Champions League picks and previews 28 and 29 September
- Tuesday -
Sp. Moscow - Zilina
Zilina failed to impress me against Chelsea and I believe Spartak Moscow will get an easy win in this one.
Sp. Moscow to win with 0-1 handicap.
Ajax - AC Milan
Ajax lost 2-0 away to Real Madrid while AC Milan won 2-0 at home to Auxerre in their first games. This should be a close one.
Less than 2.5 goals.
AS Roma - CFR Cluj
Cluj managed to beat Roma here when these two met back in 2008. But I believe Roma will be able to build on their win over Inter Milan on Saturday.
AS Roma to win.
Auxerre - Real Madrid
Auxerre have had a terrible start to the season and I will be very surprised if Real Madrid does not manage to win this one.
Real Madrid to win.
Basel - Bayern
Bayern Munich are a much stronger team than Basel and I will be very surprised if the hosts manage to get something from this one.
Bayern to win and More than 2.5 goals.
Braga - Shakhtar
Shakhtar could be able to win this one, but I will go for many goals as that is a much safer pick in this one.
More than 2.5 goals.
Chelsea - Marseille
Chelsea are coming into this game following defeats to Newcastle and Manchester City. I believe the Blues will bounce back with a win in this one.
Chelsea to win.
Partizan - Arsenal
Arsenal have a much stronger team than Partizan, but the visitors failed to impress me against West Bromwich at the weekend. But I believe Arsenal will win this one.
Arsenal to win.
- Wednesday -
Kazan - Barcelona
Rubin Kazan failed to impress me against FC Copenhagen, but Barcelona have not been too impressive recently either. But I believe the hosts could win this one.
Less than 2.5 goals.
H. Tel Aviv - Lyon
Puel is reportedly close to being axed at Lyon, but neither of these two teams have impressed me recently. Should be close.
Less than 2.5 goals.
Inter - Bremen
Inter Milan should be able to have no problems getting a win against Bundesliga side Werder Bremen at home at the San Siro in this one.
Inter to win.
Panathinaikos - FC Copenhagen
FC Copenhagen managed an impressive 1-0 win at home to Rubin Kazan in their first game, while Panathinaikos lost 5-1 away to Barcelona.
More than 2.5 goals.
Rangers - Bursaspor
Rangers impressed me away to Manchester United in the first game of their Champions League campaign. I believe the Scottish champions will win this one.
Rangers to win.
Schalke - Benfica
Schalke have had a very poor start to the season and I believe they will struggle in this one against Portuguese giants Benfica.
Less than 2.5 goals.
Tottenham - Twente
Tottenham impressed me a lot away to Werder Bremen in their first game of the Champions League campaign and I believe they will be able to beat the Dutch champions in this one.
Tottenham to win.
Valencia - Manchester Utd
Valencia have been superb recently but Manchester United have only struggled to score goals. I believe the visitors will be too strong for Valencia in this one.
Manchester United to win.