By Wednesday night the UEFA Champions League league phase will be halfway complete, leaving each team four matches to secure a knockout-stage spot. After a high-scoring Matchday 3, Matchday 4 promises more excitement as several smaller clubs aim to upset Europe's heavyweights. CBS Sports experts James Benge, Francesco Porzio, Pardeep Cattry, Chuck Booth and Roger Gonzalez have provided score predictions for every fixture.
Tuesday's Key Fixtures
The standout Tuesday clash is Barcelona vs. Aston Villa. All five experts favor Barcelona, with predicted scores ranging from 3-0 to 4-2. The consensus pick from Pardeep Cattry is a 2-1 home win. Nicolas Jackson of Aston Villa is highlighted as the player to watch, having scored eight goals recently despite a low expected-goals tally, while Raphinha of Barcelona is named man of the match after 17 goals in 12 games across all competitions. The best bet suggested is Ross Barkley to have one or more shots on target at +130 odds, citing his advanced midfield runs and penalty duties under Unai Emery.
Other Tuesday predictions include Galatasaray vs. Stuttgart (majority 2-1), Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Sporting CP (split between 0-1 and 1-1), Feyenoord vs. Inter (mostly 1-2 or 2-2), Bodo/Glimt vs. Lille (mostly 1-1), Atletico Madrid vs. Bayern Munich (mixed 1-2, 2-1, 2-2), Villarreal vs. PSG (heavily favoring PSG 0-2 to 0-4), Manchester United vs. Roma (mostly 1-2 or 0-2), and LASK vs. Slovan Bratislava (mostly 1-1).
Wednesday's Key Fixtures
Wednesday's game of the day is RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City. Four of five experts predict a City victory, with scores of 0-2, 2-3, 0-3, 1-2 and 1-5. Pardeep Cattry's consensus is a 3-0 away win. Antonio Nusa of RB Leipzig is the player to watch after six assists and four goals in the Bundesliga this season, while Erling Haaland of Manchester City is tipped as man of the match following four goals in two Champions League appearances. The best bet is Haaland to score first at +290, as he looks to rebound from a Premier League drought.
Other Wednesday predictions: Fenerbahce vs. Liverpool (mostly 0-1 or 0-2), AEK Athens vs. Real Madrid (heavily favoring Real Madrid 0-3 to 1-4), Lens vs. Como (mixed), Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Betis (mostly 2-1 or 2-2), Porto vs. Napoli (split), PSV vs. Club Brugge (mostly 2-2 or 2-1), Slavia Prague vs. Arsenal (heavily favoring Arsenal 0-2 to 0-4), and Viking vs. Sabah (mostly 1-0 or 2-0).
