UEFA Champions League
Chelsea climbed to second place in the Premier League, where they have three consecutive wins without conceding a goal. However, in the Champions League, they stumbled in their last match with a 2:2 draw away to Karabakh. At least they won both home matches in the tournament so far against Ajax and Benfica, but now a more serious test awaits. Enzo Maresca managed to rest some players over the weekend, but Cole Palmer remains out. At least Reece James is expected to return.
There continue to be plenty of goals in Barcelona's matchesBarcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 4:0 at home over the weekend and finally recorded a clean sheet, which they hadn't achieved in 10 consecutive matches across all competitions. Although they often concede a goal or two, they manage to compensate by scoring. This did not happen in their last match in the Champions League, where they drew 3:3 away at Bruges. They already had a visit to England in the same tournament, where they left with a victory after beating Newcastle 2:1. The goals then were scored by Marcus Rashford, who is now expected to be unfit for the upcoming match.
Prediction: both teams to score, X2 double chanceHere, I definitely think there will be goals, including for both teams. Chelsea is by no means to be written off, but the odds for Barcelona are unexpectedly higher for me, and I would lean towards a double chance for the visitors in this match.
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