Watching the first leg, it was hard to believe Liverpool could win 1-0, considering how it was on its heels all night as PSG outshot the Reds by a 27-2 count. Though Arne Slot's men somehow grabbed all three points in Paris, recent form hasn't scintillated, including a labored 3-1 win over EPL bottom-feeder Southampton on the weekend, courtesy two dubious second-half penalties from the Saints that gifted a pair of goals to Mo Salah. If the second leg paces anything like the first a week ago, PSG remains very much in this one, especially if Ousmane Dembele (20 goals since New Year's!) continues to surface in Ballon d'Or conversations. Play PSG on ML

Bruno Lage raging at his Benfica team in the rain after blowing a 4-2 lead is a vision Barca's 5-4 win at Lisboa on January 21 is hard to dismiss. Here's a rematch but suspect Benfica, life-and-death with Monaco to reach this round, looks hard-pressed. Barca has been on fire, unbeaten since the calendar turned to 2025, and was never sharper than in the Sunday battering of Real Sociedad, which was already helpless before it got down to ten men as Hansi Flick's side fired 33 shots...to zero for La Real. Barcelona is scoring goals for fun lately (ten in the past three games in all competitions), with Robert Lewandowski scoring in five of his last six appearances. Play Barca on Money Line

Here's the next step for Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen, which has already proven it can win a Bundesliga and more than hold its own vs. Bayern Munich. Now, can Alonso get a result against Bayern in the Champions League? Nothing has separated these sides in a pair of draws this term, including a recent nil-nil at Bay Arena. Keep in mind Leverkusen has lost only four times in ALL competitions since last season, and will feel confident at this Allianz Arena leg with striker Patrik Schick heating up and scoring four goals across the last three matches in which he has started. Meanwhile, Vincent Kompany's Bayern needed a Alphonso Davies stoppage-time strike to escape Celtic in the last round. Play Bayer Leverkusen on Spread

Hang on for the ride as many in Europe are giving Luis Enrique's PSG a chance in this matchup. And why not; unbeaten in 20, winners in 18, and an aggregate 10-0 demolition of Ligue Un rival Brest in the last round to reach the final sixteen. And who needs Kylian Mbappe when Ousmane Dembele has been the hottest striker in Europe (though Mo Salah might argue) the past two-plus months, with 13 goals in his last eight outings? We would rather not pick a spot where Liverpool might lose, as excluding domestic cup competitions, however, and rather look over with the Reds now eleven straight matches scoring 2 or more goals, and Mo Salah himself on 29 in all competitions Play PSG-Liverpool Over

No coach in Europe is better at nullifying the opposition than Diego Simeone, who has again instilled belief in Atleti. Both previous "El Derbi" matches ended 1-1 this season, including three weeks ago and many expect Simeone to follow the same plan as he did in the first leg against Inter Milan last year winter, playing mostly in a low block in the first leg at the San Siro, holding Inter to a 1-0 win, a result that Simeone reversed in the second leg at the Metropolitano. A confident Jan Oblak in goal has also dealt with Real Madrid many times before, and if anyone has the secret to slowing Vini, Mbappe, Rodrygo, and the rest, it's El Cholo. Play Real Madrid-Atletico de Madrid Under

No surprise that Arsenal is parched for goals, considering Mikel Arteta's already-iffy frontline is down its two most capable threats, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, and forced to use Spanish utility man Mikel merino as a makeshift false nine in recent games. The Gunners have scored just once in their last four outings (in which they are also winless), and will have to wait for summer to add any reinforcements up front. After rallying from a 2-1 deficit after the first leg to overturn Juventus with a 3-1 win at the Philips Stadion to advance, PSV enters full of belief, but Arsenal matches have slowed to a crawl lately, and normal first-leg caution makes us think this one stays beneath three goals. Play PSV-Arsenal Under

After watching Aston Villa get pummeled last week at Crystal Palace, and winning an earlier matchup November 6, Club Brugge is not going to be spooked. Brugge gets the first leg at Jay Breydelstadion and has loads of belief at the moment after outscoring dangerous Atalanta in the previous round bv an impressive 5-2 aggregate, when a pair of Chemsdien Talbi goals in the first 27 minutes gave the Belgian side a comfortable edge in the second leg. Villa seems to save its best efforts for home, but transfer window adds Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio (why didn't Arsenal do something similar?) make us believe this won't be a nil-nil or 1-nil scoreline in the first leg. Play Club Brugge-Aston Villa Over

Without doubt we side with Barry Glendenning from the Football Weekly podcast that there is little chance either side keeps a clean sheet in the second leg. City might have added some bite with transfer window add Omar Marmoush (via Eintracht Frankfurt), with ability to come in behind Erling Haaland and provide another sharp edge for Pep Guardiola, which Marmoush did rather emphatically on Saturday when netting a first-half hat trick in the 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle at the Etihad. But Guiardiola's problems all season have been on defense, and Real Madrid could have had five or six in rhe first leg. Action should equate to enough goals to reach at least four on Wednesday at the Bernabeu. Play Real Madrid-Man City Over

This one might pick up right where things left off on Sunday for Juve, when it grinded out a grim 1-0 win over Inter Milan in Turin to leapfrog back into serious contention in Serie A. Thiago Motta's side has often held firm in the Champions League, such as that 2-0 win over Man City back on December 11. Michele DiGregorio has been on a pretty good run in goal, too, allowing just three across his last four starts. Motta would be glad to get out of Eindhoven at nil-nil and might think one goal is all Juve needs to advance (1-1 does the trick, too), so don't expect this one as free-flowing as the first leg, when 27 shots were recorded. Play PSV-Juventus Under

A 3-0 first-leg win or not, we do wonder a bit about the direction of Borussia Dortmund, which has lost two of three since Nico Kovac moved behind the bench a couple of weeks ago. Both losses came in the Bundesliga, including 2-0 on the weekend vs. unfancied Bochum, sandwiched around that 3-0 stunner in Lisboa last week. We acknowledge that Sporting hasn't been quite the same since Ruben Amorim left for Man United, which he might be regretting about now, but it remains capable of banging in goals especially with Swedish striker Viktor Gyokores (30 goals in all competitions this season! Though late word he could miss Wednesday). Play Borussia Dortmund-Sporting Lisbon Over

Lots of reasons why last Wednesday's result in Rotterdam (1-0 Feyenoord) didn't figure. Especially as the Dutch side having dismissed manager Brian Priske two days before the first leg after a recent run of poor results, winless in five Eredivisie matches. Moreover, the lone goal last Wednesday at De Kuip can be down to a rare howler by normally-unflappable Rossoneri goalie Mike Magnan, whose teammates also missed several chances. Looking to regain the edge at the San Siro, Milan is buoyed by recent signee Santi Gimenez, who recently came over near the end of the transfer window from--Feyenoord--and who has netted in two straight Serie A matches. Moreover, Feyenoord road form has been suspect, winless in their last five away. Play AC Milan on Spread

Vincent Kompany has issued the alert for his Bayern Munich into Parkhead, heaping praise upon Celtic's attacking options. "We're playing against a team that is used to winning a lot and used to scoring goals," said Kompany, who could have added that his own Munich side can score, too...65 times already in 21 Bundesliga matches, by far the most in Germany. Harry Kane is on 28 goals in all competitions this term, but a supporting cast of Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise, Leroy Sane and others create a very sharp edge. Still, Brendan Rodgers will surely have his side stepping on the accelerator in the home leg after Celtic has scored 11 times in its past two outings. Play Celtic-Bayern Munich Over.

Hardly business as usual for City, whose form chart has become especially spotty since November, including a spell of nine losses in twelve, and despite what outwardly seems a bit of a recovery (only 2 losses last 11), the fixture list has cooperated including FA Cup competition vs. lower-tier sides like Leyton Orient, which had City on the ropes this past weekend. The recent 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Arsenal reminds of the frailty of the current City, especially at midfield where Pep Guardiola's men have lost a step (or two) and have been exposed routinely. Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Mbappe could do severe damage here, though City still has ample firepower with Erling Haaland to keep pace. Play Man City-Real Madrid Over

Neither of these sides is going to advance but Leipzig has looked far more threatening throughout this Champions League campaign and proved to still have a fighting spirit when taking down Sporting Lisbon last week. Red Bull continued to score goals on the weekend when fighting back for a 2-2 draw vs. Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen, and in-demand striker Benjamin Sesko scored another goal last week against Sporting. Meanwhile Sturm Graz has yet to return to action in the Austrian Bundeslgia. and the one match they 've played in seven weeks was a 5-0 thrashing administered by Atalanta in Champs League action last week. Top scorer Mika Biereth (11 goals) has also moved on during the transfer window to Monaco. Play RB Leipzig on Money Line

Though Barca is assured of a spot in the final 16, the Azulgrana do not look like they will be taking their foot off of the accelerator tonight at Montjuic. Of course visiting Atalnta can also secure top eight qualification, so expect these sides to hold nothing back on Wednesday. Barca has been scoring goals for fun in recent outings, posting 5, 5, 5, and 7 goals in four of the last five outings, while Raphina (up to 12 goals) and the iconic Robert Lewandowski (17 goals) lending a transcendent quality to Barcelona. Atlanta believes it can chase Barca all of the way and hits Montjuic unbeaten in five and scoring nine goals across the last three of those. Play Barcelona-Atalanta Over.