The quarterfinal stage of the 2017 UEFA Champions League will begin in a few hours and experts from all over the web have already locked in their picks. Will you agree with them? Read on below to find out more and while you’re at it, you can check out our complete preview of the Champions League quarterfinals.
2017 UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals First Leg Expert Picks
*Find the complete list of our UEFA Champions League betting lines HERE!
Juventus vs. Barcelona
Expert
First Leg Prediction
ESPN (Mina Rzouki)
Juventus 2-1 Barcelona
ESPN (Sam Marsden)
Juventus 2-1 Barcelona
TopBet
Juventus 2-1 Barcelona
The experts unanimously picked Juventus to prevail 2-1 in their first-leg match against Barcelona. The Italians have yet to taste defeat in the Champions League this season and the experts believe that Juventus will preserve that unbeaten record in their home clash against Barcelona. Juventus Stadium has proven to be a fortress for the Old Lady, with the Turin-based squad winning each of their last 15 matches there. The Catalans, however, are more than capable of scoring an away goal with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez leading the Barca attack.
Dortmund vs. Monaco
Expert
First Leg Prediction
ESPN (Stefan Buczko)
Dortmund 3-2 Monaco
ESPN (Ian Holyman)
Dortmund 2-2 Monaco
TopBet
Dortmund 4-2 Monaco
The experts have spoken and they expect a goal-fest in this first-leg match between Dortmund and Monaco. Both teams love to play attacking football with Dortmund and Monaco already combining for a total of 223 goals this season. The experts give the slight edge to Dortmund because of their excellent home form. The German giants are unbeaten at Signal Iduna Park with 17 wins and four draws from 21 matches in all competitions this season.
Atletico Madrid vs. Leicester City
Expert
First Leg Prediction
ESPN (Joe Walker)
Atletico 2-0 Leicester
ESPN (Ben Jacobs)
Atletico 2-1 Leicester
TopBet
Atletico 1-0 Leicester
Can Leicester City continue their magical ride in the Champions League quarterfinals? For our esteemed experts, that wouldn’t be the case at least for the first leg. Atletico has boatloads of experience when it comes to this competition and they will be a tough nut to crack for Leicester, especially at Vicente Calderon. The Rojiblancos are in a rich vein of form as they unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions. Don’t count out Leicester, though, from bagging a priceless away goal with Jamie Vardy back to his scoring best. The Englishman has racked up six goals in his last eight outings for the Foxes.
Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid
Expert
First Leg Prediction
ESPN (Mark Lovell)
Bayern 3-1 Real
ESPN (Dermot Corrigan)
Bayern 1-1 Real
TopBet
Bayern 2-1 Real
All eyes will be on Allianz Arena this coming Wednesday as European heavyweights Bayern Munich and Real Madrid lock horns in the first leg of their quarterfinal showdown. The experts give the slight edge to the Bavarians because of their excellent form at home. They are gunning for their 17th consecutive home Champions League win (a competition record) this coming Wednesday.
