Neds has Champions League tips this week for all 18 games on the Matchday 1 schedule.
We look at the latest Champions League odds to find the best picks of the week.
Club Brugge could add some more pain to Aston Villa, who has yet to secure a win in the Premier League.
They have had only one shot on goal, and although the Champions League is a different competition, punters can’t have any confidence in Aston Villa doing enough to beat Club Brugge.
Take the home team to win with Champions League predictions.
We don’t have a strong guide on either team, but there has been solid betting support for AEK Athens, and that’s where we’re putting our money.
LASK could struggle to get out of the blocks in the 2026 Champions League, and playing on the road won’t help their chances.
Include Athens in CL multi bets.
Winning on the road isn’t always easy for Manchester City, but they are the quality team in this matchup, and we’re backing them to win.
The $1.75 odds are good for a team that has made a solid start to the Premier League, and we expect Erling Haaland to have his handprints all over this match.
Include Man City to win in Champions League Matchday 1 predictions.
These teams drew when they last met, but Lille could get the better of Real Betis this time around.
Lille has played well over the last couple of years, and getting home ground advantage could be enough to see them hold off the Spaniards.
Market support has come for Lille to win, and there is enough betting support for us to label them as a tip this week.
A team worth including in Champions League tips is Borussia Dortmund, who we fancy to hand Villarreal a loss this week.
We haven’t been impressed with Villarreal’s recent form in the Champions League, and Dortmund is playing well enough to put them to the sword.
Punters should expect the $1.78 odds to shorten throughout the week.
We would have been happy to take much shorter odds for Real Madrid to beat Inter Milan, in what should be another classic edition of this rivalry.
Given Real Madrid’s excellent roster, which includes some stellar goal scoring options, they should be far too good for what Inter Milan brings.
Our odds had Real Madrid at $1.40, so the $1.62 odds are worth including in Champions League Matchday 1 predictions.
We can’t see Viking FK doing much in the Champions League, and Stuttgart should score a comfortable win this week.
We don’t see either of these teams making a deep run, but Stuttgart is the better team, and a 2-0 result would be a fair end to this game.
The $11.50 odds make this option worth including.
In a game where FC Barcelona are short favourites to win, we’ve found value in backing Lamine Yamal to score a goal.
He has been in fine goal scoring form with four goals from his last five matches, and he’ll be keen to add to his tally against Rotterdam.
The defence could struggle to maintain the Spanish superstar.
There won’t be much between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, and we’re not surprised to see Liverpool open as favourites.
Playing at home is an advantage, but Atletico Madrid isn’t a team to be messed with, and we don’t think 2026 Liverpool is all that good.
The draw option at $4 is worth including in Champions League tips.
We’ll take $1.83 for Arsenal to win any day of the week, and we don’t care what team they’re playing. However, playing Napoli shouldn’t be a tough game for the Premier League champions.
We expect these odds against teams like PSG or Real Madrid, so it’s fair to say that we’re keen on the odds.
They’re one of our better bets with Champions League Matchday 1 predictions.
Galatasaray is 1-7 in its last eight Champions League away matches, so we haven’t found room for them in our picks this week.
Sporting can be a tough team to back at those odds, but we’re not touching Galatasaray this week, so we’re betting against them more than anything.
The odds are good enough to make Sporting a tip for Matchday 1.
Ousmane Dembele has six goals from his last four games, and we’re including the Frenchman in our Champions League multis.
His form from the World Cup has carried over to club level, and given how Slovan Bratislava defends, he should get every chance to find the back of the net.
The odds aren’t huge, but they boost payouts nicely.
We have PSV Eindhoven keep a clean sheet, so we’re taking the short odds for them to win.
Our Champions League predictions don’t have Shakhtar Donetsk playing well this season, and they could struggle to score goals.
It’s not our most confident bet, but Eindhoven should get it done.
Roma has been confidently backed to win on the road, which isn’t surprising given how these teams are playing.
There is more upside with the Roma side, and the $2.20 odds could firm throughout the week to around $2, so it’s worth taking the opening price.
They could be the surprise package in the Champions League.
Bookmakers are prepared to write off Bodo/Glimt, despite what they showed last year, but we’re not jumping off their backs so fast.
They have upset potential, and although Bayern Munich is a top tier team, getting +2 goals at $3.10 is too good to turn down.
The odds are worth including with Champions League Matchday 1 tips.
Slavia Prague has lost four of its last five Champions League matches, and although a close game is expected, RC Lens could make that five from their last six.
It’s tough to know what these teams will produce this season, but RC Lens can win on the road and get their campaign off to a winning start.
There is a lot of upside with Como 1907, and they draw a team that’s there for the taking in the first round.
RB Leipzig has lost seven of its last eight Champions League matches, and it’s tough to find any positives with them this week.
Our Champions League tips this week have Como 1907 scoring a comfortable victory.
United has struggled in the Premier League to show their best football, but they play well in the Champions League at home, and Bruno Fernandes could find a way to score.
He’s an important player for United, who needs someone to lift them, and the $2.20 odds to score a goal are worth taking.