{"id":339508,"date":"2025-04-12T14:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T18:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=339508"},"modified":"2025-04-12T14:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T18:20:56","slug":"champions-league-predictions-quarterfinal-second-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/champions-league-predictions-quarterfinal-second-leg\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League quarterfinal picks and predictions: Take Barcelona to win, the under in Aston Villa vs. PSG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are two spots in the Champions League semifinal on the line Tuesday. I’ve got picks for both games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> It’s the second leg of the quarterfinal, and my best bet is on Barcelona to win. I also like the under on the game total at plus money in Aston Villa vs. PSG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the best Champions League predictions for the quarterfinal second leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Champions League predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to full Champions League betting markets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet: Barcelona to win (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borussia Dortmund is at home and has everything to play for but I can’t get behind the squad with how this season went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German side is usually at the top of the Bundesliga leaderboard … not this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dortmund sits in ninth place and is in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The side squeaked through the Round of 16 with a 2-1 win (on aggregate) over the French side LOSC Lille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona is on a different tier, and that showed in the first leg. The Spanish giant dominated from start to finish and won 4-0 off the back of two goals from Robert Lewandowski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s also worth noting that Barca is first in La Liga and is undefeated in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> During that time, Barcelona had a record of 19-4-0, winning 16 of those games by multiple goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aston Villa\/PSG under 2.5 goals (+125):<\/strong> Whichever way this match goes, I like the under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PSG can lose this match, 1-0 or 2-0 and still advance on aggregate. That makes me believe the French side will come out with a safe defensive strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That will allow Les Parisiens to control the pace, which would, more importantly, keep Aston Villa away from its goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My prediction is that PSG wins this game, holding strongly until the final whistle. But, if Aston Villa comes out hungry to score, it will be on the Ligue 1 champs to limit chances and control the possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PSG should take minimal risks here looking for offence, and that has me very interested in the under at this price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Champions League predictions made at 2:20 p.m. on 04\/12\/25.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are two spots in the Champions League semifinal on the line Tuesday. I’ve got picks for both games. The pregame narrative: It’s the second leg of the quarterfinal, and my best bet is on Barcelona to win. I also like the under on the game total at plus money in Aston Villa vs. PSG. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":339483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,73],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-339508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-football","tag-soccer-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nChampions League predictions: Quarterfinal second leg | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Champions League predictions and quarterfinal picks. 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