The UEFA Champions League returns to our screens for matchday 2 and as usual, there are some super exciting fixtures coming your way. At Betking, Nigeria’s top online sports betting platform, we aim to provide you with the best betting tips to help you become a winner, also as usual. Without further ado, it’s time for you to enjoy our professional betting tips and bet predictions on this week’s UCL fixtures. **Napoli vs Real Madrid** Easily the pick of the bunch is when defending Serie A champions Napoli host Real Madrid at the Diego Maradona Stadium. Arguably the tastiest clash of the entire round, Napoli have a chance to really take control of Group C with a win against the competition’s greatest side. The preparation for this clash has hardly been ideal for Napoli, having to contend with the mess they made with star player Victor Osimhen. After the club’s TikTok handler made a huge gaffe in posting a video, seemingly mocking Osimhen for missing a penalty against Bologna, the Italians has been under severe media scrutiny. The Nigerian took all Napoli-related posts off his Instagram and his agent subsequently threatened to sue the club for “causing very serious damage.” Still, Osimhen has shown up to work, grumpy, but still as lethal as ever with 2 goals in his 2 games since (despite playing a combined 110 minutes). Napoli defeated Braga 2-1 in their first group game and have found their goalscoring boots in the past week, scoring 8 goals in their last 2 league games. Real Madrid on the other hand have been very good this season, apart from the debacle at the Wanda Metropolitano. In the absence of a reliable goalscorer, Los Blancos have relied on Jude Bellingham to carry them and so far, it’s mostly worked. Bellingham has scored 6 goals in 7 appearances and was on target again in the 3-0 win over Girona at the weekend. His value to Ancelotti’s side increases every week and his manager will hope he’s the difference against Napoli, just like he was in the 1-0 matchday 1 victory over Union Berlin. The Diego Maradona Stadium has become something of a fortress for Napoli, with just one home defeat in their last 8 games — the 2-1 reverse to Lazio. While Real are in fine form, they have struggled for offensive cohesion and their continued reliance on Bellingham is far from ideal. Napoli may have off-field issues, but we believe Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia and the rest of the team should have enough to score some goals and make this an entertaining affair. With that in mind, one of our betting tips for today is both teams to score and over 2.5 goals. Napoli vs Real Madrid head-to-head record: Last 5 games (Real Madrid 4 wins, 1 draw) **Our picks**
**Borussia Dortmund vs AC Milan** This is an interesting battle involving two teams who failed to win on matchday 1 for different reasons, with Dortmund in particular failing to click in their 2-0 defeat to PSG. The Germans have had an inconsistent start to the season, (4 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat). They did win 3-1 at the weekend but Edin Terzic’s men have struggled for consistency, especially in defence. They have conceded 8 goals in their 6 games this season, and their open style of play leaves them prone to conceding in transition. Despite their defensive frailties, they have scored in every game this season, except the defeat to PSG and have not lost a home game since the beginning of February. Getting a victory at the Signal Iduna park is an incredible ask for any visiting team. The team faced with that task in this case is Milan, who were very unlucky to take just one point from their group F opener against Newcastle. The Rossoneri were dominant throughout, with 25 attempts to Newcastle’s 6 and really have themselves to blame for failing to take their chances. Pioli’s men have won 6 of their 8 games this season, with their only defeat coming against Inter, a 5-1 blowout that is indicative of nothing more than a bad day at the office. They have scored 15 goals in their 8 matches this season and have scored in every game except the draw against Newcastle, so we believe that bet predictions leaning toward both teams to score, represents the best chance of winning. Also, our bet of the day is over 2.5 goals.
**Newcastle vs PSG** Newcastle’s matchday 1 draw against Milan at the San Siro was treated like a win in the English media, despite Eddie Howe’s men being absolutely battered for 90 minutes. They rarely offered anything going forward and were content with soaking up the pressure. That being said, we expect a better performance from them in front of their home support. The Magpies are unbeaten in 5 and have scored 12 goals in those 5 games. Alexander Isak has 5 goals in his 7 games this season and with Callum Wilson a major doubt for this game, Isak to score anytime should be excellent value. PSG have found their groove in recent weeks and certainly have the firepower to put Howe’s men to the sword even away from home. In Kylian Mbappe, the French champions have a bonafide goal-machine (8 goals in 7 games), and he will be ably supported by Randal Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele. PSG have lost just once this season, scoring 16 goals from 8 games (2.0 goals per game) and after a disappointing 0-0 draw against Clermont on the weekend, you can be sure Luis Enrique’s men will be on the attack from the first whistle. Newcastle may be tough to break down at home, but they have no Champions League experience, and we expect PSG to have a little too much for them to handle. For the best odds, back PSG to win and Kylian Mbappe to score anytime.
**Leipzig vs Manchester City** Manchester City travel to Germany to face an exciting RB Leipzig side in a mouthwatering Group G encounter. Leipzig began their season with a 3-2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen but went on a 6-game winning run immediately after. A run that was only halted by the weekend’s 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich. Marco Rose has made great strides since he took over and Leipzig are one of the most entertaining teams in Europe at the moment. They opened their champions League campaign with a 3-1 away victory over Young Boys and have scored 22 goals in just 8 games this season. Lois Openda has proved a capable replacement for Christopher Nkunku, scoring 4 goals and providing 2 assists this season. We are backing him to score anytime for Leipzig against Manchester City. Manchester City will be aiming to bounce back from successive domestic defeats. Pep Guardiola’s side suffered a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United in the EFL Cup last week before going down 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday. The Citizens remain top of the table, though, and they beat Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League opener on September 19. The treble winners have suffered significant injuries this season, with key players like Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish all missing significant game time so far. Despite their bad luck with injuries and recent blip, it will always be hard to bet against the treble winners, especially with Erling Haaland leading the line. The Norwegian scored 5 times the last time these two teams met as City ran out 7-0 winners on the night. With that in mind, our bet of the day is a Manchester City win and a bet on Erling Haaland to score @ anytime.
**Inter Milan vs Benfica** Last season’s Champions League runners-up, Inter Milan welcome Benfica to the San Siro for a tough Group D clash. Simone Inzaghi’s men have started the 2023/2024 season in impressive style after winning six of seven Serie A games and already look like runaway favourites for the title. After a shock defeat to Sassuolo last week, the Nerazzurri got back to winning ways at the weekend off the back of a 4-goal explosion from the red-hot Lautaro Martinez. They started their group stages campaign with a hard-earned point in Spain against an impressive Real Sociedad side and will aim to consolidate by taking three points at home. Benfica grabbed a morale-boosting win on Friday night against rivals Porto, but they have work to do in the Champions League after a shock 2-0 home defeat to RB Salzburg, a game in which they had to play 77 minutes with ten men after defender Antonio Silva was sent off. They sit second in the league with six wins out of seven, with a loss at Boavista their only blip. When both teams met in last season’s Champions League quarter finals, Inter beat Benfica 2-0 in the Portuguese giants’ home stadium and fought out an entertaining 3-3 draw in Milan. As far as goals, look no further than Lautaro Martinez. The Argentine striker has been in explosive form this season and is almost a guarantee to score at home. Take advantage of BetKing’s high odds by backing Inter to claim a narrow home victory and Martinez to score anytime.
**FC Porto vs Barcelona** Barcelona travel to Portugal to face Porto with both teams looking to maintain their winning start to this season’s Champions League campaign. The two sides are heavy favourites to progress out of Group G, and a Barca victory at the Estadio Do Dragao will put them in pole position to top the group. The Blaugrana have had an impressive start to the season, unbeaten in all competitions with the addition of Joao Felix, the exciting wing performances of teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski’s goals propelling Xavi’s men to 2nd place on the La Liga table and a 5-0 UCL opening day win. Xavi’s decision to play a more attacking style is reflective in the number of chances and goals this season but it has left them vulnerable to conceding opportunities at the other end. The Catalans have kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6and have conceded in all their away games this season. They’ll need to be wary of the home side. Porto will be no pushovers, especially at home. After finishing second behind Benfica in last season’s league campaign, Sergio Conceicao’s men are unbeaten in the Portuguese league this season. However, the goals are yet to flow with regularity as all of their wins were by the odd goal. Barcelona are favourites for this game and the entire group, but this is perhaps their biggest test of the group stages. We expect a stubborn Porto side to give it their all, buoyed by a raucous home support. Enjoy BetKing’s high odds by backing a slim Barcelona victory to send them top of Group G.
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