When ti comes to betting UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase, the second leg that will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday will be very important when it comes to deciding on betting UCL Futures. In six of the eight ties, only one goal separates the two teams. Real Madrid took down Manchester City in dramatic 3-2 fashion in the first leg, as Jude Bellingham got the winner in the 92nd minute, giving the defending UCL champions a crucial third away goal – and the win. Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain both opened up sizable leads in their ties. Juventus needed late magic to beat PSV Eindhoven, 2-1.
We have the full schedule for Leg 2 as well as the sports betting odds for each of the 24 remaining teams to hoist the trophy as UCL winners and some suggestions about futures wagers.
Betting UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Play-offs: Picks, Odds, and Props
Top Picks for Leg 2
Here’s the Leg 2 schedule with odds for all matches as well as comments on the top picks. All matches start at 3:00 pm Eastern time unless otherwise indicated.
AC Milan (-240) vs Feyenoord (+800) (Draw +400)
When: Tuesday, February 18, 12:45 pm ET
Champions Pick: Draw
Feyenoord lead on aggregate, 1-0
AC Milan have only advanced to the last 16 of a Champions League once in the last 10 years, and they have a hurdle now as they host Feyenoord behind a goal on aggregate.
Defender Strahinja Pavlovic said the team has to be “much more assertive” in this match. Feyenoord are a solid home side and have a 12-match winning streak in the opener of UEFA two-legged ties.
While I don’t see Feyenoord taking a decision at the San Siro, I do see them pushing enough of a competitive approach and continuing to take advantage of Milan’s timidity.
Take the draw.
^Benfica (-115) vs Monaco (+290) (Draw +300)
Benfica lead on aggregate, 1-0
Bayern Munich (-600) vs Celtic (+1600) (Draw +775)
When: Tuesday, February 18, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: Bayern to Win
Bayern lead on aggregate, 2-1
Bayern scored on either side of the intermission at Celtic Park and held off some fierce pressure from the home team to get the win.
Michael Olise’s goal was highlight-reel material for the visitors, and now Bayern look forward to a spirited match in the reverse fixture. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said that “At 2-1, Bayern are hanging on.
That’s what we can take from it.” Celtic’s hopes lie in the hands of Daizen Maeda, who has four UCL goals this season, the most any Japanese international has scored in any single season.
Bayern to win.
^Atalanta (-185) vs Club Brugge (+500) (Draw +350)
When: Tuesday, February 18, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: Atalanta to Win
Club Brugge lead on aggregate, 2-1
Club Brugge got a late penalty from substitute Gustaf Nilsson, his first Champions League tally.
The Belgian crowd gave their side rousing support, but now Atalanta have to do a better job of finishing chances in front of their home fans.
Mario Pasalic scored his seventh Champions League goal for Atalanta in the loss, and that ties him with Josip Ilicic and Duvan Zapata for the most goals for the side in Champions League play.
Atalanta should right matters at home, but they’ll have to push hard to win by two goals and avoid penalties for advancement.
These odds are for the match result, though, and not for the right to advance to the last 16.
Atalanta to win.
^Borussia Dortmund (-105) vs Sporting CP (+270) (Draw +280) (12:45 pm ET)
Dortmund lead on aggregate, 3-0
^Paris Saint-Germain (-525) vs Brest (+1400) (Draw +650)
PSG lead on aggregate, 3-0
Real Madrid (-115) vs Manchester City (+270) (Draw +333)
When: Wednesday, February 19, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: Real Madrid to Win
Real lead on aggregate, 3-2
City led the first leg until the 86th minute, so seeing that lead not only evaporate but turn into a shocking loss has drained the Citizens of the tie’s momentum, handing it to the defending champions.
Real Madrid have not been perfect at home by any means – they lost at home to AC Milan, 3-1, in league phase play.
City also has a win at the Bernabeu, taking a 2-1 result there in 2020.
However, Real Madrid made it 300 wins all-time in European Cup/UCL play. No other team has that many wins.
That history will be part of the intrigue that City must dent on the road now.
Real Madrid to win.
^PSV Eindhoven (+130) vs Juventus (+190) (Draw +270)
When: Wednesday, February 19, 3:00 pm ET
Champions Pick: PSV to Win
Juventus lead on aggregate, 2-1
Juventus got an 82nd minute goal out of Samuel Mbangula to finish a dramatic home win.
However, the Dutch side are unbeaten over their last 14 European competition matches at home (nine wins, five draws).
They also scored ten times in their last three home fixtures in the league phase. Juventus have not lost to a Dutch team since 2000 (two wins, two draws), but this is their first trip to the PSV Stadion.
PSV have not won any Champions League knockout phase ties since they beat Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate in the 2006-07 last 16.
Here, though, I see Eindhoven taking advantage of the momentum at home.
PSV to win.
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Betting UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Futures and Props
In addition to wagering on each match outcome, you can also find odds on halftime score.
Each match comes with an available goal total for over/under wagers as well as winning margin of victory.
So if you think, for example, that PSG will beat Brest by at least two goals, you can find that prop out there.
You can also pick the first goal scorer for each match and even the Man of the Match, depending on the sports book.
UCL Futures
With regard to futures, you have the option to pick the champion of the tournament (we’ve put the updated odds for each to win below).
Obviously, after the second leg, eight of these teams will come off the board, so you’re going to want to choose wisely if you’re picking a team still in the knockout playoff to win the whole tournament.
After these two days’ games, we will get the last-16 bracket and have a better sense of matchups between now and the final in Munich.
UCL Value Picks
So which teams make any sense at all for a value pick to win the whole thing?
Please stay away from Brest, one of the Cinderellas this time around.
They can’t even host games in this competition because their stadium doesn’t meet UEFA requirements.
Yes, they could have perhaps gone right to the last 16 if they’d won at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Yes, they did beat PSV Eindhoven and drew Bayer Leverkusen.
But they’re in ninth place in Ligue 1 for a reason, and even at that, they’re still punching way above their weight.
Bet on Manchester City?
Also, stay away from Manchester City.
Yes, they’ve been dominating the English Premier League for years now, but they’re not doing it this year.
The only reason they even got to the knockout playoff was this forgiving league phase format.
They beat Club Brugge, Sparta Prague and Slovan Bratislava, and that was all they needed in eight matches to get to the playoff.
They cracked under the pressure from Real Madrid, and this is a side that have been worn down and stretched too far all season.
They’re in fourth right now in the EPL, but they’re only up a point on Bournemouth, and this is a side that could easily crater and end up in the Europa League next year.
But What About Inter Milan?
They came in fourth in the league phase table, beating a tough Arsenal side at home and getting a draw at Manchester City, with clean sheets in both games.
They will either see Juventus, PSV, Feyenoord, or their San Siro co-tenants, AC Milan, in the last 16.
Lautaro Martinez is back on form as we saw when he posted a hat trick in the league phase finale over Monaco.
He’s been working with Marcus Thuram up front to generate offense, and the Inter backline might be the best in Serie A and one of the top five in Europe.
^Odds to Win the UCL Title
Liverpool +400
Real Madrid +500
Arsenal, Barcelona +600
Bayern Munich +700
Paris Saint-Germain +1200
Inter Milan +1400
Atletico Madrid +1800
Manchester City +2000
Bayer Leverkusen +2500
Aston Villa +3300
Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund +4000
AC Milan, Juventus, Lille +5000
Benfica +6600
Feyenoord +10000
Monaco, PSV Eindhoven +15000
Club Brugge +25000
Sporting CP, Brest, Celtic +50000
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