Champions League Matchweek Two Preview

The 2023/34 UEFA Champions League rolls into its second gameweek, with some extra huge ties throughout the eight teams on supply.

We preview two of the standout video games under.

Manchester United v Galatasaray – Tuesday 20:00

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag wants a fast response after overseeing the Pink Devils’ worst begin to a league marketing campaign in 34 years. A 1-0 defeat at house to Crystal Palace on Saturday was their fourth loss in seven Premier League fixtures and likewise their fifth in 9 matches in all competitions, a run that included their 4-3 loss at Bayern Munich in matchweek considered one of their Champions League return.

Ten Hag should now get their European marketing campaign again on monitor, however with 5 first-team defenders presently dominated out injured, it might be a difficult activity – particularly contemplating United have managed only one clear sheet of their final 13 matches on this competitors. They begin as 2/5 favourites to choose up three factors towards Galatasaray, however will guard towards complacency once they take to the sphere alongside their Turkish opponents, who’re but to lose in 14 aggressive matches this season.

Whereas the Turkish outfit are unbeaten on the street since April, they’ve not gained an away match within the Champions League since March 2013 – a run of 17 video games. They start as 6/1 underdogs to drag off a well-known upset at Previous Trafford, with a draw deemed extra possible at 4/1.

When it comes to particular person markets, Marcus Rashford predictably leads the betting for the anytime goalscorer markets for the hosts at 11/8. Galatasaray’s line up might embody some extra acquainted faces than one would anticipate, so look out for the likes of Mauro Icardi (5/2), Dries Mertens (4/1) and former United man Wilfried Zaha (5/1), who will fancy themselves towards this makeshift United defence.

Newcastle v PSG – Wednesday 20:00

Newcastle marked their two-decade look forward to Champions League soccer with a commendable 0-0 draw away at AC Milan in matchweek one, however there’ll arguably be extra optimism once they welcome an out of types PSG to what’s going to certainly be a raucous St James’ Park on Wednesday night time.

Newcastle began the season fairly tamely however with a club-record 8-0 victory over Sheffield United and 5 clear sheets on the bounce, Eddie Howe’s facet are definitely wanting again to their finest. The Parisians will certainly have their work minimize out if they’re to get on the scoresheet – not to mention depart the north-east with three factors – and either side begin this one equal at 6/4 apiece for victory.

In an analogous vein to their hosts, French champions PSG enter this conflict on the again of three straight clear sheets, although they had been left massively pissed off by a 0-0 stalemate  towards Clermont Foot over the weekend. That end result left Luis Enrique’s males dwindling in fifth in Ligue 1, but they might properly anticipate a bounce again right here after reaching the knockout levels in every of the final 11 editions of the competitors.

A draw at 14/5 is probably not the worst punt, and, given the retrospective defensive information of each groups coming into Wednesday’s conflict, the beneath 2.5 targets market of 5/4 might praise a bet-builder very properly. If there are to be targets, Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak (each 11/8) lead the betting for the hosts, while Kylian Mbappe (11/8) unsurprisingly carries probably the most risk for this new-look PSG entrance three.

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