Champions League Predictions

Here are my predictions for the Champions League group fixtures for Tuesday 5^th November 2013. Feel free to add your own.

Group A

Real Sociedad 1 - 3 Manchester United

Man Utd, particularly Van Persie and Rooney, are starting to show some form and ruthlessness in front of goal. Sociedad defended poorly in the opposing tie and were lucky to only lose by 1 goal. They won’t be that lucky again. However, United still find it hard to defend so won’t keep a clean sheet.

Shakhtar Donetsk 1 – 1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Leverkusen walloped Shakhtar 4 nil in the opposing tie and that result must give the Germans a psychological edge. However, Shakhtar are strong and consistent at home where they play with confidence.

Group B

FC Copenhagen 0 - 2 Galatasaray

Galatasaray won with ease in the opposing feature and even though they are away I expect them to do so again. Being tighter defensively when playing away from home will ensure a clean sheet and a couple of goals.

Juventus 1 - 4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid counter attacking football will come to the fore in a game Juventus must win. Soaking up the pressure and unleashing Bale and Ronaldo’s pace, power, and ruthless finishing will see them score a lot of goals tonight. I think Tevez will score for Juventus because he seems to have a habit of doing so when he feels the need to prove something; he hasn’t scored in this competition since April 2009

Group C

Olympiakos 1 - 1 Benfica

Playing for second place in the group, this is a must win game for both teams and hence it will be an edgy close encounter. Like the opposite fixture this one will be a draw.

Paris Saint Germain 6 - 0 RSC Anderlecht

PSG are scoring goals for fun in this competition and having put 5 past Anderlecht in Belgium I can’t see anything other than another easy victory for the French team.

Group D

Man City 3 - 0 CSKA Moscow

Manchester City were electric against Norwich at the weekend, as they have been in all their home games this season. Their European form tends to be worse but with the added incentive of shutting up some racist Russians they will push hard for 90 minutes.

Viktoria Plzen 0 - 5 Bayern Munich

I cannot see the European Champions doing anything other than smashing a lot of goals past the Czech team.