Here is everything you need to know about tonight’s UEFA Champions League matches, including predictions, betting tips, and odds.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS CHELSEA
Dortmund and Chelsea clash tonight in the round of 16 tonight. This will be their first competitive meeting.
However, Dortmund is winless in its last ten European games against English teams. There were eight defeats and two draws.
Their most recent triumph over an English team came in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in 2016, with current Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring both goals.
The German team was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the group stages last year, and they had only made it to the round of 16 once in the previous four seasons.
Edin Terzic’s side will be banking on Jude Bellingham with recently returned Sebastian Haller to play a pivotal role in this game.
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Meanwhile, Chelsea have only won three of their 11 previous away games against German sides drawing 3 and losing 5.
Two of their victories came in successive seasons against FC Schalke 04 in the 2013-14 and 2014-15. In 2020 they lost 1-4 to Bayern Munich.
Chelsea has struggled mightily to score goals this season, scoring only one goal in their last three matches. The approach taken by Graham Potter has been regular squad rotation and formation altering.
Joao Felix, Enzo Fernandez, and Mykhailo Mudryk, who were recently signed and registered in January, will be relied upon by Chelsea as short-term answers for the team, particularly in the final third.
BETTING TIP: Try a double chance for either team to win with 2-3 goals in the match.
CLUB BRUGGE VS BENFICA
Club Brugge and Benfica will battle it out in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie at the Jan Breydel stadium on Wednesday night.
The Belgians made history by reaching this stage of the competition after claiming the second spot in Group B behind Porto, finishing above Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid.
The Scott Parker-coached side are currently 20 points off the pace in the Belgian Pro League following Friday’s 1-1 draw with Union Saint-Gilloise.
Benfica, on the other hand, finished ahead of PSG and was one of the group stage’s standout performers.
The team led by Roger Schmidt is presently five points ahead of rival Porto atop the Primeira Liga standings in Portugal.
This will be the first meeting between Club Brugge and Benfica in European competition.
BETTING TIP: Benefica to win and both teams to score at least one goal.
