Champions League Predictions

9/5 Atletico Win Headlines Metropolitano Clash as Gunners Face Fierce First‑Leg Test

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| BY Sam McLoughlin

William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal.

Our Prediction: Atletico Madrid To Win (9/5), Atletico Madrid 2-1 Arsenal (9/1).

The UEFA Champions League returns this week with some of Europe’s biggest clubs looking to put themselves on their way to Budapest for the final in May.

The Metropolitano Stadium awaits as Atletico Madrid welcome Arsenal in this UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday evening.

Now, let’s take a closer look at some UEFA Champions League odds and betting angles for Wednesday’s fixture:

Atletico Madrid v Arsenal – Wednesday, 8pm

Odds are moving – check the latest here.

Atletico Madrid picked up just their second victory in their last nine outings on Saturday with a 3-2 win against Athletic Club in La Liga, it’s fair to say that Diego Simeone has been prioritising this competition in recent weeks.
Los Colchoneros won’t let their current form bother them too much though as they return to the Metropolitano Stadium where they’ve been beaten just twice in Europe this season but Atleti will need to improve on October’s performance when they were beaten 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Atletico Madrid haven’t played out a stalemate on home soil in any of their last twenty-four games across all competitions, they are priced at 9/5 with William Hill to win this first-leg and take an advantage over to London next week.
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Arsenal picked up their first win in their last four games on Saturday evening with a 1-0 win against Newcastle, a result which moves Mikel Arteta’s side back to the top of the Premier League albeit having played a game more than their title rivals Manchester City.
The Gunners turn their focus to the UEFA Champions League as they take part in a successive UCL semi-final for the first time in the clubs history, whilst avoiding defeat here would equal the clubs unbeaten record of thirteen games in Europe.
Arsenal will take a lot of confidence from the fact they won their last meeting 4-0 back in October but travelling to Atleti has been difficult for English sides as Atletico Madrid haven’t lost a UCL knockout match on home soil against English opposition (W3, D3), Arsenal are 6/4 with the leading bookmaker to change that trend.

All odds subject to change – prices correct at the time of writing

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