder options are combined for just three shots. Events in the Etihad proven that there is not all of them doing it itself. Marmoush can share the load. – James Benge

Man of the match: Jude Bellingham – After a disappointing weekend where he received a red card against Osasuna after insulting the referee, Jude Bellingham is called to respond in one of the most important matches of the season against Manchester City. Although it is likely that the Englishman will miss a few games in the Spanish competition, the match on the side coached by Pep Guardiola is the perfect opportunity to forget what happened in Spain at the weekend. – Francesco Porzio

Prediction: Real 1, City 1 – It ended almost at the level last week before Real did what they do best. He could see Pep Guardiola and his city equipment raging against the dying of light and possibly leading at some point, but in the end the defensive European champions should do enough to see things and move forward. – Jonathan Johnson

Best bet: Kylian Mbappe to score (-105): finding the back of the net with a shin-tastic finish in the first stage, another goal could be sufficient to send Real Madrid to the last 16. Given the defensive problems of the city, Mbappe will have room to exploit and now that he is growing in his role at Real Madrid, the goals will follow. – Chuck Booth

PSV vs. Juventus

Player to watch: Joey Veerman – PSV will not keep a clean slate (even against Juventus), so they have to overwhelm Juventus in attack. That means a great achievement of the midfielder that leads this team in expected assists per 90 Champions League minutes, while he has set up almost two and a half shots. – James Benge

Man of the competition: Rander Clobors – The impact of the French striker has been excellent in the club, because the former PSG player has already scored five goals in his first five games played for Juventus, and also an important assist against Inter Bood to Francisco Conukicao. – Francesco Porzio

Prediction: PSV 1, Juve 1 – The Serie A Giants Leiden 2-1 and that advantage of one goal could ultimately make a difference in qualifying for the round of 16. Juve is more an attacking threat since the arrival of Randal Kolo Muani, so don’t be surprised when they hunt The goal they need to achieve it. – Jonathan Johnson

Best bet: Juventus to Win (+190) – – Although going to the Netherlands is never an easy competition, this is a line that somewhat confuses me, given the form in which Juventus is. Drawing no bets is a safer way to play this, because Juventus does not have to win, but with Randal Kolo Muani and Weston McKennie both come up when needed, Juventus will be able to do a result away from home. – Chuck Booth

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