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Lokomotiv Moscow v Atletico Madrid

  • 17:55 GMT on BT Sport 1
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  • Lokomotiv Moscow have never beaten Atlético Madrid in five previous meetings, drawing 3-3 in the UEFA Cup in 2007 and then losing both games in the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League and 2019/20 Champions League.
  • Should Atlético Madrid win this, they will have been Lokomotiv Moscow more often than any other side in major UEFA European competition, having beaten them four times already, never registering five wins over an opponent previously.
  • Atlético Madrid have shipped at least two goals in each of their last four UEFA Champions League matches, their worst run in major UEFA European competition since 1981 (a run of five).
  • Lokomotiv Moscow’s 2-1 defeat on MD2 against Bayern Munich was their 40th match in the UEFA Champions League – they have lost 25 of their first 40 games, the second-most in the competition’s history behind only Dinamo Zagreb (28).

Salzburg v Bayern

  • 20:00 GMT on BT Sport 1 (Goals Show)
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Bayern are another visiting side in Group A heavy odds-on for victory, but this contest should be very entertaining with two strong attacking teams coming up against each other and goals fancied. Over 4.5 in the contest is just 6/4.

Salzburg have scored four and conceded five in their first two games while Bayern have found the net six times. The trends of last season have carried over into the new campaign with the current champions leading the way when it comes to the shots per game average (17.5).

The Austrian side have been phenomenal entertainment when playing at home this season. All five games have seen over 3.5 goals while there have been five or more in three of those contests. Bayern have seen over 2.5 goals in their six away games; these trends should continue here.

With goals such a short price, it's worth delving into the goalscorer markets and the one price that stood out massively was the 66/1 available on Lucas Hernandez being the first goalscorer; the each-way value takes it down to 22/1. Given what we have seen from him in the left-back position so far, that is far too generous.

Even with current absentees and David Alaba's contract situation, it's likely that Hernandez will remain at left-back on Tuesday night. Even if he does end up in a central role, Salzburg conceding the most goals from set-pieces in the Champions League this season still gives the bet hope.

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  • This will be the first ever competitive encounter between FC Red Bull Salzburg and Bayern Munich.
  • Bayern Munich are looking to become the first German side since Fortuna Düsseldorf in October 1980 in the Cup Winners’ Cup to win away at RB Salzburg – in six games since, no German side has emerged victorious (D3 L3) in major UEFA European competition.
  • Since the start of last season, only UEFA Champions League games involving Bayern Munich (58) and Atalanta (43) have seen more goals scored than FC Red Bull Salzburg’s eight games (38), despite the Austrians only playing in the group stage in that time.
  • Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 14 away UEFA Champions League matches (W11 D3), with only Manchester United (16 between 2007 and 2010) having a longer run in the history of the competition.

Atalanta v Liverpool

  • 20:00 GMT on BT Sport 2
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Liverpool are showing they can cope without Virgil van Dijk but the lack of options in defence could prove costly as they travel to an Atlanta side that have a track record of scoring goals. They lead Serie A with 17 from their opening six games and the Champions League has already brought six.

The Reds have kept a clean sheet in both their group games so far but that should come to an end in Italy. Atalanta have scored in all eight competitive games so far, seven of which have seen two or more going in their favour.

Duvan Zapata has started the season in fine form with five goals across those eight appearances. It's hardly a surprise to see that he is a best price of 7/5 for a goal anytime, although some firms are going into odds-on. That is expected given Liverpool's likely centre-back pairing of Joe Gomez and Rhys Williams.

Nat Phillips was the preferred choice in the Premier League but he doesn't feature in Liverpool's European squad so Klopp will have to look to Williams. While his performance against Ajax was decent enough, Atalanta will enjoy the prospect of coming up against this Liverpool backline.

With those low odds on a goal in mind, it's instead worth looking at the assists market and targeting Zapata and fellow forward Alejandro (Papu) Gomez to record at least one at some point in the night. Betfair provide the best prices here, with Gomez at 10/3 and Zapata a huge 9/1.

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  • This is Liverpool’s first ever encounter with Atalanta in any competition.
  • Atalanta are set to face their third different English opponent, having previously met Everton in the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League (P2 W2) and Manchester City in the Champions League last season (P2 D1 L1).
  • Liverpool have lost all three of their away UEFA Champions League matches in Italy under manager Jürgen Klopp, losing to Roma in May 2018 and Napoli in October 2018 and September 2019.
  • Excluding qualifiers, Atalanta have only failed to score in one of their last 19 games in major European competition (0-4 v Dinamo Zagreb last season), while they’ve averaged 2.1 goals per game over the course of this run (40 goals in total).
  • Duvan Zapata has been directly involved in six goals in five UEFA Champions League starts for Atalanta (four goals and two assists), while he scored a brace in their 2-2 draw against Ajax on MD2.

Manchester City v Olympiacos

  • 20:00 GMT on BT Sport 3
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Manchester City have experienced an odd start to the campaign but they are enjoying a seven-game unbeaten run since the shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester. It's almost been a reversal of Pep Guardiola's time at the club; they look beatable in the league but strong in Europe.

They should make it three wins from three as they welcome an Olympiacos side who sit second in the Greek Super League with 13 points from a possible 15. They have only conceded one goal in their five domestic games and a tight game can be expected here, even if the odds suggest otherwise.

Olympiacos' only defeat this season came against Porto last week. It was a 2-0 scoreline to the Portuguese side and that was a bit of a rarity for the visitors. You have to go back to the Tottenham game in the group stage last season, November 2019, for the last time they lost by a margin greater than one goal.

Since then, it's been wins but they are generally beaten when the come up against stronger sides. PAOK were the only team to beat them in the league last season, that was one game, but the Champions League was much different.

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  • This is the first ever European meeting between Manchester City and Olympiakos.
  • Manchester City’s only previous games against Greek opponents was in the Last 32 of the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League, when they won 3-0 on aggregate against Aris.
  • Manchester City winger Ferran Torres is looking to become the third-youngest player in UEFA Champions League history to score in four consecutive appearances (20y 248d), behind only Kylian Mbappé (18y 120d) and Erling Haaland (19y 107d).
  • Mathieu Valbuena has been directly involved in 50% of Olympiakos’ shots in the UEFA Champions League this season (11/22), having created seven chances and taken four shots himself.

Odds correct at 1500 GMT (02/11/20)

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