Champions League Quarterfinal Betting Preview

Photo By Ivan Terron/Europa Press via Getty Images If last month’s Champions League round of 16 lacked drama — every matchup was decided by two goals or more — then it more than made up for it in goals. A record-breaking 68 were scored, as the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, and Bayer Leverkusen crashed out of the competition. With seven European giants and one plucky underdog remaining, the four quarterfinal ties are likely to be far closer.

We will see Arsenal continue its fight for a potential historic treble, two heavyweights fight it out in the most-played match this competition has seen, and a shot at revenge for both Barcelona and Liverpool. There are 33 Champions League titles between these eight teams. Here’s who is most likely to go one step closer to claiming the 34th.

This is our Champions League Quarterfinal Betting Preview. Photo by Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images Sporting CP (+400 to advance to the semifinal) vs Arsenal (-600) It’s fair to say that Sporting is very much the outlier in the last eight of this season’s Champions League. The Portuguese side has not made the quarterfinals for 42 years, and has never progressed beyond this point.

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