Last Updated on October 23, 2022 2:52 pm by Erwin Noguera
The group stage of the UEFA Champions League is coming closer to its end on matchday 5, and several historic teams need a win to avoid jeopardizing their passage to the round of 16, while others need a miracle to advance to the next stage. In addition, there will be several interesting encounters with a lot of history behind them.
In Group A, Napoli has already secured their place in the Round of 16, while Liverpool needs a win to seal their ticket to the next phase. Meanwhile, in Group B things are a bit more complicated, with Club Brugge almost through, but Atlético Madrid, Porto, and Leverkusen will fight until the last matchday of this group stage.
In the group of death, Bayern did its homework and with 4 wins in 4 matches is in the round of 16. Inter is giving the surprise after a win at San Siro against FC Barcelona and a draw at Camp Nou and, with a win against Viktoria Plzeñ, besides qualifying to the round of 16, they would eliminate FC Barcelona.
In Groups D and E, we will have excitement until the last day of competition in this group stage, as all teams have a chance of advancing to the round of 16.
Real Madrid and Manchester City, leading their respective groups, have already qualified for the round of 16. While PSG has to look for a victory in this matchday 5 of the group stage to qualify for the last 16.
Next, we will have a preview of the best matches of this matchday 5 of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League with their respective betting odds and free picks.
Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5 – Preview – Inter vs. Viktoria Plzeñ – Info
When: Wednesday, October 26 at 12:45 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Bayern -699 / Viktoria Plzeñ +1875 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +700
Where Can I Watch it? DAZN / TNT Sports / TUDN / Paramount +
Where Can Stream? TUDN App / Paramount +
The match that will define the fate of Group C or group of death, as we all call it, will be the one played by Inter and Viktoria Plzeñ this Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the San Siro Stadium, home of Inter at 12:45 pm ET.
The teams come into the match in need of a win. The visitors suffered a loss last week, while the home side is coming off a draw at the Camp Nou Stadium.
Inter has just seen its victory and its qualification to the round of 16 slip away in the last minutes of the match against FC Barcelona, where they could have checkmated a Culé team that has yet to find its best version in international tournaments.
Now, Inter must take advantage of their home ground to achieve a victory that will assure them a place in the next round and, once and for all, eliminate FC Barcelona.
Likewise, Inter seems to have woken up and come to this match after a very good victory over Fiorentina, with a score of 4-3.
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On the other hand, Viktoria Plzeñ is one of the teams, along with Rangers in group A, that has no points in this Champions League group stage, so they arrive with the mission of, besides scoring for the first time, spoiling the party for Inter and helping an FC Barcelona that has all its prayers on them.
Viktoria Plzeñ is already eliminated from this UEFA Champions League, so they have nothing to lose and teams that come with this mentality to games like this are very dangerous.
Similarly, we believe that Inter will have no problems overcoming the polish, so our selection is a victory for the Nerazzurri with a score of 3-0.
Inter vs. Viktoria Plzeñ Betting Pick: Inter
Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5 – Preview – Bayern vs. FC Barcelona – Info
When: Wednesday, October 26 at 03:00 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Bayern +180 / FC Barcelona +135 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +275
Where Can I Watch it? DAZN / TNT Sports / TUDN / Paramount +
Where Can Stream? TUDA App / Paramount +
The Champions League group stage will have its last two episodes and the definition to qualify for the round of 16 will be exciting with some candidates that accumulated good results and some soccer surprises that want to qualify as escorts to the next stage.
This Wednesday, October 26, Group C will be defined when Bayern visits FC Barcelona at the Spotify Camp Nou, with both teams in completely different situations, but with the mission of taking the 3 points in this match.
The Bavarians have already achieved their goal. With 4 wins in 4 games played, they already have their name written down in the Champions League round of 16, but they still want to secure the first place in the group, take advantage of it, and give FC Barcelona another hard blow, which depends on a miracle to qualify.
Bayern also needs to find the rhythm of play that has led it to be Bundesliga champion in recent seasons, as they are currently in second place in the table, 1 point behind Union Berlin.
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On the other hand, we have FC Barcelona a team that, as we have mentioned, depends on a miracle to advance to the round of 16 of this UEFA Champions League, but hope is the last thing to lose. With their minds set on the match between Inter and Viktoria Plzeñ, Barça has to go out and win this match no matter what, to raise the spirits of their players and, above all, their fans.
FC Barcelona must transfer the soccer quality they have shown in LaLiga to this Champions League if only to finish this group stage with two victories.
For this match, our selection is a victory for FC Barcelona with a score of 3-1.
Bayern vs. FC Barcelona Betting Pick: FC Barcelona
Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5 – Preview – Ajax vs. Liverpool – Info
When: Wednesday, October 26 at 03:00 pm ET
Moneyline odds: Ajax +295 / Liverpool -121 (Source: MyBookie.ag)
Draw Offs: +300
Where Can I Watch it? DAZN / TNT Sports / TUDN / Paramount +
Where Can Stream? TUDA App / Paramount +
Liverpool makes the short trip to the Netherlands to face Ajax in the UEFA Champions League matchday 5. The Reds have been far from their best this season and could face a tough test against the Dutch champions.
This Match will be played this Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the Amsterdam Arena, home of Ajax, at 03:00 pm ET.
With Group A almost set, Ajax will be hoping to upset Liverpool, who have not played their best this season, to stay alive until the final day of the group stage. They currently have a record of 1 win and 3 losses and, like FC Barcelona, are also relying on a miracle to qualify.
de Godenzonen were beaten twice by Napoli, both in Amsterdam and in Italy, so they must look for a victory in this match to honor the good soccer that has characterized them throughout their history.
Ajax comes from two impressive victories in the Eredivisie, the first one against Excelsior with a score of 7-1 and the second one against Waalwijk with a score of 4-1.
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On the other hand, we have Liverpool, one of the best teams in the world in recent seasons, but which has not had the start of the season it had dreamed of. While it is true that in this group stage of the Champions League they have achieved 3 victories and are practically in the round of 16, in the Premier League they have had a tough start and are currently in 7th place in the table.
This match against Ajax is fundamental for the Reds, not only to seal their ticket to the round of 16 but also to erase from their minds the unexpected and complicated defeat suffered in the last round of the Premier League against Nottingham Forest, with a score of 0-1.
Liverpool knows what it is like to play important matches in the Champions League, so this game should not be a problem for them.
That is why, our winning chip is for Liverpool and, our prediction is a score of 4-1.
Ajax vs. Liverpool Betting Pick: Liverpool
Other UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 games and our free picks
- Chelsea vs. Salzburg Betting Pick: Chelsea
- Copenhagen vs. Sevilla Betting Pick: Sevilla
- Milan vs. Dynamo Zagreb Betting Pick: Milan
- Manchester City vs. Borussia Dortmund Betting Pick: Manchester City
- PSG vs. Maccabi Haifa Betting Pick: PSG
- Real Madrid vs. Leipzig Betting Pick: Real Madrid
- Shakhtar vs. Celtic Betting Pick: Celtic
- Porto vs. Club Brugge Betting Pick: Draw
- Juventus vs. Benfica Betting Pick: Benfica
- Atlético Madrid vs. Leverkusen Betting Pick: Atlético Madrid
- Napoli vs. Rangers Betting Pick: Napoli
- Marseille vs. Frankfurt Betting Pick: Draw
- Sporting Lisbon vs. Tottenham Betting Pick: Tottenham
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