Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 AC Milan
Aside from their implosion in the Derby della Madonnina, Milan know how to keep things tight when required and came close to posting a fourth straight clean sheet in all competitions last weekend.
Therefore, even PSG’s attacking stars may find it tough to score more than twice, and a win for the hosts would perfectly set up next month’s return leg.
Newcastle United 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Defeat for Dortmund would be their 50th loss in the Champions League, and such a result would put them in real trouble regarding progress from Group F. However, Newcastle are currently in no mood to take their foot off the gas, and victory on home soil will give them a further fillip before next month’s reverse fixture in Germany.
Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
While there may be a tendency for the Barcelona squad to have one eye on Saturday’s Clasico, Xavi will be reminding his side to remain fully focused on the task at hand.
The Catalan outfit have coped well with the move to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys this season, and we believe they will continue their outstanding home form by claiming all three points in Wednesday’s Champions League fixture.
Young Boys 1-2 Manchester City
Despite Guardiola being likely to make some changes to his starting XI ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday, we expect the visitors to have too much quality for their opponents.
Young Boys have dominated Swiss football in recent years, but it is clearly a huge step up in class for them to be taking on the holders, and they may struggle to lay a glove on Man City even with home advantage on their side.
Feyenoord 1-1 Lazio
In what is a very tight encounter on paper, fine margins are likely to be decisive in what could well be a straight shoot-out for second place in Group E.
Feyenoord will be heavily weakened if Gimenez misses out with injury though, as their top scorer was the difference between the sides in this clash last season
Royal Antwerp 1-3 Porto
Antwerp have shown some defensive vulnerabilities in their opening two group games, and we believe a shaky backline could be their downfall on Wednesday.
In contrast to their hosts, Porto are usually a hard team to break down, and we think their defensive resilience will lay the foundations for a crucial victory.
Celtic 0-2 Atletico Madrid
Failure to win in the Italian capital on matchday one means Atletico are winless in their last five Champions League group stage away games, but their recent form suggests they can end that run here.
Celtic have lost both of their opening games, and despite good form domestically, this will likely be a difficult evening, and their 10-year wait for a home win in this competition may go on.
RB Leipzig 3-1 Red Star Belgrade
Leipzig will know the importance of collecting all three points in this match, as it would likely put them in an incredibly strong position to progress from Group G.
Red Star will be no pushovers, though, having shown plenty of resolve in their first two matches. While we can see them threatening the hosts on occasions, Rose’s side should have too much quality in the end.
