Last month's first leg tie ended in stalemate and our tipster thinks Pep Guardiola's side will win to nil when these two sides meet in Munich for Wednesday's second leg clash
Bayern Munich will look to secure their place in the last eight of this season’s Champions League when they play host to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in Wednesday's last 16 second leg tie.
The German champions were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw in last month’s first leg tie in Lviv but are red-hot favourites with the odds compilers to get the result that they require to reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Mircea Lucescu’s side in Munich.
Indeed, Bayern can be backed at just 1/6 (1.17) with Paddy Power to win Tuesday’s tie, while the same firm go 1/10 (1.10) that it is Pep Guardiola’s side that advance to the last eight of the competition.
Shakhtar have only once reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League – in 2011 – and it will be a huge shock should Lucescu’s side send Bayern spinning out of the competition with victory in Munich.
Indeed, the enormity of the task facing the Ukrainian outfit is reflected by the chunky 14/1 (15.0) quote from Paddy Power for Shakhtar to win, while the draw is chalked up as a 6/1 (7.0) chance with the same firm ahead of Tuesday’s tie.
It is worth noting that Shakhtar have won just two of their last eight matches in this competition, while Bayern have scored 15 goals in just four matches since being held to a goalless draw in Lviv last month.
There is no doubt that Pep Guardiola’s side will be determined to make amends for drawing a blank in the first leg of this tie and, should Bayern find their scoring touch on Tuesday, there may well be value to be had in backing the Bavarians (-2) at a juicy 6/4 (2.50) in Paddy Power’s handicap market.
However, that selection would have landed in just one of Bayern’s last seven home matches in this competition and, therefore, punters looking to back Guardiola’s men are advised to look elsewhere for value.
It is worth noting the Bavarians have kept a clean sheet in each of their three home matches in the Champions League this season, while the German giants have conceded just two goals in their last seven games in all competitions.
Therefore, the 4/5 (1.80) quote from Paddy Power for Bayern to win to nil looks to represent excellent value for punters ahead of Wednesday's tussle in Munich.
