Betting: PSG favourites to score the most Champions League goals on Tuesday night

Matchday four of the Champions League could see some teams confirming their place in the last 16 of the tournament as we approach the business end of the group stage.

Manchester United will qualify if they claim all three points at home to Benfica and CSKA Moscow fail to beat Basel, whilst Chelsea will join them if they beat AS Roma in Italy.

Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Juventus can also all confirm their spots in the hat for the round of 16 via various permutations, meaning this round of games should be particularly exciting.

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As such, bet365 offer odds of 6/4 (2.50) that PSG are the highest-scoring team of the day when they host Anderlecht; the Ligue 1 leaders, who have 12 goals in the competition this season already, put four past their visitors in the reverse of this fixture, and will be keen to bag a big win with Borussia Dortmund’s record of 21 group stage goals well in sight.

Atletico Madrid are looking to get their Champions League season back on track with a win over Qarabag after a 0-0 draw between the sides in Azerbaijan, and can be backed at 11/2 (6.50) to make amends at home and score the most goals on Tuesday.

Barcelona and Bayern Munich are each available at 6/1 (7.0) on the same market, but perhaps most interestingly, Man United are 10/1 (11.0) to claim that honour when they face a Benfica side who shipped five goals at Basel in their last away match in European competition.

The online sportsbook also offers the total goals scored on Tuesday night, with over 25.5 strikes currently available at even money (2.00). The same fixtures two weeks ago – albeit with the home sides reversed – saw the net ripple 27 times overall, whilst the previous two matchdays involving these eight matches resulted in 28 and 25 goals, respectively.

Under 25.5 goals is offered at 4/5 (1.80), and the amount of goals to be under a particularly low total of 22.5 – something which has not happened in any single day of the Champions League this season, – is priced at 9/4 (3.25).

For punters expecting a goal-fest, then over 28.5 goals can be backed at a tempting 5/2 (3.50), a bet that could well pay dividends if teams like PSG, Barcelona and Bayern make the most of playing teams that frequently concede hordes of goals.