We had another close run thing at the weekend, and only Norwich’s second win in a row scuppered what would have been a nice return. However, I am getting a little frustrated at being so close, but yet so far with my last few tips and want to put that right here.
We have a Champions League midweek set of tips here for Matchday 5, which will see a number of issues sorted across the groups and likely another few teams join the likes of Liverpool, Juventus, Ajax Amsterdam and Bayern Munich as qualified for the next stage of the competition.
There’s also a huge game for Manchester United, who will be under caretaker boss Michael Carrick after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking at the weekend. The Red Devils face a trip to Spain to face Villarreal, who top their group, knowing a win or a draw is very much required with Atalanta still very much in with a chance in this group.
Chelsea fans will be hoping they can beat Juventus for the first time in five games while the biggest game of the week sees Manchester City and Paris St Germain lock horns at the Etihad, with City knowing a win will not just see them qualify, but also confirm them as the winners of the group.
Another huge game sees Barcelona face Benfica knowing a win will take the Catalan side through, but defeat or a draw could see them eliminated, as they have to go to Germany to take on Bayern in their final game, while Benfica have a home tie against Dynamo Kyiv.
So with so many big games coming up this week, it is going to be interesting to see how things go. Here’s my acca pick for Tuesday and Wednesday night’s action.