Newcastle have momentum after their Wolves win, including a third clean sheet in four Premier League games. They could edge a close game against a Barca side likely to be without Lamine Yamal for this trip to St James’ Park. Barca have failed to win their last two Champions League away games and were held to a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano recently, so there is enough to suggest they may not win on Thursday.

Kairat failed to score in each of their last three Champions League qualification fixtures and needed penalty kicks to see off Slovan Bratislava and Celtic. The Kazakhstani outfit could struggle to lay a glove on Sporting CP.

Club Brugge beat Aston Villa, Sporting CP and Atalanta in the Group Stage of the Champions League last season. The Belgians have also won four games out of four on home soil this term, scoring 13 times combined.

Over 2.5 goals and BTTS landed in nine of Galatasaray’s ten matches in the Europa League last season. Each of Eintracht Frankfurt’s last three fixtures have produced the same outcome.

Manchester City have scored three or more goals in 13 of their last 18 home Champions League games, but they have only kept two clean sheets in their last ten and have looked vulnerable this season.

Copenhagen’s last eight matches in all competitions have averaged 3.625 goals, while each of Bayer Leverkusen’s last four games in league and cup have produced over 2.5 goals.

Deportivo Saprissa are winless in four away games and have lost three of those. They have lost their last five trips to Herediano, while the hosts head into this game unbeaten in four home matches.

Puntarenas have only lost one of their last six competitive games and one of their last five away from home, while Sporting San Jose have only won one of their last seven games and have lost both meetings with Puntarenas this year.

Cienciano are seven points better off than Sport Boys and have a game in hand. The host have won their last two league matches, while Sport Boys are on a four-game losing streak and have only taken two points from their last eight league away days.

Seven of Los Angeles FC’s last eight competitive games have featured goals at both ends, and they visit a Real Salt Lake side that have seen both teams to score land in four of their last five home fixtures.

Deportivo Saprissa are winless in four away games and have lost three of those. They have lost their last five trips to Herediano, while the hosts head into this game unbeaten in four home matches.

Manchester City have scored three or more goals in 13 of their last 18 home Champions League games, but they have only kept two clean sheets in their last ten and have looked vulnerable this season.

Club Brugge beat Aston Villa, Sporting CP and Atalanta in the Group Stage of the Champions League last season. The Belgians have also won four games out of four on home soil this term, scoring 13 times combined. However, Monaco have a good scoring record in the Champions League and should get on the scoresheet.

Copenhagen’s last eight matches in all competitions have averaged 3.625 goals, while each of Bayer Leverkusen’s last four games in league and cup have produced over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals and BTTS landed in nine of Galatasaray’s ten matches in the Europa League last season. Each of Eintracht Frankfurt’s last three fixtures have produced the same outcome.

Ayacucho have lost three of their last four Peru Liga 1 games and their last two home matches have produced just one goal in total. Cusco are second in the table and have won nine of their last ten matches and haven’t lost a game since April, although they have averaged just 1.2 goals per away game over their last six trips.

Newcastle have momentum after their Wolves win, including a third clean sheet in four Premier League games. They could edge a close game against a Barca side likely to be without Lamine Yamal for this trip to St James’ Park. Barca have failed to win their last two Champions League away games and were held to a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano recently, so there is enough to suggest they may not win on Thursday.

Club Brugge beat Aston Villa, Sporting CP and Atalanta in the Group Stage of the Champions League last season. The Belgians have also won four games out of four on home soil this term, scoring 13 times combined.

Manchester City have won 14 of their last 18 home Champions League games while Napoli have lost five of their last six away Champions League matches in England.

Kairat failed to score in each of their last three Champions League qualification fixtures and needed penalty kicks to see off Slovan Bratislava and Celtic. The Kazakhstani outfit could struggle to lay a glove on Sporting CP.

Universitario de Vinto have lost their last four away games by an aggregate scoreline of 11-1 and face table-toppers Always Ready, who have won to nil in their last four competitive home games.

Ayacucho have lost three of their last four Peru Liga 1 games and their last two home matches have produced just one goal in total. Cusco are second in the table and have won nine of their last ten matches and haven’t lost a game since April, although they have averaged just 1.2 goals per away game over their last six trips.

Newcastle have kept three clean sheets in four Premier League games this term and can shut out a Barca side without their best attacking player. They beat Wolves 1-0 at the weekend and a repeat of that scoreline would satisfy the home fans and their manager

Seven of Kairat’s last eight games in all competitions have featured under 2.5 goals, while the visitors also failed to find the net in each of their last three UCL qualifiers.

Manchester City have scored three or more goals in 13 of their last 18 home Champions League games, but they have only kept two clean sheets in their last ten and have looked vulnerable this season.

Over 2.5 goals and BTTS landed in nine of Galatasaray’s ten matches in the Europa League last season. Each of Eintracht Frankfurt’s last three fixtures have produced the same outcome.

Kairat failed to score in each of their last three Champions League qualification fixtures and needed penalty kicks to see off Slovan Bratislava and Celtic. The Kazakhstani outfit could struggle to lay a glove on Sporting CP.

Universitario de Vinto have lost their last four away games by an aggregate scoreline of 11-1 and face table-toppers Always Ready, who have won to nil in their last four competitive home games.

Manchester City have won 14 of their last 18 home Champions League games while Napoli have lost five of their last six away Champions League matches in England.

Erling Haaland has scored eight goals in his last three games for club and country. The Norwegian is one goal away from a half-century of Champions League goals ahead of his 49th match in the competition.

Anthony Gordon, who has a good record of scoring in cup competitions for Newcastle, is a potential penalty taker. He also has the highest expected goals per 90 minutes of any Newcastle player so far in the Premier League this season.

Inter have lost two in a row in Serie A but they should still prove too strong for Ajax in their opening Champions League game on Wednesday.The home side are unbeaten in five matches in the Eredivisie, but none of the teams they have faced are higher than ninth in the table and this fixture represents a major step up in class from the opponents they have been playing.Inter won six of their eight league-phase games last season, conceding only one goal, and went on to reach the final, while Ajax made only the last 16 of the Europa League.

Kairat Almaty produced a huge shock in getting the better of Celtic to qualify for the Champions League, the first time a team from Kazakhstan has ever managed the feat.However they did so on the back of being very solid defensively and they could keep things respectable when they visit Sporting in their first ever game.None of Kairat’s last 14 European games have gone over 3.5 goals and expect them to sit very deep against these Portuguese opponents. Sporting could take a bit of time to get up to full speed too so side with the hosts to win and under 3.5 goals at odds-against.

Benfica are strong favourites to beat Qarabag for good reason but they should open their campaign without too much drama, and look good to win to nil at close to even money.The Eagles, who enjoyed a notable 1-0 win over Bayern Munich at the FIFA Club World Cup, started the season with seven straight clean sheets, six of which were attained in winning efforts.Excuses can be made for their concessions in their last two matches but game faces will be on on Tuesday and Qarabag are travelling into the lion’s den with just one win in their last four games, and this being a huge step up in class.

Real Madrid have made a flying start to their La Liga campaign and they can quickly get up and running with a win to nil against Marseille.Los Blancos have won all four league matches this term and they have won all four match-ups with Marseille, scoring at least twice on each occasion.Marseille have lost both away matches in this campaign, failing to score along the way, and they could come away from the Spanish capital empty-handed.It was 3-0 to Real Madrid when Marseille last visited the Bernabeu and a similar outcome looks likely this week.

Europa League semi-finalists last season, Bodo/Glimt lead the Norwegian top flight and are fresh from scoring seven goals in their win over Kristiansund as they make their Champions League debut at Slavia Prague.Bodo/Glimt hammered Sturm Graz 5-0 in the first leg of their qualifier and are underestimated for this opening tie against a side that have failed to win any of their last seven games in UEFA competitions.The Norwegians won at Braga, drew at Nice and led 2-1 at Old Trafford before losing 3-2 during the Europa League group stage last season. They are unlikely to be fazed travelling to the Czech league leaders.

Goals should be guaranteed when PSV Eindhoven host league phase debutants Union Saint-Gilloise in one of Tuesday’s early games and backing over 3.5 in the match could prove shrewd.Dutch giants PSV scored 146 goals in all competitions last season and have started this term in similar fashion, recording 6-1, 4-2 and 5-3 wins across their opening five domestic fixtures.Union are also free-scoring, netting 15 in seven Belgian Pro League matches, and they will fancy their chances of breaching a PSV backline that has conceded two or more goals in each of their last three games against Groningen, Telstar and NEC Nijmegen.

Juventus continued their perfect start to the season with a 4-3 victory over rivals Inter Milan on Saturday. Their Champions League fixtures look kind, starting with a winnable home meeting with Borussia Dortmund.While Niko Kovac’s side have won their last two, question marks remain about their ability to match teams at the highest level.The visitors’ first trip of the season saw them draw 3-3 at St Pauli, so backing Juventus to win and concede appeals.

Arsenal won six of their eight League Phase games last season, while they conceded only three times along the way. Athletic Bilbao were beaten 1-0 at home by Deportivo Alaves at the weekend, so back Arsenal to build on their strong Premier League form.

Slavia Prague struggled in the Europa League last term, failing to win a home game. Bodo/Glimt have won 10 of their last 12 games, so back the Europa League semi-finalists to secure the three points.

Leverkusen won their first game since Erik ten Hag’s departure, beating a good Eintracht Frankfurt side 3-1. Danish boss Kasper Hjulmand faces his second game in charge in his homeland, facing a Copenhagen side that struggled to hold their own in the Conference League last term.

Cagliari were impressive away to the weaker sides in Serie A last term, while Lecce have lost back-to-back games, scoring once this term. Back the visitors to secure a second win on the bounce.

Unbeaten Gillingham have won five of their last eight, while Newport are third bottom after losing three from four at home this term.

Mallorca have already lost to Barcelona and Real this term, while Atletico claimed their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Villarreal last weekend.