Key stats and main men with another £250k up for grabs
Monday 1 October 2018 17:04, UK
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Six Champions League matches make up this week's line-up - from the main men to the key stats, get the lowdown here…
Key stat: Manchester United have only lost once in their last eight encounters with Valencia, while the Spanish team have only mustered one victory in 10 visits to England in the Champions League.
Form: United dispatched Young Boys 3-0 in Switzerland to open up their campaign, although Valencia lost 2-0 to Juventus, even after Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off.
Main men: Paul Pogba got himself a brace against Young Boys, as many goals as he notched in his previous 37 games combined in the competition. Michy Batshuayi is looking to prove a point while on-loan from Chelsea and has found the net once in his last two league games.
Best backed: 1-0 (13/2 with Sky Bet)
Key stat: CSKA Moscow lost their last meeting with the Champions League winners 4-1, while the holders have not lost in six against Russian opposition, drawing twice and winning four.
Form: The Russian side drew with Viktoria Plzen 2-2, earning a late equaliser to salvage a point, with Real Madrid seeing off Roma 3-0 to top the group after one match.
Main men: Fyodor Chalov has registered six goals in his last four league games, with Gareth Bale netting three goals in his last two matches for Real, equalling his goal-count in his previous 27 for the club.
Best backed: 0-2 (15/2 with Sky Bet)
Key stat: Bayern Munich have not lost to Ajax at home in four previous meetings, while the visitors have not won away from home in the competition since October 2011.
Form: Both sides were victorious in their respective opening matches, with Bayern Munich posting a 2-0 victory at Benfica and Ajax comfortably running out 3-0 winners against AEK Athens.
Main men: Robert Lewandowski has been directly involved in 22 goals in his last 22 Champions League home games. Klaas Van Huntelaar has recorded six league goals for Ajax and will be intent on bringing his league form into the Dutch outfit's European campaign.
Best backed: 3-0 (7/1 with Sky Bet)
Key stat: The two previous meetings have ended in a 3-1 win for Liverpool and a goalless draw, while Liverpool drew two of their six Champions League away fixtures last campaign.
Form: Napoli drew their first match with Red Star Belgrade, with Liverpool attaining a last-gasp winner to beat PSG 3-2 thanks to Roberto Firmino.
Main men: Dries Mertens has directly contributed to nine of Napoli's 14 goals at the Stadio San Paolo, with Roberto Firmino notching 11 goals and creating seven in only 14 Champions League appearances for Liverpool.
Best backed: 1-1 (6/1 with Sky Bet)
Key stat: Mauricio Pochettino has only the solitary win in nine previous meetings with Barcelona as a manager, while the Catalan side have only lost once in their last 11 against English teams, winning eight in the process.
Form: Tottenham suffered a 2-1 defeat to Inter Milan after squandering a one-goal lead in the last 5 minutes, whereas Barcelona made light work of PSV, registering a 4-0 victory to top the group.
Main men: Harry Kane has notched nine goals in 11 Champions League appearances, while Lionel Messi opened his Champions League account with a hat-trick in his last outing against PSV.
Best backed: 1-2 (8/1 with Sky Bet)
Key stat: Dortmund are searching for consecutive victories in this competition for the first time since November 2016, while the French outfit are winless in nine games in the Champions League since their semi-final departure of 2016/17.
Form: The German side came away with all three points against Club Brugge. Meanwhile, Monaco lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid after they could not hold on to their one-goal lead.
Main men: Marco Reus has been directly involved in 12 goals in his last nine Champions League home games. Radamel Falcao is one goal away from equalling Fernando Morientes' record of nine goals in the Champions League for Monaco.
Best backed: 2-0 (13/2 with Sky Bet)
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