Tuesday's Champions League predictions including Man United vs. Atletico Madrid

Tuesday's Champions League predictions including Man United vs. Atletico Madrid

Ajax vs. Benfica (Tuesday, 8.00pm)

With the tie delicately poised after a 2-2 draw in the first leg, Ajax and Benfica reconvene for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Amsterdam on Tuesday night.

The Dutch giants warmed up for this encounter with a 3-2 league success at Cambuur over the weekend, while the visitors had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Vizela.

We say: Ajax 3-1 Benfica (Ajax win 5-3 on aggregate)

Ajax need no lessons in putting the ball in the back of the net at home - whether that be against domestic or continental counterparts - and Ten Hag's side can pick Benfica off as the Portuguese side go in search of goals themselves.

While Darwin Nunez is always a threat in and around the box, we cannot back Benfica with any real confidence while a question mark hangs over Yaremchuk's availability, and Ajax will enter this battle as the firm favourites to book their quarter-final tickets.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 2.5 goals.

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Man Utd vs. Atletico (Tuesday, 8.00pm)

Manchester United will be looking to book their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League when they welcome Atletico Madrid to Old Trafford for the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday night.

The contest is delicately poised at 1-1 following the first leg at Wanda Metropolitano, with Anthony Elanga coming off the bench to register for Man United after Joao Felix had sent Atletico ahead.

We say: Manchester United 2-1 Atletico Madrid

This has all of the makings of a fascinating second leg at Old Trafford, and we are expecting a match with plenty of twists and turns. Atletico will fancy their chances of scoring in Manchester, but we just have a feeling that the home side will do enough to win it in 90 minutes, progressing to the quarter-finals of the competition courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate success.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 1.5 goals.

> Click here to read our full preview for this match

> How Man United could line up against Atletico Madrid

> Man United injury, suspension list vs. Atletico

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