Real Madrid made a good start to defending their European crown by beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 at the Bernabeu in the first leg of the last 16.
The Ligue 1 champions now face the prospect of attempting to overturn that daunting advantage without one of their key men as Neymar suffered a cracked metatarsal against Marseille.
No Neymar, no chance?
The injury looks likely to rule the 26-year-old out of the return fixture at the Parc des Princes on 6 March, despite Emery initially insisting he was positive about Neymar’s chances.
PSG are 19/20 (1.95) to win the match on home soil but that price looks particularly short, given the likelihood that they'll take on Los Blancos without their superstar.
dabblebetA draw is 14/5 (3.80) but it's the 23/10 (3.30) about Real Madrid completing back-to-back wins that looks appealing. PSG will need to force the issue and, just as they did in the first leg, Zidane's men can pounce on the counter-attack.
PSG are 5/2 (3.50) to qualify while Madrid are just 2/7 (1.29) to secure a spot in the quarter finals.
Latest Champions League Winner odds
dabblebet go 11/2 (6.50) that Real Madrid record a hat-trick of Champions League victories this season. The French side have drifted to 10/1 (11.0), having been the outright favourites before they were paired with Los Blancos in the last 16.
Manchester City remain the team to beat, priced at 3/1 (4.0) with Barcelona and Bayern Munich both available at 9/2 (5.50).
Rampant Real Madrid
While they are very unlikely to reel in runaway leaders Barcelona to defend their La Liga crown, Real do appear to be hitting something approaching top gear at a crucial time of the campaign.
The win over PSG forms a streak of five straight victories in all competitions for Zidane's men, when before that they'd come out on top in just three of their previous eight games.
They're now 7/4 (2.75) to overtake their city rivals Atletico and finish second behind the Catalan giants domestically this term.
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