Champions League Predictions

UEFA Champions League: Value in Newcastle v Barcelona

8 hours ago

| BY Sam McLoughlin

9/4 for Barcelona to win and both teams to score looks brilliant value with William Hill, whilst 16/1 for a 3-2 away victory is eye-catching.

@Footy_Tipster gives his best predictions ahead of this round of fixtures in the UEFA Champions League..

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.

This UEFA Champions League round of 16 fixture between Newcastle United and Barcelona should be a thrilling one, with St James’ Park all set to welcome the two sides on Tuesday night.

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

Newcastle United v Barcelona – Tuesday, 8pm

Punters can bet on Newcastle United v Barcelona on William Hill.

Having been dumped out of the FA Cup on Saturday night here against Manchester City, Newcastle’s season is starting to unravel with the UEFA Champions League now their only shot at securing any form of silverware, they welcome Barcelona for the second time in this campaign.
Eddie Howe’s side put up a good fight against Barcelona in their meeting back in September with a Marcus Rashford brace being the difference in the end (1-2), the Magpies haven’t beat Barcelona since a 3-2 victory here back in 1997, you can back a 3-2 home victory again here at 18/1 with William Hill.
Newcastle will just be looking to take something over to Spain next week and history suggests they could well do that, having suffered defeat in the home leg in only two of their last 32 such ties (W22 D8).
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Barcelona travelled straight to the north east of England after their 1-0 victory in Bilbao against Athletic Club on Saturday evening, a win that keeps them sitting pretty at the top of La Liga with a four point gap to Real Madrid.
Hansi Flick’s side will be looking to go one further this year having made it to the semi-final last year whilst just a little bit more game management in that semi-final and it could have been a different story, we should see goals here so the ‘Match Result and 3 or More Goals in the Match – Barcelona’ market at 19/10 looks good value with William Hill.
Barcelona have only failed to score in one of their last twenty-eight Champions League matches but have not kept a clean sheet in their last eleven games in the competition, this one should be very entertaining.

Prediction: Both Teams To Score & Barcelona To Win (9/4), Newcastle United 2-3 Barcelona (16/1).

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

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