Fergal O’Brien’s thirst for a festival winner here could be satisfied by SIXMILEBRIDGE. He’s proving quite the talent since going chasing and remains unbeaten having landed the Grade 1 Scilly Isles at Sandown last time. He has won here over fences already and a mark of 150 is within range.

Bologna have five wins in their last six games and can strike first against Roma, who are winless in four on the road games The hosts have a good record against Roma, particularly at this venue where they are unbeaten in four (W2, D2), and they can seize the initiative as underdogs by winning the first leg of this all-Serie A tie.

Fergal O’Brien’s thirst for a festival winner here could be satisfied by SIXMILEBRIDGE. He’s proving quite the talent since going chasing and remains unbeaten having landed the Grade 1 Scilly Isles at Sandown last time. He has won here over fences already and a mark of 150 is within range.

Rapidly progressive young star KABRAL DU MATHAN won the Relkeel in good style here on New Year’s Day and could emulate Big Buck’s and Flooring Porter by winning this at age six. Indeed, he could follow their lead and win it more than once based on what he’s been doing lately.

Bologna have five wins in their last six games and can strike first against Roma, who are winless in four on the road games The hosts have a good record against Roma, particularly at this venue where they are unbeaten in four (W2, D2), and they can seize the initiative as underdogs by winning the first leg of this all-Serie A tie.

Both teams have scored in each of Lyon’s last four matches, while Celta have kept only one clean sheet across their five home games in this competition. The hosts have scored in all 10 of their Europa League matches so far, while Lyon’s attacking quality helped them to top the League Phase. Lyon are winless in four matches following an impressive winning run, and they head to a Celta Vigo side who will be targeting this competition. The hosts won four of their five home ties in the Europa League this term and can strike first in Spain in the first leg.

MAJBOROUGH put it all together to win at the Dublin Racing Festival last month and a repeat effort will make Willie Mullins’ charge difficult to beat here. Defending champion Marine Nationale is absent, which adds to his allure and if he jumps around in one piece, he should carry Mark Walsh to Champion Chase glory.

Arsenal are on a 13-game scoring streak and they hit an impressive 23 goals in their eight league phase games. The Gunners should be able to score at the BayArena but a clean sheet could be beyond them. Arsenal have conceded in five of their last seven games and Leverkusen rarely draw blanks at home, having scored in 18 of their last 19 home games across all competitions.

Jurrien Timber is an outside contender to get on the scoresheet as he has been making a key contribution in attack recently. The Gunners full-back has one goal and two assists in his last three Premier League games, while he scored against Bayern and provided an assist against Inter in the league phase.

Wimbledon have seven points from the last nine available and they’ve won their last three league games at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Dons should be able to overcome Blackpool, who have won just one of their last eight games and have five defeats in their last seven on the road.

Norwich are one of the Championship’s form teams with seven wins in their last nine league games. The Canaries can claim maximum points against a Sheffield United side who underwhelmed in a draw with West Brom at the weekend and have four defeats in their last eight away from home.

Coventry have won five on the spin and can extend that run, paired with a clean sheet, against a Preston side who have been struggling as of late. North End have failed to score in six of their last 11 matches.

There have been at least four goals scored in five of PSG’s last seven games across all competitions and in five of Chelsea’s last seven. Both of these teams also scored on average over two goals per-game in the league phase, while Chelsea shipped nine goals across their four trips and PSG conceded six goals in their four home games. With both attacks looking sharp and both defences showing occasional signs of vulnerability, there is the potential for a high-scoring affair in Paris and over 3.5 goals appeals.

Manchester City have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and should be able to get the better of an injury-hit Real Madrid who they already beat 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier this season. Both teams have found the net in ten of the last 11 meetings between Real Madrid and Manchester City and considering the array of attacking options at both teams’ disposal, a repeat of that is fancied.

FARREN GLORY wasn’t far behind re-opposing Storm Heart at Gowran Park in a Grade 3 last time over 2m and his third in last season’s Boyle Hurdle (2m6f, soft to heavy) suggests going back up in trip is wise. He’s 3lb better off with Storm Heart and sports first-time cheekpieces. He can thrive for Jack Kennedy.

PIED PIPER is an interesting Cross Country debutante for Gordon Elliott with Sam Ewing riding. Stamina shouldn’t be a forte on breeding but nobody told Tiger Roll that when he made this race his own and this eight-year-old has won over trips in excess of three-miles. He wasn’t done when falling in the Thyestes and has never been out of the first three in six Cheltenham over hurdles/regulation fences. If this quirky test lights his fire he can outrun a big price.

Manchester City have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and should be able to get the better of an injury-hit Real Madrid who they already beat 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier this season. Both teams have found the net in ten of the last 11 meetings between Real Madrid and Manchester City and considering the array of attacking options at both teams’ disposal, a repeat of that is fancied. Take a 3-1 win for the visitors.

Both of these teams also scored on average over two goals per-game in the league phase, while Chelsea shipped nine goals across their four trips and PSG conceded six goals in their four home games. With both attacks looking sharp and both defences showing occasional signs of vulnerability, there is the potential for a high-scoring affair in Paris. PSG come into Wednesday’s game in mixed form with just three wins in normal time in their last eight games. Since Liam Rosenior has been in charge, Chelsea have only lost to Arsenal – albeit on three occasions – and the visitors may be able to get a positive result in this first leg. A 2-2 draw is the correct score pick as PSG have won just one of their last four home European games but they’ve also only lost once at home in this competition. Chelsea have three draws in their last six games.

Wimbledon have seven points from the last nine available and they’ve won their last three league games at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Dons should be able to overcome Blackpool, who have won just one of their last eight games and have five defeats in their last seven on the road.

Norwich are one of the Championship’s form teams with seven wins in their last nine league games. The Canaries can claim maximum points against a Sheffield United side who underwhelmed in a draw with West Brom at the weekend and have four defeats in their last eight away from home.

Coventry have won five on the spin and can extend that run, paired with a clean sheet, against a Preston side who have been struggling as of late. North End have failed to score in six of their last 11 matches.

PSG come into Wednesday’s game in mixed form with just three wins in normal time in their last eight games. Since Liam Rosenior has been in charge, Chelsea have only lost to Arsenal – albeit on three occasions – and the visitors may be able to get a positive result by at least avoiding defeat in this first leg.

Wimbledon have seven points from the last nine available and they’ve won their last three league games at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Dons should be able to overcome Blackpool, who have won just one of their last eight games and have five defeats in their last seven on the road.

Over 3.5 goals has landed in five of Wimbledon’s last six League One games, they have scored in all of those and have just one clean sheet in that period. There have been at least four goals scored in four of Blackpool’s last six games and they have just one clean sheet in their last eight.

Both of these teams are leaking goals as Birmingham have gone five games without a clean sheet and QPR have shipped an alarming 11 goals across their last three games, that should lead to a high-scoring affair. Over 2.5 goals has landed in four of QPR’s last five and in three of the Blues’ last four.

There have been at least four goals scored in five of PSG’s last seven games across all competitions and in five of Chelsea’s last seven. Both of these teams also scored on average over two goals per-game in the league phase, while Chelsea shipped nine goals across their four trips and PSG conceded six goals in their four home games. With both attacks looking sharp and both defences showing occasional signs of vulnerability, there is the potential for a high-scoring affair in Paris and over 3.5 goals appeals.

Glimt are on a five-game unbeaten run in the Champions League that started with a draw against Borussia Dortmund before wins over Atletico Madrid and Man City. They then beat Inter Milan in both legs in the play-off round. The Norwegian side’s artificial pitch has been a key advantage in Europe in recent seasons and they can add Sporting to their list of victims on Wednesday. Goals at both ends are fancied as Glimt are yet to keep a clean sheet in the main draw of the Champions League and both teams scored in all four of Sporting’s trips. 

Manchester City have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and should be able to get the better of an injury-hit Real Madrid who they already beat 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier this season. Both teams have found the net in ten of the last 11 meetings between Real Madrid and Manchester City and considering the array of attacking options at both teams’ disposal, a repeat of that is fancied. 

Both of these teams also scored on average over two goals per-game in the league phase, while Chelsea shipped nine goals across their four trips and PSG conceded six goals in their four home games. With both attacks looking sharp and both defences showing occasional signs of vulnerability, there is the potential for a high-scoring affair in Paris. PSG come into Wednesday’s game in mixed form with just three wins in normal time in their last eight games. Since Liam Rosenior has been in charge, Chelsea have only lost to Arsenal – albeit on three occasions – and the visitors may be able to get a positive result in this first leg. A 2-2 draw is the correct score pick as PSG have won just one of their last four home European games but they’ve also only lost once at home in this competition. Chelsea have three draws in their last six games.

Manchester City have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and should be able to get the better of an injury-hit Real Madrid who they already beat 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier this season. Both teams have found the net in ten of the last 11 meetings between Real Madrid and Manchester City and considering the array of attacking options at both teams’ disposal, a repeat of that is fancied. Take a 3-1 win for the visitors.

Kasper Hogh starred for Glimt in the latter stages of the league phase and in the play-off with Inter, hitting four goals in his last four appearances in this competition. Hogh has scored in Glimt’s last two home European games and he appeals as a candidate for an anytime strike here.

Coventry’s Haji Wright has 16 goals in 32 league games this season and is back in form as he has scored in three successive games, while he has six goals in total in his last five games. The USA international can continue his hot streak with a strike against Preston.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the play-off round against Monaco and has four goals in the Champions League last season, while he’s had nine shots without scoring in his last two domestic fixtures so has been getting plenty of chances. PSG’s Georgian forward is a contender for an anytime effort.

Antoine Semenyo has seven goals in 11 games for Manchester City and his pace could be a major weapon against an injury-hit Real Madrid back line, he is fancied to get on the scoresheet on Champions League debut.

These two sides are meeting in the knockouts for the fifth straight year, and Real Madrid have won three of the previous four meetings, including the last two. The Spanish giants have won eight of their last 10 under new boss Arbeloa at the time of the draw, and they are one of the few sides in Europe with the individual talent to match City.

While Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in the summer’s Club World Cup, Enzo Maresca’s tactical tweaks were key in that victory. Months on, and the Blues look to have gone backwards. PSG clearly took issue with the Blues, and they can claim some revenge after eliminating three Premier League sides on their way to last season’s final.

Sporting are arguably the weakest of the top-eight sides, while Bodo have won four straight European games including home and away victories over Inter Milan. The Norwegian side went to the semis in the Europa League last year, and they can see off a Sporting side who overperformed their xG numbers at a huge rate in the League Phase.

Atletico Madrid were handily beaten by Arsenal and Liverpool in the League Phase, while they were a mess defensively against Club Brugge in the last round. Spurs won all four home games on their way to finishing fourth in the first round, and they can match an Atletico side who have been far from dominant in Europe in recent seasons.

Arsenal are on a 13-game scoring streak and they hit an impressive 23 goals in their eight league phase games. The Gunners should be able to score at the BayArena but a clean sheet could be beyond them. Arsenal have conceded in five of their last seven games and Leverkusen rarely draw blanks at home, having scored in 18 of their last 19 home games across all competitions.

Both teams should be able to get on the scoresheet in this proverbial six-pointer. Both teams have scored in Oxford’s last three games and they have conceded in eight of their last 10. Blackburn have also seen goals at both ends in their last three games and they have shipped 12 goals across their last five trips.

Both teams have scored in four of Vale’s last five league games and they have scored in all of them. Bradford have scored in eight successive games and have conceded in three of their last four.

Both teams have found the net in ten of the last 11 meetings between Real Madrid and Manchester City and considering the array of attacking options at both teams’ disposal, a repeat of that is fancied.

Arsenal are on a 13-game scoring streak and they hit an impressive 23 goals in their eight league phase games. The Gunners should be able to score at the BayArena but a clean sheet could be beyond them. Arsenal have conceded in five of their last seven games and Leverkusen rarely draw blanks at home, having scored in 18 of their last 19 home games across all competitions.

Glimt are on a five-game unbeaten run in the Champions League that started with a draw against Borussia Dortmund before wins over Atletico Madrid and Man City. They then beat Inter Milan in both legs in the play-off round. The Norwegian side’s artificial pitch has been a key advantage in Europe in recent seasons and they can add Sporting to their list of victims on Wednesday.

There have been at least four goals scored in five of PSG’s last seven games across all competitions and in five of Chelsea’s last seven. Both of these teams also scored on average over two goals per-game in the league phase, while Chelsea shipped nine goals across their four trips and PSG conceded six goals in their four home games. With both attacks looking sharp and both defences showing occasional signs of vulnerability, there is the potential for a high-scoring affair in Paris and over 3.5 goals appeals.

Manchester City have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and should be able to get the better of an injury-hit Real Madrid who they already beat 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier this season.